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How to Space Tomato Plants
Tomatoes are a great addition to nearly every garden. Fresh tomatoes taste great, and they are fun and easy to grow. However, you need to give tomato plants enough room to thrive in your garden. Spacing tomato plants is an important part of growing them. They need room to allow air circulation betw
How to Manually Water a Plant
Plants require water to live; without it, they will die. When plants grow outdoors in their natural climate, they get water regularly from the sky in the form of rain. Usually, little or no additional watering is required. But when plants grow under artificial circumstances, such as in a greenhouse
Stanley Plum Tree Care
Stanley plums are a popular European type of plum for eating fresh or drying into prunes. The profusion of showy, fragrant flowers that bloom in spring and the small size of the trees make them an attractive choice for home landscapes.
What Is Name of White Grub That Eats the Roots of Vegetable Plants?
White grub worms are inch-long, c-shaped larval insects with six legs, creamy or whitish-colored bodies and brown heads. These worms spend their larval period devouring plant roots from below the soil.
What Detergent Has a High Phosphate Level?
Modern laundry detergents no longer contain phosphates due to a ban passed in 1993. The law, however, did not apply to dishwasher detergents, many of which still contain phosphates; some states are moving to ban (or at least limit) phosphates in such detergents.
How to Build a Cold Frame Over a Raised Bed With PVC Pipes
Covering a raised bed garden with a cold frame is a relatively easy project for a handy homeowner. With a few pieces of rebar, PVC pipe and plastic sheeting, you can protect tender perennials or make an early start on your vegetable garden. While your neighbors are planting seedlings, your tomatoes
How to Prune a Low Lantana
Lantana is a perennial flowering shrub that produces multicolored blooms throughout the growing season. In colder U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones, the lantana is grown as an annual because it cannot survive the frost. Some cultivars or varieties of lantana can reach up to 6 feet in he
How to Use Corn Gluten for Weed Control
A natural substitute for chemical preemergent herbicides, corn gluten meal interferes with seeds' ability to germinate, thereby rendering them not viable. Its use as a natural preemergent herbicide was accidentally discovered during research on turf grass diseases. It can control 50 to 60 per cent o
How to Grow Garlic at Home
Fragrant, delicious garlic is one of the world’s favorite seasonings. Americans eat about 2.6 pounds of garlic per capita per year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You don’t have to be a big Gilroy farmer to grow it yourself. Garlic is easy to grow at home, and makes a
Do Aloe Plants Flower?
Aloe plants produce flowers in the spring. These tube-shape blossoms are yellow or red in color and grow in clusters on the spikes of the plant. Many varieties of aloe vera are threatened or endangered.
Mediterranean Style Planting
With concerns about water supplies and drought a reality in many areas, the popularity of low-maintenance gardens has grown.A Mediterranean garden's plants grow well in sunny, arid conditions, they are easy on water and require little care while producing brilliant blooms, striking foli
Garland Truffle Growing
Truffles are among the most prized of edible fungi. They grow in limited areas and over limited times of the year, and until recently could only be obtained through foraging. Garland Truffles is a family-owned company based out of North Carolina that has developed a method for cultivating truffle mu
Hickory Tree Leaf Identification
The major species of hickory trees that grow in the United States are mostly in the eastern half of the nation. These trees feature compound leaves that possess distinct features, allowing you to identify them with little trouble.
What to Do With Milk Thistle Seed?
Milk thistle seeds and the plants that grow from them have seen used as a liver tonic for centuries. These edible seeds and plants have also been popular for cooking.
Fruitless Shade Trees
Shade trees bring relief from the summer heat and your cooling bill, but many can leave a mess of fruits or nuts. Fortunately, although fruit is a part of a tree's life cycle, suitable non-fruiting shade trees are available for most any United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) hardiness zone,
How to Grow Peanuts & Companion Plants For Deer
Perennial peanuts are an excellent food crop for deer. This plant rarely needs any kind of fertilizer. It produces forage similar in nutritional value to alfalfa, but does not actually grow any peanuts. Once the field is established, it lasts for decades with little attention. Crimson clover is the
What Are Those Flying Bugs on My Indoor Plants?
Indoor plants give off oxygen and add beauty to your home. Unfortunately, annoying flying insects also enjoy the moist conditions around houseplants and soil. Common flying insects that infest indoor plants include whiteflies, winged aphids and fungus gnats. Properly identifying the bugs flying aro
How to Prune a Fruitless Pear Tree
Pear trees make great yard trees because they remain small and grow quickly. They are also hardy and can grow in many different climates and environments. One thing that many people do not like about pear trees is the messy fruit they can produce. There are several varieties of pear trees that are f
How to Dry Stratis Flowers
Memories are saved in a variety of ways, and one of those is by saving flowers from special occasions such as a first dance or a wedding. Drying flowers is not only very easy to do, but it takes a very minimal amount of time, and the memories can last a lifetime. One of the easiest ways to dry speci
Information on Putting Sulfur on Tomato Plants
Sulfur has been registered for agricultural use since the 1920s in the United States and is used as a fertilizer, pesticide and soil amendment. Due to its low toxicity, sulfur is approved for use by organic gardeners.