Fertilizer provides plants with essential nutrients and helps to keep them healthy, but it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. Too much fertilizer can actually be harmful to plants in many ways. Overfertilization can weaken plants, making them more vulnerable to pest infestation or disease. Thankfully, even if you give your plants …
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Freshly cut mint not only smells amazing but it can also be used in the kitchen in everything from seasoning rubs to cocktails. It’s easy to grow fresh mint and keep a private supply on hand. According to the University of Maryland, Mentha piperita by its botanical name, or the mint plant is a hardy …
Parsley is a herb that’s used in a variety of dishes. It has a bright, slightly bitter flavor that works well with soups and sauces. Since parsley is a fast-growing herb, it’s important to prune your parsley plants on a regular basis. Regular pruning will help your plants to thrive. How to Prune Parsley …
Horsetail plants are hardy (as everyone and his brother will keep telling you), so it can be disconcerting for first-time horsetail plant gardeners to notice their hollow, jointed, bamboo-like darling suddenly turning yellow. However, assuming you have planted your horsetail in a USDA Hardiness Zone that is between 7 and 10, your horsetail ought to …
Soil is a substance that makes up the surface of the land. It consists of several particles, including living and nonliving content. The living or organic part of the soil includes small plants, algae, and microorganisms like bacteria and fungi. While the nonliving or inorganic part contains minerals like rock, sand, silt, and clay. The …
You work hard to tend to your fruit trees, and it can be frustrating to have squirrels stealing the fruits of your labor. You want to keep off the squirrels to your fruit trees, so that you may enjoy your fruit. How to Keep Squirrels Away From Fruit Trees To keep squirrels away from …
Mint as a garden plant is the perfect herb to grow for newbie gardeners. This plant is the easiest to grow out of all the herb plants in the world. The mint plant is a perennial and is hardy in Zones 4-9. It is also used in flavoring food and drinks and is also used …
Earth is a habitat for billions of species of various living organisms. Be it a desert climate or an aquatic setting, plants can grow almost everywhere. Every plant is adapted to different climatic conditions and surroundings. Plants that can thrive in the desert heat are quite adapted to low humidity conditions, low annual precipitation, and …
What are the best plants for rock gardens? As the name suggests, Rock Gardens are a hardscape surface that involves both the presence of rocks and the great number of plants they can inhabit. It is built with the aim that the beauty of the stones will be appreciated as much as the vibrance of …
The best plants for clay soil. Clayey soils are considered the most fertile soil for growing plants. There are very few natural lands that are enriched with fertile clayey soil. Over the past century, gardeners, farmers, and hobbyists have been using imported clayey soils from various world regions. According to geologists, areas near the sea …