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Mason jars are a common item in kitchens, pantries, and sometimes fashionable restaurants. Of course, there’s more to them than just culinary use! Aesthetic-conscious gardeners should be Mason jars can be used as a plant containers. They have comparable qualities to other more conventional planter materials such as: 1) affordability; 2) clear glass; 3) being…
If you’re looking for an easier way to keep your house smelling fresh without having to spend hours weeding the garden and getting soil dirty or buying expensive bouquets, then read on! Here you can find the 11 flowers that grow fantastically in hydroponics. Any flower can be grown hydroponically. The best and most common…
Greenhouses often come in either transparent or green. Is this because plants need light to grow or for something else? Green is a good color for growing flowers but what about vegetables? Well here are some secrets that may help your greens get big faster! Greenhouses should be transparent to allow the entire spectrum of…
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Did the planter box you recently bought come without drainage holes? Are you suddenly wondering if you should drill a couple of holes in there you should leave as it is? Planter boxes need drainage holes to prevent overwatering and to help aerate the soil. Depending on the size, one to four 0.5-1 inch (1.27-2.54…
Plants will grow and grow as long as nature provides for their needs! However, will their roots stop growing after flowering? Plant roots still grow during flowering but may be inhibited if there are not enough materials such as sugar, nutrients, and more produced by the leaves. Stunted root growth may be due to 1)…
No gardener wants clear, creepy worms writhing around in their garden soil like they’re straight out of Lovecraft horror stories! However, should you immediately dig them out or give these little worms the benefit of the doubt? The clear worms in the soil are nematodes. The free-living nematodes that eat other organisms in the soil…
Recently, you have been introduced to the wonderful world of bonsai and the possibilities for its application to herbs. Why not turn your basil plant outside into a fancy bonsai? Is it really possible? Basil can be turned into bonsai. However, such bonsai will last only one season. There are 5 basil varieties that can…
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It is understandable that using herbs in the kitchen can be confusing especially if you’re a first-timer. You might not know how to use them or which one is great for certain dishes. Fresh herbs will open your taste buds to a whole new world of flavor that it’s worth the time to get to…
If you were asked where caffeine comes from, does your mind conjure an image of coffee beans? I used to think that way as well. However, what if I told you that there are certain herbs that contain caffeine? The 5 herbs that contain caffeine are: 1) Guarana (Paullinia cupana, P. sorbilis), 2) Cacao Beans…
Jade Plants are known for their vibrant, deep green color and its association with luck and prosperity in many cultures. If those green leaves are suddenly turning red is it a bad and unlucky sign? Red leaves or pigmentation on Jade Plants can either be due to one or more of the following factors: 1)…
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You bought a bunch of mint from the supermarket and wondered if you could feed it to your pet fish. Cheap and easy! As strange as it might sound, fish can eat mint, but with exceptions. Fish can eat mint but only in small amounts, it is not the main food in their diet, and…
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Are the sunflowers in your garden bed growing multiple heads? Should you leave them be or should you remove them straight away? Sunflowers (Helianthus) can grow single flower heads or several flower heads depending on the species, variety, and cultivar. The best example, the wild sunflower, can grow as much as 20 flower heads per…