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DIY Mushroom Cultivation House
Mushrooms are a healthy food that is used quite often in cooking and as raw snacks. These fungi are aggressive organisms that sprout wherever they can find a proper environment. In nature, they are often found growing on compost piles, in nutritious yards and from rotting wood. Like all plants, mush
Recommended Sunlight for Hibiscus
Tropical hibiscus plants have glossy dark green leaves of 3 to 6 inches in length and blooms of various bright colors and color combinations. Contrasting colors can appear on a single bloom as a blush in the center or in bands on the petals. Double blooms that appear ruffled and stacked are exclusiv
Orchid Plant Problems
Orchids are more exacting in the requirements than most houseplants. Correcting cultural practices and growing conditions solves most orchid problems.
Different Evergreen Trees
Conifer trees, commonly known as evergreens, add constant color to the landscape as they normally keep their foliage throughout the year. Green thumbs add numerous types of evergreens to home landscapes, where the trees serve as borders, shade trees, hedges and privacy screens. Plant different speci
How to Propagate an Aloe Polyphylla
The aloe polyphylla plant is also called spiral aloe because its leaves grow in a unique spiraling pattern. Mature plants have five rows of leaves spiraling from the center and flower rarely. The spiral aloe plant is endangered because it has been overly gathered, but you can propagate it by seed or
Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat
Birds and small animals need shrubs and trees for shelter and nesting sites.Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty ImagesNative plants are essential to creating a natural wildlife habitat. Because native plants are indigenous to particular regions, they are familiar to local wildlife and are...
Herbicide Cone Tips
Individual plant treatments of herbicides through cone tip nozzles are used to control prickly pear cactus.prickly pear cactus image by Paul Moore from Fotolia.comCone tips produce cone-shaped spray patterns.The narrow part of the cone starts at the nozzle tip and continuously enlarges as...
Planting Instructions for Hibiscus Seeds
A tall-growing perennial often taking a shrub-like form, hibiscus (Hibiscus spp.) produces dinner-plate-size, single or double flowers in shades of red, pink, magenta and white with a pink or red eye. They are fast growing, often blooming the same year from seed sown in late winter or early spring.
How to Grow a Plumeria
Plumeria is a tropical flowering shrub. To say that plumeria is a merely a shrub is the same as saying Anna Pavlova was only a dancer. The clusters of fragrant flowers, also known as Frangipani, are used to make leis in Hawaii. One sniff will make you think you are in heaven. Plumeria is fairly eas
How to Grow in a Winter Greenhouse
Growing plants throughout the year in a greenhouse provides easily available homegrown food no matter what the season. However, plants must be grown with care in a greenhouse. Adjust your gardening schedule and growing plans to ensure a successful winter harvest, and prepare your greenhouse before w
Organic Herbicides & Pesticides
Herbicide and pesticide use is pervasive, from agricultural insecticides to lawn herbicides, exposing people to their potentially harmful effects at home, school and work. Organic herbicides and pesticides can offer less toxic alternatives.
How to Build a Rain Bird Solenoid Valve Manifold
Improper design of a sprinkler system will always result in the worst consequences for your lawn, including overly wet or dry areas. Essential to the design of a sprinkler system is its valve manifolds, which divide the distribution of water into zones. It is important to build valve manifolds prope
Natural Herbs in Rhode Island
Rhode Island, the Ocean State, is located in the Northeast region of the United States. The state is almost entirely surrounded by water. The state also has woodlands that offer shelter to native plants and herbs. Rhode Island has extremely cold and sometimes harsh winters, so the vegetation must by
Varigated Hydrangea Plant Care
Hydrangeas are large bushes that bloom in spring through summer in a wide variety of color combinations. Variegated hydrangeas feature mottled gold, yellow, white and green leaves but require the same care as standard hydrangeas.
How to Loosen Hard Clay Soil for a Garden
Dealing with clay soil in the garden is a task no gardener enjoys. Not only is clay soil difficult to deal with, but it can also be a hindrance to plant development. However, amending clay soil can improve its quality. With some time and the proper soil amendments, even the most stubborn clay soil c
The Best Way to Keep Weeds From Growing Under Pine Trees
Before you buy a pine (Pinus spp.) sapling, understand what that species requires. Select a tree that has a chance of doing well in your sunny garden or dry climate, for example. The only general assumption safe to make about pines is that they compete poorly with grasses and weeds, especially as yo
What to Do Once an Avocado Sprouts
The average avocado tree produces 150 pieces of fruit per year, anyone of which can be used to sprout a new avocado tree. An avocado tree can be grown by sprouting the large pit at the center, the seed, by suspending the seed over a cup of water, with about an inch submerged, until roots form and it
Instructions for an AeroGarden for Cherry Tomatoes
AeroGarden countertop hydroponic gardening units are great for growing cherry tomatoes, as well as peppers, herbs and salad greens. They are ideal for those who don't have the time to tend a larger garden, or who live in an apartments. AeroGarden units take most of the work out of growing cherry to
Fire Blight on Fruit Trees
Caused from the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, fire blight can destroy limbs and entire fruit trees, according to the University of California. It attacks approximately 70 species of trees and shrubs but produces the most damage on pear and apple trees.
Perennial & Annual Poppy Flowers
Poppies are among the easiest and most rewarding flowers to grow. They sprout quickly from seed, often bloom the first year and tolerate many soils, as long as the soil is well-drained. The flowers are bright and showy, and enthusiasts developed pastel or double forms, sold alongside intense reds an