You may know key lime pie plants as crinkle leaf succulent plants. Whatever you choose to call these tough little plants, key lime pie plant propagation is about as easy as it gets. Read on to learn about the propagation of Adromischus succulents. How to Propagate Key Lime Pie Succulents Hold a lower leaf and wiggle it gently until it comes loose from the parent plant. Be sure the leaf is intact and doesn’t tear....
Propagating Canary Vine Canary vine (Tropaeolum peregrinum), also commonly known as canary creeper, is a tender perennial that is hardy in zones 9 or 10 and warmer, which means that most gardeners treat it as an annual. Annual plants live their entire lives in one growing season and often come back the next year from seeds. This is almost always the method for propagating canary vine plants. Canary vine flowers bloom in late summer to early fall, forming their seeds afterward....
Due to their size, purchasing haworthia to fill a flowerbed or a large succulent planter can get expensive. Propagating haworthia is not difficult and can give gardeners the quantity of plants they need. There are several methods of propagating succulents, so let’s consider which methods work best for haworthia propagation. How to Propagate Haworthia There are three proven methods for propagating haworthia: seeds, offset division, or leaf cutting. Which method you choose will depend upon what is available to you....
African Daisy Pruning African daisy is a perennial in the warm climates of USDA plant hardiness zone 9 or 10 and above, depending on the variety. Otherwise, the plant is grown as an annual. To keep them healthy and flowering, it helps to know a little about how to prune African daisy plants – which may consist of pinching, deadheading, and trimming. Pinching young African daisies two or three times early in the growing season creates a sturdy stem and a full, bushy plant....
Pruning for Potted Fruit Trees Pruning fruit trees is a very important element of maintenance, whether the trees grow in the orchard or in containers on the porch or patio. Trimming helps keep the tree the size and shape you want it to be and maintains the tree’s health. Potted fruit tree pruning, like pruning field fruit trees, can also have a beneficial effect on fruit production. Almost any type of fruit tree can be grown in a pot, and each must be pruned to keep it happy and thriving....
How to Prune a Gardenia For as beautiful as gardenias are, however, they are a shrub and like many shrubs, gardenias can benefit from being pruned occasionally. While it is not absolutely necessary to the health of the plant that you prune your gardenia shrub, pruning helps to keep your gardenia shrub shapely and the correct size for its location in your garden. Because pruning is not essential to the health of your gardenia, it does not have to be done every year....
What Makes Radishes Hot If you discover your garden grown radishes getting hot, the first step is to review growing conditions. Radishes are a quick crop with most varieties maturing in 25 to 35 days. They prefer cool weather and can be sown in early spring as soon as the ground can be worked. (Hot weather can make radishes too hot to eat.) When planting radish seeds, it’s best to use a seeder to achieve adequate spacing....
Eryngium Rattlesnake Master Info Eryngium rattlesnake master is an herbaceous perennial, growing in tall grass prairies and open wooded places, where it’s golf ball-shaped blooms (called capitulas) appear atop tall stalks. These are densely covered with tiny white to pinkish flowers from midsummer through autumn. Foliage is often a greenish blue tint, and the plant may reach 3 to 5 feet (1-1.5 m.) in growth. Use rattlesnake master in native or woodland gardens, planted singly or in masses....
Common Types of Tuber Rot Tuber soft rot problems may be bacterial but are most often caused by various fungi. Tuber rot in plants is difficult to control because the rot can live on contaminated equipment and can lie “in wait” in the soil throughout the winter. Tubers damaged by disease, stress, insects, or frost are most susceptible. Blight: Blight occurs when spores are washed into the soil from lesions on nearby foliage....
Recycled Garden Furniture Although here in the United Kingdom we may have been a little slower than our European cousins to truly embrace the recycling movement, there are signs that we are catching up. In fact, urban areas in particular are, on average, increasing the percentage of waste that is recycled by the most significant proportions. There are many factors that may be contributing to this phenomenon. Whilst sustained advertising campaigns promoting the benefits of recycling are becoming less common nowadays, big business has taken a lead, most notably with supermarkets discouraging the use of disposable carrier bags....
Removing trees is a drastic measure, which reduces wildlife populations and changes the entire character of the landscape. Learn how to reduce shade with a few quick tricks or learn to embrace the condition and turn it into an advantage. How to Reduce Shade Effectively Overly shady areas can be either boggy or overly dry. The lack of sun promotes water conservation and damp soils. Where trees cover a garden bed, soil can also be extremely dry....
When Does Rubber Plant Need a New Pot? If your rubber plant is still small and/or you don’t want it to grow much or to grow slowly, your plant may only need a little top dressing. If this is the case, simply scrape off the top half inch to inch (1.2 to 2.5 cm.) of soil and replace it with an equal layer of potting soil, compost, or another medium that contains slow-releasing nutrients....
How to Use Rocks as Garden Border As a natural material, rocks come in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. This range lends itself well for gardeners wishing to create a unique stone garden-edging design. How you line your garden with stones will depend upon which type of stones are readily available. Here are some ideas for designing a border made of rocks: Large flat stones can be layered to create a stacked stone edging....
The latest horticultural flipflop among scientists involves how to handle roots when you transplant container trees. Many experts now recommend root washing before planting. What is root washing? Read on for all the information you need to understand the root washing method. What is Root Washing? If you haven’t heard of or don’t understand root washing, you’re not alone. It’s a relatively new idea that container-grown trees will be healthier if you wash all of the soil from their roots before you transplant them....
What are Sap Beetles? Sap beetles are also known as picnic beetles. There are several species with the largest only ¼ inch (0.5 cm.) long. These tiny insects hide in winter and emerge when temperatures warm in spring. The hard carapace is oval to oblong and either mottled brown or black. The easiest way to distinguish sap beetles from other beetles is their club-shaped antennae. You will see the insects in rotting vegetation, under fruit trees where overripe fruit drops, and even compost bins....
Sapphire Flower Information The sapphire flower plant blooms from spring until the end of summer. It is a member of the nightshade family, just as eggplant, tomato, and potato. The flowers are similar in each member of the family, star-shaped, and in blue to white tones. An interesting bit of sapphire flower information is its other name, amethyst flower. The jewel tones of the blooms seem to give rise to such descriptive names....
The ‘Savoy Express’ cabbage variety is just one example of vegetables that are perfect for raised beds, containers, and/or urban gardens. Growing Savoy Express Cabbages Savoy Express hybrid cabbage is a small variety of cabbage that is quick to mature. Reaching full size in as little as 55 days, this cabbage maintains a wrinkled appearance and an exceptionally sweet taste that is perfect for culinary use. Savoy Express cabbage variety produces crisp heads which reach roughly 1 pound (0....
Skimmia Information Japanese Skimmia welcomes spring with reddish-pink buds, which soon burst into masses of tiny, creamy white summertime blooms. If a male plant is nearby for pollination, female plants light up the landscape with bright red berries in fall and winter. Green-tinted bark and leathery green leaves provide a backdrop for the colorful blooms and berries. This compact, slow-growing plant reaches a mature height of 5 feet (1.5 m.) and a spread of about 6 feet (2 m....
Soil Testing for Garden Problems Many common fungal or viral diseases can lay dormant in the soil for years until environmental conditions become just right for their growth or specific host plants are introduced. For example, the pathogen Alternaria solani, which causes early blight, can lie dormant in soil for several years if no tomato plants are present, but once planted, the disease will begin to spread. Soil testing for garden problems such as this before planting the garden can help prevent disease outbreaks by giving us a chance to amend and treat the soil or select a new site....
What Does Spinach Bolting Mean? Spinach is filled with anti-oxidant properties. It is also high in Vitamins A and C, fiber, protein, and a host of other beneficial nutrients. As an overall vegetable, this plant gets high marks as a versatile addition to recipes. Enjoying fresh spinach from the garden is an early season joy, but over time, bolting of spinach will occur. In fact, spinach prefers the cooler season and will respond to heat by forming flowers and seeds....
