How To Grow Lobelia

The smaller cultivars are great in containers and will brighten any spot. Then the students planted the butter daisies and watered them in well. Even though these students progressed to the seventh grade, I found a few of them sneaking back into the sixth...

Harvesting In early summer, pinch back plants to stimulate the growth of new blossom-bearing branches. Feeding Mix a standard application of a balanced organic fertilizer into the soil prior to planting.

They nest in low brush piles and shrubs. This also helps to keep weeds from taking over. Control these pests naturally by inviting aphid predators to the garden. Crowns may also be dug and divided to rejuvenate the old and start new plants.The dreadful...

Anita's problem was on my mind, so I decided Aunt Bett might know a cure for it. I told Charlie that it wouldn't work, but he wanted some lobelia roots anyway. I told him that I ain't got no such thing, but he kept insistin' till finally I told him all...

This book is also unique in that it has a section for plants normally grown in containers, which Mr. Rushing lovingly dubs ‘porch plants'.head up the list of plants that happily spend their lives in various cachepots or containers.

These racks are often filled with older, time-tested varieties of flowers and vegetables and new gardeners can try many different things for pocket change.Cockscombs make excellent bedding plants and will also do ok living in containers, although the...

Some varieties can tolerate more sun and there are actually ‘sun coleus' that thrive in brighter conditions. It will take a couple of weeks for the color to appear in the baby leaves, so be patient.Some gardeners keep their coleus plants in a sunny...

(including myself) They will make your containers and gardens shine! Gardeners in frost-free zones can leave their caladium tubers in the ground all year if they are planted in a well-drained area and gardeners in cold weather zones either lift their...

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We went on to prepare the plants for drying and I spent the night with Aunt Bett because I remember just before I fell asleep I said, "Aunt Bettthank you for savin' me from that ugly 'possom."The next spring, Aunt Bett brought me a bucket and in...

Zinnia seeds are cheap and they come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors.They are one of the easiest plants to start from seeds and they grow so fast that it is somewhat pointless to pay for pricier bedding plants when there is such a short...

This plant is an excellent choice for all. They may wither a bit, but if given a drink, they'll bounce right back with no ill effects. To transplant, simply detach one of the runners with a 'chick' at the end and pin it in its new home until roots appear.Forgetful...

Leaving the dead material in the area increases the risk of both pests and disease conditions. Use your fingertips or a pair of sharp pruning shears to remove just the outside tip of each stem.Water the lobelia to keep the soil slightly moist at the depths...

In fact, the only daylily in this article's images that is a named variety is the image of the pink ones at the top of this paragraph. Now, there are also pinks, purples and near whites, many with unusual eyes, stripes and edges.

It grows best in moist soil. Apply the water to the top of the basket until it runs freely out the bottom and sides of the container. If the plant is allowed to produce seed after blossoming, it will gradually cease to flower because it is an annual plant...

If you use this technique you will never have a fallen tulip again.

Unless you can duplicate these gentle surroundings year-round, prepare to pamper your plant. Banyans grow in USDA zones 10 through 12.A rubber tree plant can survive some chilly weather -- it is one of the hardiest figs -- but if your area has winter...

Keep the container tightly closed, and store it in a locked place where it is inaccessible to children and pets. Water slowly, using a garden hose or drip system, to saturate the soil to a depth of 6 to 8 inches.

Heirloom varieties, those that have been cultivated for more than 50 years, have an old-fashioned taste, but typically take longer to mature -- often needing more than 80 days to flower, fruit and ripen.Newer, hybrid varieties have been developed over...

Plumeria flowers, also known as plumeria rubra and frangipani, are tropical flowers planted to scent gardens and are used in the making of leis because they are less prone to bruising.

Peanut butter attracts rats and mice to the location.Place the bottle in an area where rat infestation has occurred. Position the bottle so the opening is an entrance. Place the toothpick high enough to stop the barbwire from swinging outward but low...

This mixture makes a sort of glue that holds the sugar in place. Sweeten up your sour grapes to make them more palatable.Vitis lubrusca grapes are native to the United States.Pluck the grapes from one bunch from their stems, which should yield between...

If you don't always have access to fresh ginger leaves, use them dried. The best way to add them to any recipe is to cut them down to size. But the ginger plant's leaves are edible as well.

Cut 12 X-shaped holes around the top and sides of the bag to allow some air to get in. You can grow your own edible mushrooms in a portable 5-gallon bucket. As the mushrooms appear, cut an "X" in the plastic bag over each hole that contains mushrooms...

The bag, plus the cables and plant will be about 2.5 feet tall and can not be set down or it will damage the young plant.Hang the planter. One way to adjust the plant to its new conditions, before transplanting, is to lay it on its side for a few days.

The petal should feel papery and dry. Use only healthy, disease-free roses that are nearly at their peak.Remove the leaves from the stem and cut the stem down to 2 or 3 inches.Spread an inch of silica gel in the bottom of an airtight plastic container.Add...

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