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Get Started Sand Lily Cultivation: Can You Grow Sand Lilies In The GardenBy Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden WriterSand lily is a rugged and beautiful little wildflower is easily recognized by the sweet-smelling, star-shaped white sand lily flowers on stalks rising from a basal clump of slender, grass-like leaves.

By: Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban AgriculturistThe iris borer is the larvae of the Macronoctua onusta moth. Iris borer damage destroys the rhizomes from which the lovely iris grows. The larvae hatch in April to May when iris leaves are just emerging. The larvae enter the leaves and tunnel into the plant causing structural and cosmetic damage as they go.

Feeding raspberries in the fall is a necessary procedure, since the bushes have consumed a significant amount of nutrients from the soil during the period of fruiting and their growth. The soil is depleted, which will necessarily affect the growth of raspberries and its fruiting in the future in the spring. nutritional support.

By: Heather RhoadesSnowdrop flower bulbs (Galanthus) are grown in both cold winter regions and moderate winters, but keep in mind they truly dislike warm winters. So, if you live in Southern California, Florida or other hot climates, you will have to pass on having the snowdrop flower in your garden.

Amur Chokecherry Information – How To Grow Amur Chokecherry TreesBy Darcy Larum, Landscape DesignerNot only does Amur cherry provide food and shelter to birds and other wildlife, it also makes a beautiful specimen tree, with four seasons of interest. What is an Amur cherry? Click here for the answer, as well as tips on growing Amur chokecherries.

By: Mary Ellen EllisFall is no time to rest after a busy growing season. There is still much to do to prepare a fall garden for ongoing growth and next spring. From regular maintenance to actively starting up a fall-to-winter vegetable garden, put these cooler months to good use.Creating Your Fall Garden PlannerPlanning for the fall garden will help you organize your thoughts and goals and put them into action-oriented steps.

All about Garden / Kitchen garden / Spices / Grow your own hops for beer and tea Topics in the article: climbing plants Grow your own hop plants in the garden, to be able to brew your own beer from the hop cones for your microbrewery ... or for tea. If you grow it in the garden, it can grow over two dm in one day! Hear Else-Marie Karlsson Strese, PhD in biology and associate professor of agricultural history, talk about the green gold in the film clip from OdlingsTV.

By: Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden WriterTortrix moth caterpillars are small, green caterpillars that roll themselves snugly in plant leaves and feed inside the rolled leaves. Tortrix moth damage to greenhouse plants can be considerable. Read on for more information and learn about tortrix moth treatment and control.

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By: Shari ArmstrongWater is crucial to all life. Even the most hardy desert plants needs water. So how does water affect plant growth? Keep reading to learn more.How Does Water Affect Plant Growth?What does water do for a plant? There are three potential situations with water: too much, too little and, of course, just enough.

By: Nikki Tilley, Author of The Bulb-o-licious GardenHorse manure is a good source of nutrients and a popular addition to many home gardens. Composting horse manure can help your compost pile become super charged. Let’s look at how to use horse manure as fertilizer and in the compost pile.Is Horse Manure Good Fertilizer?

The rest period is a kind of rest for plants, it is a minimum of activity. Houseplants stop growing and developing, but they continue to live. It is only necessary to determine when this period begins in different plants and how to care for them at this time. Their further development depends on correctly carried out measures for caring for plants during the dormant period.

By: Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban AgriculturistBaby’sbreath is an airy delight when added to specialty bouquets or just as anosegay in its own right. Growing baby’s breath from seed will result in cloudsof the delicate blooms within a year. This perennial plant is easy to grow andlow maintenance. Read on for more tips on how to plant Gypsophila, or baby’sbreath.

Garden plants Published: Last revisions: Brachycoma (lat. Brachycome) is a genus of annual and perennial herbaceous flowering plants of the Asteraceae family, numbering more than 50 species that can be found in nature in New Zealand, Tasmania and Australia. The seeds of these plants were brought to Europe from Australia at the end of the 17th century by the English adventurer, pirate and naturalist William Dampier, and in the 19th century brachycoma had already spread throughout Europe and the English colonies.

Ash is an excellent mineral fertilizer. It contains various chemical elements in the form that is most fully assimilated by plants. But in order for its use to bring only benefits, it is important to avoid common mistakes. Use any ash As fertilizer, you can use only the residue formed as a result of burning vegetation (branches, roots, dry foliage, tops or grass).

Peony is a spectacular flower that will outshine any other decorative culture with its impeccable beauty. But beautiful bushes and stable flowering are possible only with the observance of agricultural technology - this is how you can avoid the unpleasant acquaintance with some diseases of peonies and pests, the "care" of which shortens the flowering period of fragrant buds several times.

Squash are garden vegetables popular in our latitudes, close relatives of squash and pumpkin, which are native to Central America. It is noteworthy that only their young fruits are eaten, collected no later than 8 days after setting, if you skip this moment, they will become tasteless, suitable only for livestock feed.

Houseplants Published: June 25, 2012 Reprinted: Last Edits: Botanical Description Cordyline belongs to the Asparagus plant family and has approximately 20 plant species. They grow naturally in subtropical and tropical zones around the world. Cordilina are shrubs or trees.

By: Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban AgriculturistFungi of many varieties wait to invade plants. They can cause problems on roots, stems, leaves, and even fruit. Of these varieties, at least four species can cause damping off in papaya. Papaya seedlings damping off can mean the end of the crop as the fungus eventually rots out the stem.

Currant (Ribes) - this genus is a representative of the gooseberry family. It unites about 200 plant species, with 50 of them naturally occurring in the Northern Hemisphere. In the monastery gardens of Russia, this culture began to be grown in the 11th century, and then it ended up in European countries.