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No plant is 100% wildlife-proof. In the dead of night, or sometimes in broad daylight, furry creatures help themselves to snacks from the vegetable garden and shrub border. Gardeners have long battled (and lost many skirmishes) against marauding wildlife.

The Agave on the right is being cut to eventually eliminate it (unwanted sucker)... Don't bother if you grow lots of exotic things that need pruning. These plants do not NEED to be trimmed, but my feelilng is in a small yard like mine, they simply look...

Test a small amount on the plants before dousing the entire garden with it.Place mothballs, human hair or bone meal at the base of the plants.Install security lights to brighten the garden and scare the deer away.Try stringing fishing line in the deer...

This suckering and rejuvenation only happens with healthy clustering palms, however. If you prune your palm yourself, remove only broken fronds and those that are completely dead with no green left on them.Removing flowers and fruit is also acceptable...

Notify the recipient of the package's estimated arrival date to ensure that they will receive it and open it immediately. Fill the remaining space in the box with Styrofoam peanuts.

Some essential oils such as peppermint, cinnamon and oregano can burn your skin. But gardeners can rest in the fact that there are natural ways to keep the little buggers at bay.Roly-polies, terrestrial crustraceans, prefer moisture like their sea-going...

Hang the jug with the lid off at, on or near your hibiscus for a week. Reapply the spray every four to five days when aphids are present. Discard the mixture and make a new batch each week to continue to attract aphids.Create an aphid-killing spray that...

There are no federal regulations restricting the possession of castor bean plants. In this instance, the exception allows for display of the castor bean plant in a botanical collection.

Roughly 1% of all Salvia Divinorum seeds will ever germinate, so don't use seeds. I'm writing this with the assumption that you are using a Salvia cutting. Most any general kind of fertilizer is fine, but make sure you don't overfeed your Salvia.You should...

The acid could corrode the waxy coating of the plant, making it sick and vulnerable to diseases and bacteria. There are a number of common options, such as milk, juice and water, and though each one has its merits, pure water is still the most reliable...

At this point, the kernels will have begun to yellow on the outside and will contain a runny, milky liquid inside. This usually occurs around 55 to 66 days after the corn seedling emerges from the ground.

Cryptanthus bahianus or fosterianus both spread to approximately 2 feet wide.Bromeliad growers who require small bromeliads confine their growth by providing the plants with its full light requirement while limiting fertilization and water.

To attract the egg-laying adults, plant nectar- and pollen-producing daisy (, prune the infested leaves; freeze them in a sealed plastic bag for a day, and dispose of them in the trash.

Conifers reproduce through pollination of ovulate cones that eventually develop seeds.Conifers have woody stems and as a general rule are much larger than most ferns. Male gametophytes produce sperm, which fertilize eggs from other gametophytes.

Nonvascular plants are plants that are unable to circulate fluid from their stems and leaves. Instead, these type of plants absorb water from the environment around them. Unlike the Coniferophyta, the seeds are enclosed within the plant's ovary (part...

Ginger plants do not require a lot of pruning like other plants do, however, they benefit from occasional light pruning.Examine the ginger plant blossoms and locate the ones that have turned brown or are wilting.

The soil beneath the plant will be useless for some time to come unless amended with a lot of compost or other organic matter. A deficiency in chlorine will result in a significant slowing of plant growth.

Lichens are a combination of two plants, an alga and a fungus. Lichens need moisture to grow. Wet lichens are easier to handle.Break off a small piece of a lichen to collect it. Fold the top of the bag over to keep the lichen from drying out.Put the lichen...

Killing root sections of the plant can involve chopping, if you wish to retain the plant, or herbicide for the purpose of killing the entire plant.Banana trees may be grown for ornamental value or for their fruit.Cut off any unwanted suckers or shoots...

The fungus absorbs nutrients from the tree and passes them onto the parasite growth, taking necessary nutrients along for itself. They manage this through the natural pores in soil.

Another option is to add the aloe vera to a favorite soup or stew recipe about 30 minutes before the dish is finished cooking. Some people prefer to cut into the side and fillet the leaf as if it were a fish.

The leaves are light green and narrow. It is an evergreen shrub with whorled, smooth, leathery leaves. The bulbs are most poisonous, but the entire plant can be dangerous. The flowers that cluster at the tip of the poisonous plant are funnel-shaped and...

Chilled in the refrigerator, the hormone maintains its effectiveness for up to two months.As soon as you take cuttings from the plants you want to propagate, immediately place them in a container that contains enough of the willow water to immerse the...

Once stuck to the plant, a bug will struggle and trigger the tentacle to bend inward and a gland to discharge acids and enzymes to digest the meal. And because they eat insects, they don't face much competition where organisms such as sphagnum moss suck...

Often debated by the gardening community, root stimulators claim to have essential nutrients that support the growth of existing plant roots, and stimulate the growth of new roots.

They absorb certain spectra of light and reflect others. Spinach pigments serve a variety of functions for both the plant and those who consume spinach.Spinach leaves contain chlorophyll, carotenoids and other pigments.Chlorophyll is the green pigment...

Several soakings and rinsings will remove most of the salt from the seeds, but avoid this method and purchase unsalted sunflower seeds if you are on a no-sodium diet.Submerge the sunflower seeds in a bowl of water for five minutes.Pour the water and seeds...