When to Prune Plum Leaf Sand Cherries The best time to prune plum leaf sand cherries is just before new growth emerges in spring. This timing ensures the plant has plenty of time to recover and produce gorgeous blooms for the coming season. Pruning Plum Leaf Sand Cherry Purple leaf sand cherry pruning isn’t complicated. Prune the oldest stems first, removing at least one-third of growth down to within a few inches (8 cm....
About Potting a Garden Plant The above reasons are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to transplanting from ground to pot. The seasons may be changing, and you wish to change your garden décor with them, or a plant may not be doing well in its current location. A change of scenery might be in order or on a whim, with the gardener deciding that “plant A” would look better in a pot or maybe in another corner of the garden....
Why Do Radishes Bolt? Radishes bolt for the same reason anything else does– as a result of high temperatures and long days. Radishes are considered cool season crops and are best grown in early spring or fall when temperatures range between a comfortable 50 to 65 degrees F. (10-16 C.) and day length is short to moderate. They also like plenty of moisture while growing. If radishes are planted too late in spring or too early for fall, the warmer temps and longer days of summer will inevitably lead to bolting....
Where Do Rainbow Eucalyptus Grow? Rainbow eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) is the only eucalyptus tree indigenous to the northern hemisphere. It grows in the Philippines, New Guinea, and Indonesia where it thrives in tropical forests that get a lot of rain. The tree grows up to 250 feet (76 m.) tall in its native environment. In the U.S., rainbow eucalyptus grows in the frost-free climates found in Hawaii and the southern portions of California, Texas and Florida....
About Zone 3 Raspberries If you live in USDA zone 3, you usually get low temperatures of between -40 to -35 degrees F. (-40 to -37 C.). The good news about raspberries for zone 3 is that raspberries naturally thrive in cooler climates. Also, zone 3 raspberries might also be listed under their Sunset rating of A1. Raspberries are of two main types. Summer-bearers produce one crop per season in the summer while ever-bearers produce two crops, one in the summer and one in the fall....
Why is My Christmas Cactus Dropping Flower Buds? Sometimes I feel like the world is conspiring against me and my plants. There are so many factors that can cause them to fall ill or fail to flower or produce fruit. In the case of Christmas cactus bud drop, the causes can range from cultural care, lighting, and even the fickleness of the plant to its situation. These plants need more water then true cactus and require a photoperiod of at least 14 hours of darkness to set buds....
Palm Tree Shedding and Fraying Foliage Fraying or shedding palm fronds occur naturally or as the result of pest damage or disease. They are unsightly but usually don’t affect the plant’s health unless all the foliage is heavily tattered, which can affect photosynthesis. This reduces the plant’s ability to collect solar energy to turn into important carbohydrates. Most damage from wind, ice, and snow is limited to the most exposed leaves and can simply be cut out after all danger of frost has passed....
Mulberry Leaf Spot Mulberry leaf spot is caused by a type of fungi that attacks the leaves of the tree. Fruitless mulberry trees are particularly susceptible to it. Mulberry leaf spot can be identified by the leaves growing somewhat malformed, yellowed, and having black spots. Mulberry leaf spot can be treated with fungicide. Even without treatment, fruitless mulberry trees can normally survive this disease. The important thing to remember is that you will need to clean up and dispose of all the fallen leaves in the fall or winter....
When a plant is dying from this kind of neglect, it needs some immediate TLC of another kind to bring the plant back. Let’s look at how to revive a plant and how to how to replant a potted plant. Strategic Pruning One of the first steps you need to take for reviving plants is to prune both the top and the roots of the plant. Pruning roots If an overgrown plant is failing, there is a good chance that the plant is suffering from being root-bound....
What are Cairns? In simple terms, a rock cairn is just a pile of stones or rocks. Cairns have been used for thousands of years. In ancient times, they served as an intricate form of art, as small rocks were precariously balanced on top of smaller rocks, artfully constructed with no tools or mortar to hold them together. Cairns have also been used as monuments or to mark a burial site....
What is Rose Rosette Disease? Exactly what is Rose Rosette disease and what does Rose Rosette disease look like? Rose Rosette disease is a virus. The effect it has upon the foliage brings about its other name of witches’ broom. The disease causes vigorous growth in the cane or canes infected by the virus. The foliage becomes distorted and frazzled looking, along with being a deep red to almost purple in color and changing to a brighter more distinct red....
Symptoms of Spider Mites on Roses Some symptoms that spider mites are at work on your roses would be discoloration or bronzing of the leaves/foliage and scorching of leaves. Left untreated, foliage injury can lead to leaf loss and even the death of the rose plant. When the spider mite population on roses is high, they will produce some webbing on the plants. It will look like a rose with spider webs on it....
Ruscus Plant Info Ruscus is a low-growing, mounding plant, often valued as a ground cover. At maturity, Ruscus reaches heights of 3 feet (1 m.) or less, and a width of about 2 to 4 feet (0.5 to 1 m.). In spring, Ruscus displays rather unimpressive greenish-white flowers, but on female plants, the blooms are followed by masses of plump, shiny, bright red berries that provide a rich contrast to the shiny, green foliage....
Safflower Information Safflower has an extremely long taproot which enables it to reach deep into the soil to retrieve water. This makes safflower a perfect crop for arid farming areas. Of course, this deep rooting for water uptake does deplete the available water in the soil, so sometimes the area will need to lay fallow for up to 6 years to replenish the water levels after growing safflower. Safflower also leaves very little crop residue, which leaves fields open to erosion and is susceptible to several diseases....
How Do I Collect Sweet Pea Seeds? Old fashioned or heirloom sweet peas are charming and fragrant flowers. Choose an heirloom variety for saving seeds. Seeds saved from modern hybrids may prove a disappointment because they probably won’t look like the parent plants. If you plan to grow sweet peas in the same garden spot again next year, you don’t have to go to the trouble of saving seeds. As the seed pods dry, they pop open and drop their seeds to the ground....
What is Scape Blasting? Scape blast in daylilies, also occasionally referred to as scape cracking or bud blasting, is typically a sudden bursting, cracking, splitting, or breaking of the scapes – usually in the middle. The scape includes the entire flower stalk located above the crown. It is leafless with the exception of a few bracts here and there. With this type of daylily bud blast, the scapes may appear to break off horizontally (though sometimes vertically) or explode....
Perennial Zone 5 Shade Loving Plants Planting conditions vary from garden to garden, but when you have both shade and freezing winter temperatures to contend with, your plant options begin to look a little slim. Your local extension office can be of great help in providing you with plants that are hardy in zone 5 and that thrive in shade. Remember to consider the other site conditions when choosing zone 5 shade plants, such as drainage, soil type, and average moisture as you make your selections of shade plants for zone 5....
Silver Squill Information Silver squill (Ledebouria socialis) is related to hyacinth. It is commonly sold as a houseplant but would make an excellent ground cover in warm-season regions. These are drought-tolerant and would be perfect in xeriscape gardens. A unique bit of silver squill information is that it is not a succulent, although it resembles one and has the drought tolerance of the group. Silver squill has unique, teardrop-shaped bulbs that form above the ground....
Growing Snowbird Peas Snowbird pea plants are dwarf plants that reach heights of about 18 inches (45.5 cm.). In spite of their size, the plants produce a large number of peas in clusters of two to three pods. They are grown nearly everywhere, as long as the climate provides a period of cool weather. Plant Snowbird peas as soon as the soil can be worked in spring. Peas prefer cool, damp weather....
How to Make a Pop Bottle Greenhouse Pop bottle greenhouse instruction couldn’t be simpler. These micro greenhouses can be made with one or two soda bottles with the labels removed. All you need to begin is: One or two empty 2-liter soda bottles (or water bottles) that have been thoroughly washed and dried A craft knife or sharp scissors Potting soil Seeds A plate to put the soda bottle greenhouse on to catch any drips....
