Tobacco Plant Facts

This disease is widespread in raspberry plantings, but mainly affects black raspberry varieties. Are interesting landscaping choices for a casual garden, producing fountains of flowers in the spring, followed by sweet, edible berries.

Fresh air is commonly thought of as the best combatant for releasing tobacco smoke from the indoor air but certain indoor plants can be useful for removing toxins and improving the quality of the air.Cigarette smoke can cause headaches, dizziness and...

Reductions in crops can be significant with tobacco ringspot damage. This is because there is no real way of treating tobacco ringspot.If there is any reason to believe the virus could be an issue in your garden, you canfor dagger nematodes and then use...

So far, there are no cultivars of this great plant, but I think it is only a matter of time before we start to see them on the market and in garden catalogs.This simple plant forms strong clumps that return bigger and better each year.

Garden tools should be kept sterilized.Any small plants that appear to have the virus should be removed immediately from the garden. Insects that chew on plant parts may carry the disease as well.There has not yet been found a chemical treatment that...

If you have too much tobacco to completely coat, make another mixture of apple and molasses.Put finished chewing tobacco into airtight bag to use immediately, or an oak cask to age further depending on your preference.

Why do I have so many pairs? Left are more essential pruning items, including a really sharp saw, a scissors (used more often than one might thnk) and an adjustable, super-cheap, plastic utility razor (I go through these quickly, but they are comepletely...

If you cut off the top of a single-trunked palm, or ifsnaps it off, the only real course of action is to remove the remaining trunk and roots and start over with a new tree.Examples of solitary palms include the Christmas palm (The root systems of so-called...

Cut a piece of cardboard 2 inches longer and 4 inches wider than your measurements. Write the words "live plants" on the top of the box.Send the box overnight or express mail to ensure that the cactus will arrive in a timely manner while it still has...

Do not get any of the oils in your eyes. This oil clogs the gill-like structures that the roly-poly breathes through, suffocating it. Remember that essential oils can cause problems for beneficial insects as well, so be careful where you spray.

Viruses can be attracted to the open wound and the sticky residue aphids leave behind.Look over your hibiscus trees regularly to detect aphids as soon as possible.Purchase predatory lady beetles, also called lady bugs, from a local greenhouse or nursery...

According to Chapter 3, article 7 of the municipal code, it is illegal to knowingly plant the castor bean, to nurture any castor bean plant or to keep castor beans or seeds within the City.

You can also just cover the whole Salvia plant with a big, upside-down jar.Start giving your Salvia a little bit of fertilizer about a month after you first put the Salvia plant into the pot of soil.

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 liquid for optimal plant growth.Watering plants with old-fashioned pure water often gives the best results.Milk...

As the starch levels increase within each corn kernel, a dent will appear on the top of each kernel. This stage begins around 12 days after pollination has occured.Milking is the stage when the corn ears are ready to be harvested.

Many bromeliads adapt to the growing conditions imposed upon them by their environments.Large bromeliad species, such as Aechmea conifera, can grow up to 10 feet tall and wide. Small bromeliads include the Aechmea comata, which grows up to 20 inches tall,...

Cut into one of them, and it oozes toxic sap favored by African tribal hunters as a poison lethal to big game. Desert roses' twisting, grayish-green branches fan out from a bulging base of water-storing humps.

Ferns are non-seed plants in the phylum Pterophyta. Many conifers have needle- or scale-like leaves that are very different in shape and appearance from leaves found in ferns.Many temperate forests are dominated by conifers like pine and Douglas fir.

These are vascular plants that reproduce using seeds. Plants are located on land, and water, and number over 260,000 species. Species in the Magnoliophyta division include all agricultural crops (all vegetables, cereal grains, and other grasses), all...

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.

Bleach that has found its way to the base of any plant will kill the microorganisms living below it, and the plant will die soon thereafter.Though not as lethal as bleach in the soil, If a plant comes in direct contact with bleach, especially its leaves,...

Lichens are a combination of two plants, an alga and a fungus. Fold the top of the bag over to keep the lichen from drying out.Put the lichen on a moist rock or log in your garden.

Too many of these shoots can crowd plants and reduce productivity. Sometimes the extensive root system, which can reach 18 feet long, becomes invasive to other plants. The shallow but extensive root system and these spreading shoots can cause crowding...

Yeast, for instance, conducts respiration based on the presence of oxygen. When a fungus produces mushrooms or other growths, they exchange gas with the atmosphere just as plants do.Some types of fungus grow in very specific relationships with only life...

Discard the skin, which can cause stomach upset in some people.Cook the aloe vera. Simmer aloe vera with your favorite spices for about 1/2 hour. The aloe will probably shrink during cooking.

If this plant is ingested it can cause nausea, shortness of breath, salivation, diarrhea and vomiting. It can also cause other symptoms, including vomiting, respiratory failure, diarrhea, dizziness, slow pulse and collapse.The Star of Bethlehem, also...

Although the willow water contains a naturally occurring pathogen inhibitor that helps safeguard against fungal, bacterial and viral diseases, sanitize your pruning tools before making any cuts.