Plants with irregular variegated patterns on different leaves are unique and beautiful. But such variegation is unstable, and it will revert back to its all-green state. Plants with unstable variegation are cultivars that do not have the same variegated patterns on all the leaves. To prevent the variegation from reverting back to green, adequate lighting […]
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If you like mottled and striped patterns of green and white on plant leaves, you may be interested in plants with variegation that is stable and will never revert. Plants with stable variegation have the same variegated pattern on all the leaves of the entire plant. They can be naturally variegated with variegation encoded in
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It’s true – not all plants have flowers. And even though they don’t flower, these plants can still reproduce. In fact, they have adapted to live in harsh environments where they do not require a partner to reproduce. Plants that do not flower can reproduce sexually through cones with naked seeds (e.g. conifers, ginkgos, cycads)
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Your concerns are legit. Tilling can kill the hardworking beneficial earthworms in your garden. Even to shallow depths, tilling can greatly reduce the earthworm population and changes their diversity in the soil. Anecic and epigeic earthworms are most affected because tilling can injure them, remove their food source, and change the conditions of their habitat
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It can be frustrating to plant your seeds and they just don’t seem to germinate after days and even weeks of waiting. Seeds that are difficult to germinate either have a hard seed coat (e.g. avocado, peach), have a light requirement (celery, lettuce), or have a temperature requirement (e.g. parsley, carrots, lettuce). Be sure to
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Spring is here and you have already planted your seeds in the garden. Can an unexpected frost kill your seeds? And can seeds stored in the garage survive a cold winter? Sub-zero temperatures do not kill seeds (even tropical seeds) as long as they are properly dried. For seeds from cold climates, freezing or cold
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Plants with variegated colored patterns are rare, beautiful gems for any plant collection. How to induce variegation in your plants? The best way to induce variegation in plants is to propagate a genetically variegated plant or the variegated parts of a plant with mutated plant cells that lack the green pigment. Inducing changes artificially by
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If you have ever propagated plant cuttings in water, you must have noticed that they die soon after they are transferred to the soil or vice versa. How to convert cuttings from water to soil without killing them? The best way to help a plant or cuttings replace their water roots with soil roots is
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If you have ever overwatered your houseplants, you must have noticed that their leaves would turn yellow and their roots would rot with too much water in the soil. However, if you propagate the cuttings in water, they would grow new roots. How come plants die in waterlogged soil, but can grow in water?
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Ever wondered how some plant roots can be worth hundreds of dollars? In this article, we have found 9 most expensive wild plants and will explain why they cost so much. Most endangered 1. American Ginseng American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolium or Panax quinquefolius) is a small perennial, herbaceous plant that grows to about 1
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