If you plant seeds and they still do not germinate after waiting for weeks, chances are the seeds could just be dormant. How can you make dormant seeds germinate? To break seed dormancy, you can …
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If you could move anywhere for your passion in gardening, where would that be? Which gardening zone is the best? We have found zone 8, 9, and 10 to be the best for gardeners for …
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For those who save seeds, you may have been told to wait for the fruit to turn completely ripe on the plant before picking it and harvesting its seeds. Well, that is a myth. You …
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Air layering is probably the only way to clone a Bonsai or your favorite fruit tree that is not true to seed. But getting it done right can take some skills. Most air layering attempts …
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It is frustrating when the leaves start turning yellow and the plant just stops growing for weeks. Sometimes stunted plants recover and are off to the races after stalling for some time, and sometimes they …
All of a sudden ants can appear in your garden out of nowhere. They can be making homes in the soil around your potted plants or veggies and flowers in the raised beds. Should you …
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When white fuzz appears on seedlings or seeds, many people mistake it for mold and throw their plants away. Chances are it is healthy root hair that often develops on the young roots of seedlings …
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You’ve heard all the buzz about vermicompost, or “worm poop”. The organic substance decomposed by worms is soft like humus and is often used as a type of compost in organic gardens. How good is …
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We all enjoy saving the seeds of our favorite plant or crop. But it is very easy to end up storing too many seeds and not using them in time before they expire. How long …
It is fun to save seeds from our favorite plants and fruits. But you can only do so with certain plants, especially fruit trees, that are “true to type” (ie. producing the same fruits as …
