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Many types and varieties of black-eyed peas plants are available to grow in your garden. Black-eyed peas growing info says some types are commonly called cowpeas, crowder peas, purple-eyed, black-eyed, frijoles, or cream peas. The black-eyed peas plant may be a bush or a trailing vine and can produce peas throughout the season (indeterminate) or all at once (determinate). It is helpful to know which type you have when planting black-eyed peas....

There are not many more disappointing things than finding fruit rot of blackberries. It may occur in already picked fruit or it may be seen on the plant. In either case, it makes the fruit soft, moldy, and inedible. A few tips can help you preserve your harvest and prevent Penicillium fruit rot on blackberry. Signs of Blackberry Penicillium Fruit Rot Penicillium is not the only fungus that produces rot on berries....

How to Create a Le Jardin Sanguinaire Garden Bloody garden themes are perfect for the Halloween holidays, but can add an interesting focal point to the landscape year around. If you are interested in herbal remedies combined with rich, red foliage and flowers, creating gardens of gore influenced plants might be the right fit for you. Learn how to create a Le Jardin Sanguinaire garden to enhance the eerie aspects of your home and bring in a touch of the morbid nature of death mixed with the wondrous aspect of living things....

What to Plant with Blueberries Blueberry shrubs grow happily in small groups and also work well in a hedge row. These berry plants get about three feet (1 m.) high and almost as wide. They tolerate cool weather, which means that gardeners in many regions around the country get bumper crops. Blueberry plant companions can help the shrubs to grow. If you want to make life as easy as possible for your berries, you may not want to leave them in solitary rows....

If you like the look of the shiny leaves, but don’t wish to deal with the plant’s aggressive behavior, consider growing Boston ivy as houseplants or in containers outdoors. Boston Ivy as Houseplants When planting Boston ivy for indoor use, choose a container that will allow the amount of growth you desire. Larger containers allow for more growth and development. Locate the newly planted container in partial, direct sunlight. Boston ivy care indoors will include pruning of the rapid growth, no matter the location....

Common Lawn Pests Treating lawn pests is difficult if you aren’t sure what kind of pest you have. Caterpillars, such as armyworms, cutworms and lawn moth insects, are often found in lawns. You may also find white grubs or chinch bugs in the lawn. Here are some tips to help you identify and treat these pests. Caterpillars A few caterpillars won’t do much damage, but in large enough numbers, they can cause serious problems....

Can I Restore Bent Corn Plants? If rain or wind blew corn over, fixing the knocked over corn may be a question of how severely the plants are damaged. Often the corn is bent over at a 45-degree angle at the very least, sometimes it has been battered down to the ground. When the corn stalks are mildly bent over, they may just rebound themselves given a bit of time. Maybe you need to mound a bit of dirt around the base to aid in straightening them up....

Using Aquarium Water to Irrigate Plants “Dirty” fish tank water isn’t healthy for fish, but it’s rich in beneficial bacteria, as well as potassium, phosphorus, nitrogen, and trace nutrients that will promote lush, healthy plants. These are some of the same nutrients you’ll find in many commercial fertilizers. Save that fish tank water for your ornamental plants, as it may not be the healthiest thing for plants you intend to eat – especially if the tank has been chemically treated to kill algae or to adjust the pH level of the water, or if you’ve recently treated your fish for diseases....

How to Grow Candytuft Candytuft care involves planting in well draining, alkaline soil in a sunny location as the candytuft plant won’t grow in shade or overly damp soil. Acidic soil may need amendments such as lime to produce the candytuft plant. Growing candytuft is worth the effort as the delicate flowers appear in early spring through summer, often reblooming in fall. The candytuft flower is usually white, but some cultivars have pink or lilac blooms....

These hyacinth plants are gorgeous planted en masse or contrasting with daffodils, tulips, and other spring bulbs. These easy plants even thrive in large containers. Interested in growing a few of these springtime jewels? Read on to learn more. Planting Amethyst Hyacinth Bulbs Plant Amethyst hyacinth bulbs in fall about six to eight weeks before the first expected frost in your area. Generally, this is September to October in northern climates, or October to November in the southern states....

Care of Strawberry Spinach So exactly what is strawberry spinach? The strawberry spinach plant (Chenopodium capitatum syn. Blitum capitatum), also known as strawberry blite, grows in the wild across North America, parts of Europe, and New Zealand. It hasn’t gone through much cultivation, but even the commercially sold seeds are very easy to grow. Strawberry spinach is a cold weather plant that can withstand a light frost, but it’s more heat tolerant than true spinach....

Chamomile Tea Uses in Gardens Chamomile flowers are not only attractive additions to the garden, but useful ones too. The plants are often utilized in the making of tea that many people find quite calming. But did you know this tea can be used for other stuff in the garden? Below are some interesting uses of chamomile tea for plants. Prevent damping off Prevention of damping off is probably the most common uses for chamomile tea in gardens....

Chaste Tree Pruning Info There are several reasons to prune a chaste tree. Left to their own devices, they grow 15 to 20 feet (4.5 to 6 m.) tall and 10 to 15 feet (3 to 4.5 m.) wide, but you can control the size through pruning chaste trees. You can also control the shape by chaste tree trimming. Carefully placed cuts can encourage the shrub to put on new growth....

Finely cut foliage and long, fuzzy flowers may spread along the ground or cascade over the sides of a hanging basket. Some types of growing chenille plants take on a shrub form. Commonly known as red hot cattails or fox tail (Acalypha hispida), you are likely to find a variety suitable for your summer garden and beyond. Caring for chenille red hot cattails is simple in USDA plant hardiness zones 9 and 10, where plants grow abundantly all year long....

Before Getting Backyard Garden Chickens Check your city ordinance to find out how many backyard garden chickens you are allowed to keep. Some cities only allow three hens. Order day-old baby chicks from your feed store or online. Make sure you specify that you only want females. You don’t want any roosters. They are noisy and very bossy. Keeping hens in the backyard is a much better idea. Tips on Raising Chickens in Your Garden When you bring the chicks home you’ll need to keep them in a cage with a heat lamp as they get cold easily....

What is a Chinese Tallow Tree? Although Chinese tallow trees (Triadica sebifera) are becoming more popular in this country, not everyone has heard of them or seen them. This deciduous tree puts on a magnificent autumn display. Before the leaves drop in fall, they turn from green to beautiful shades of red, gold, orange, and purple. The tree can grow with a single trunk or with several trunks. It is an erect trunk, and the oval canopy is low and spreading....

What is Choanephora Fruit Rot? Choanephora wet rot in plants begins in the flowers, which will bear a powdery white residue. Once fruits begin to form and the flower withers away, the flower end of the fruit shows signs of mushiness and rot along with white or purplish powder. It progresses into the fruit, stunting growth and destroying much of the edible tissue. Once the disease is on your plants, it can spread quickly, so controlling Choanephora fruit rot immediately is essential to saving the crop....

Zone 7 Shade Plants for Foliage Interest American alumroot (Heuchera americana), also known as coral bells, is a lovely woodland plant native to North America. It is mostly grown for its attractive foliage, but it does produce small flowers. The plant is popular for use as a groundcover or in borders. Numerous varieties are available, including several with unusual foliage colors or with silver, blue, purple, or red markings on the leaves....

Coconut Coir Netting: Coir Matting Roll for Garden Use When spun together, coconut coir can be made into netting, logs, and mats. Coir logs, also known as a coir netting roll, are made of coconut coir netting wrapped around loose coir fibers, creating a cylindrical log. These logs are key in erosion control along hillsides or near water features. The rolls are placed along slopes and then staked on the downhill side....

Freezing Temperatures and Cool-Weather Crops Although gardeners often use the terms “frost” and “freeze” interchangeably, there is a difference. Frost occurs when moisture in the air creates ice crystals on the surface of the plant. A freeze happens when ice forms in and around the cells of the plant. Freeze damage occurs when the water inside the plant expands as it turns to ice. This causes the plant’s cells to burst, resulting in irreversible damage to plant tissues....