Many people have used potting soil and compost in growing plants, but most people use them interchangeably without taking advantage of their characteristics. What are the differences between potting soil and compost? Compost is decomposed organic matter, or humus, with micro-organisms that make the nutrients in the soil more accessible for immediate uptake over time. […]
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Every plant owner must come across peat and humus to improve their soil. But what’s the difference between the two? Which should you use in your gardening projects? Peat (or peat moss) is semi-decomposed sphagnum moss. Being highly water-retentive and naturally acidic, peat is a popular choice for propagation, amending soil pH, and improving soil
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Having hydrophobic soil that repels water can be frustrating. But there are many ways to fix the problem naturally and organically. A quick fix to hydrophobic soil is using wetting agents to reduce the cohesion and surface tension of the water to better infiltrate the soil. More permanent solutions include adding organic matter and mulching
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Have you ever watered your plants but the water just drains out in the bottom of the pot, runs off to the sides, or even when it appears soaked in, the soil is still bone dry below the surface? Such soil is water-repellent, or “hydrophobic”, and can stunt plant growth or even kill plants. What
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If you think succulents are the cutest thing ever, you will love the ones with furry, velvet-like leaves that are covered in tiny white hairs. The white fuzzy outgrowths on leaves and stems are “trichomes”, which can be short, fine threads, or tufts of hair branching out like a star. They serve to protect the
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It is a fun DIY project to assemble a garden of tiny succulents inside a terrarium. The challenging part though is to figure out what soil to use in a non-draining, non-breathable glass container without drainage holes. Even more difficult is to create a terrarium that lasts not only a few months, but many years
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Instead of pouring water from above, many people like to water their houseplants, including orchids, from the bottom. Is it also better for watering your indoor succulents? Bottom watering is not only an alternative to watering from above. Bottom watering is actually necessary to keep succulents hydrated and alive especially when the soil gets too compacted
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Have you had succulents sending out a long flower stalk ready to bloom for the first time? Could this also be the last time? Could this possibly be a “death bloom”? A death bloom is one single flower stalk that shoots up vertically from the apex of the plant only once in its lifetime. Succulents such
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Do you know that you can change the color of your succulents by simply giving them some stress such as sun stress? In fact, many nurseries use this technique to add unique, pretty colors to their plants so as to sell at a higher price. Giving your succulent stress does not necessarily mean that you
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Succulents are such versatile plants that can be grown indoors and outdoors. But how much light do your succulents need, so that they don’t suffer from too little light indoors or too much light outdoors? Succulents grow to their best compact form, leaf size, and healthy pigmentation under filtered light of 75-150 μmol/m2/s for 4
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