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Care of a Cucumber Garden
Whether growing the plants in a raised planting bed or garden soil, care for the cucumber garden properly so you harvest a healthy and abundant crop. The warm-season vegetable produces well if cared for, trellised and protected from pests and disease. Depending on personal preference, plant cucumber
How to Prune Overgrown Grape Vines
It might seem that allowing your grape vines to overgrow will produce more grapes, but when a vine is overgrown, it requires more nutrients and the grape crop will actually suffer. Regular pruning is necessary to produce healthy grapes, so if you have allowed your vines to grow out of control, there
Roses That Grow Well in Oklahoma
Roses are widely grown in Oklahoma, but they require special care to do much more than survive. Low-maintenance rose varieties work well for Oklahoma gardeners who don't have a lot of time. Choosing the right rose variety for your location can help you have a beautiful garden full of healthy blossom
How to Use a Stihl Tiller
When planting a new flower bed or garden, the first thing you need to do is to till the soil. This is a process in which the sod is torn up and the soil underneath is loosened so you can plant seeds or plants. Tilling the soil is easier with the use of a rototiller. One such machine is the Stihl MM
How do I Grow Hot Banana Peppers?
Banana peppers are long and yellow in color, and get their name due to their uncanny resemblance to the banana fruit. Hot banana peppers will actually turn orange and red in color if they become very ripe. Hot banana peppers will mature in 70 to 75 days when grown from seeds. The banana pepper plant
Shade Trees That Won't Kill Your Lawn
Shade trees don't have to kill your grass.Kevin Trageser/Photodisc/Getty ImagesThe combination of shade trees and grass isn't always an easy one to make work. Tree roots compete with grass for nutrients, and tree canopies block light that grass needs for photosynthesis. If you've planted...
Orchid Trimming
Orchids are a showy, flowering perennial, mostly found in tropical regions. With proper care and conditions, they also do well as houseplants. Keeping your orchid happy requires just the right indirect light, temperature and humidity. Proper trimming also helps it to thrive. It continues growth, enc
Care for House Bamboos
House bamboo, commonly referred to as lucky bamboo, actually belongs to the family of lilies that grow naturally in the tropical rain forests of Africa and Southeast Asia, according to Chiff.com. While the lucky bamboo does not belong to the family of plants that includes other bamboo, this housepla
Which Caterpillar's Host Plant Is Fennel?
Fennel is a food plant consumed by the caterpillars of the black swallowtail butterfly. Swallowtails are the largest species of butterfly in the Unites States and among the most beautiful.The black swallowtail is so widespread that it is sometimes known as the American swallowtail.
How to Get Rid of the Little Bees That Hover Around Your Food
Bees can be a bother at the best of times, but when you are trying to eat, they also can be dangerous. If you are planning an outside meal during the spring or summer, you should plan ahead so that your guests or family do not have to contend with bees. To keep as many little bees away from your foo
Should I Prune Tomato Plants?
Most tomato plants benefit from some trimming, but a number of factors must be considered before deciding how much is needed, including plant type and how many tomatoes you want to grow. In some cases, pruning stunts plant growth and leads to a poor fruit crop. However, get your pruning right and yo
How to Identify, control, and kill, Yellow Jackets, Hornets, and other Wasps
Learning to recognize Yellow Jackets, Hornets, and Paper wasps as well as understanding these possible insect pests, can help when deciding on whether to hire wasp exterminators or handling wasp control and killing wasps yourself.
Instructions for How to Start Ti Plants
The ti plant, or Cordyline fruticosa, can add an instant tropical flair to your houseplant collection. Often used by Hawaiians to make hula skirts, it can make you feel like you're on a Hawaiian vacation all over again. While you can purchase a started ti plant in some specialty nurseries, you may s
Learn How to Grow Your Own Blood Oranges and Enjoy a Sweet Treat
Enjoy an orange that bears red pulp by planting one of the blood orange cultivars. These citrus trees are able to grow in warm locations.
How to Make Flower Pots With Wood
You can build or buy flower pots in a variety of materials, one of which is wood. Wood makes an excellent flower pot because it looks beautiful and also offers breathability for the flowers planted in it, but enough stability to keep much needed water in. Here's how you can build your own flower p
Heather & Thistle
The heather and thistle represent Scotland and its culture. An old Jacobite song declares: "O dear to our souls are the blessings of Heaven, is the freedom we boast, is the land that we live in, the land of red heather and thistle so green..." The romance of the Scottish highlands and the tenacity o
Why Do My Tomato Plants Look Wilted in the Sun?
Tomatoes are robust, vigorous plants, but may fail to ripen or show signs of wilting and sunscald during very hot weather. Usually, these problems are only temporary, and will subside with the onset of evening, or when temperatures cool.
How to Keep Weeds Out of an Iris Bed
Carefree plants that return year after year with reliable, often exotic blooms, irises are excellent choices for a garden. Irises, however, do not fare well with weeds. Depending on the type of weeds and how overrun the irises are, a once-flourishing bed can become an overgrown mess with very little
When Can You Plant Grass?
Planting grass successfully depends on various factors, including the time of year the seed is sown or the sod laid down. No time of year is ideal for every type of grass. The type of grass you select and your local climate conditions influence the most favorable time to plant.