What Kind of Soil Do Nuts Need?
The kind of soil nut trees require is dependent upon each kind of nut tree. For optimal growth and yield, you must plant a nut tree within a site with the suitable kind of soil and the proper soil moisture…
Bloom Time to Flowering Crabapple Trees
Flowering crabapples (Malus spp.) Are popular home landscape trees. Their small size compared to shade trees makes them great options for smaller residential lots. They offer spring blooms, colorful fruits from summer to autumn and autumn leaf color. Their textured…
Why is Watermelon a Creeper?
Watermelons create a cool, refreshing summertime treat. This warm-weather crop requires a longer growing season and warmer temperatures than other sorts of melons. Watermelons, such as other types of cucurbits, have a sprawling growth habit and stretch across the ground….
Do Coffee Grounds Assist Ivy Grow?
Used coffee grounds are a inexpensive source of fertilizer for ivy (*Hedera spp. *) growing in the lawn, but they might be damaging to potted ivy. Employ them properly and they will help your outdoor ivy flourish. Where Ivy Grows…
How to Plant Potatoes in a Home Garden
Native to the mountains of South America, the potato plant (Solanum tuberosum) grows best in cool conditions. People in frost-free zones can grow potato plants during winter by sowing seed potatoes in late summer or beginning them as early in…
Picket Fence Plants
A picket fence is just one key component of a cottage-style garden featured in ancient American landscapes. The main role of this manner of fence comprised keeping kids and farm animals either in or out of the yard and off…
When to Slim Roots for a Jade Bonsai
The jade plant (Crassula ovata), an evergreen succulent plant indigenous to South Africa, does not want large amounts of water and can be kept indoors for most of the year. Jade plants are recommended to beginners as easy bonsai due…
Ground Cover Plants Around Ponds
Ground cover plants stay low to the ground, keeping the soil cool by giving shade. The areas around ponds stay wet most of the year and this water retention can drown many plants that favor normal to dry dirt. On…
What Color Are Poppy Seeds?
Several plants lay claim to the common title “poppy.” The most comfortable is the common or opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), which can be grown for its flowers as well as its seeds. Poppy seeds are many different colors. Opium Poppy…
The benefits of the Fibrous Root & Taproot Systems
Unseen and buried under the soil, plant roots perform functions that are necessary to a plant’s life. The roots collect nutrients and water for the plant and secure it to the soil. Two basic types of root systems exist. One…