Category: Plants
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6 Ways to Root Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are wonderful root vegetables that can be used for a variety of dishes. From soul food to holiday dish and everything in between their sweet taste is enjoyed by people all over the world. When you start to grow them for the first time they can seem tricky to get to root and…
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How to Grow Poet’s Ivy
Poet’s Ivy or English Ivy is a vine plant from Southeast Europe and Southeast Asia. It is know for its green leaves that are outlined with a greenish white and can be found in many landscapes do to it hardiness. Poet’s Ivy is poisonous when ingested and grows small flowers that turn into berries that…
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How To Grow French Lavender
French Lavender also know as Top Lavender is originally from Spain. It has two to three petals at the top of the flowers followed by tiny dark purple flowers in clusters at the top of its long stems. It is different from other lavender plants because it has gray leave and stems when it is…
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How To Grow A Pineapple From A Store Bought Pineapple
It is true that pineapple plants can only produce fruit once but they can make more fruit. While the center of the pineapple will never grow again there are actually 3 other ways to get fruit from one pineapple. One way is to wait after it fruits and collect the seeds. Seeds would be the…
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How To Grow Oregano
Oregano is a Mediterranean herb plant that can be grown year round in warm climates. It taste amazing in pizza, spaghetti, salads and a wide variety of other dishes. Below is the growing and care information for Oregano. Sun – Oregano loves sun and prefer to be in full sun all day. If you live…
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How To Grow Ginger
Ginger is a tropical edible plant from Southeast Asia. Although Ginger looks like a tuner it is actually a rhizome. It the nods on the rhizome that are used to grow more ginger. Below is the growing and care information to help you grow your own ginger. Sun – Ginger needs 4 to 6 hours…
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How To Grow Zonal Geranium
Zonal Geraniums are flowers that come from South Africa. Their name comes from the stripes down the middle of their leaves. They come on seven different color varieties. These subtropical plants are wonderful for gardens in a variety of zones from hot and humid to cool and cold these flowers can survive most weather nature…
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How To Grow Daisy Fleabane Flowers
Daisy Fleabane is a multi steamed small flower plant that come in a verity of colors. These beautiful little flowers are used in crafts and bouquets but they can also be used as a natural pest control plant. A lot of small insects such as ladybugs also known as lady beetles and lady birds, small…
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How To Grow Purple Garlic
Purple garlic is an amazing addition to a garden and a dish. Purple garlic has a milder flavor than white garlic, which means you can use it in dishes that white garlic would over power. If you want to grow purple garlic the following are the care and maintenance instructions for growing purple garlic. Sun…
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How To Grow Meadow Saffron
When we first started growing Meadow Saffron five years ago we actually didn’t know the flower were were growing was saffron. The plant was gifted to us by a neighbour who thought we could save a dying plant. She didn’t know what kind of plant it was only that it was a flower. We did…