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A great thing to get a plant lover at Christmastime is a Christmas cacti. These plants are easy to take care of and they are a great addition to poinsettias at Christmas.

These are much different than your run of the mill cactus. These plants come from the rain forest verses the desert. With them being from different places they are use to different environments and should be treated different.
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Have you ever went shopping for a new plant and wonder if your getting the right one or if the plant that you picked is healthy? There are several ways to tell if your getting a good plant. First, look at the leaves. They should be the right size and color. They should not have brown edges, which is a symptom of too much heat or fertilizer. The lower leaves should not be pale or yellow, which would mean that they were not watered properly. Read the rest of this entry »

Palm trees are very beautiful and they can add great decor to your home. Allot of people will look at a palm tree and think tropics but these plants can tolerate mild to cold climates as well. Read the rest of this entry »

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Air Layering

Some houseplants become taller than we want them to, and they lose there lower leaves. Some examples of these would be rubber plants and false aralias. A good way to deal with an overgrown plant like this is to air-layer it, to produce a new shorter plant. Read the rest of this entry »

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House plant are living organisms that can get diseases or become damaged when they are attacked by other living organisms. Here are a few tips on identifying them and solving the problem: Read the rest of this entry »

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The peace lily is one of my favorite house plants. They are pretty much dummy proof. This plant can go for days with no water. My hasband moved mine into our back room and I forgot about it. When I finally seen it, it looked dead but I watered it anyway. Abvout 3 hours later it looked great again. So this plant can withstand almost anything.

These plants are very pretty and they sprout white flowers. these come in different sizes. I have a smaller one but I think I would like a bigger one after my som gets old enouph to not touch them any more. He likes to dig out the dirt to play with his cars. Read the rest of this entry »

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Pineapple

I read about this in a book once, so I decided to try it and to my surprise it has worked.

First what you do is slice the top off of a fresh pineapple, leaving the top row of flesh intact. Then you let it sit out and dry for a day or two. Read the rest of this entry »

Peperomias are low growing foliage plants. These plants have thick leaves and they grow less than 12 inches tall. Allot of people like the wrinkled-leaved varieties of the paperomia. Some of these would be the Emerald Ripple, Little Fantasy and the Tricolor. The Emerald Ripple gets to be 3 to 4 inches tall. The little Fantasy gets 2 1/2 to 3 inches tall and the Tricolor gets to 3 to 4 inches tall. Read the rest of this entry »

There are a few different ways to sterilize soil. One way is a formaldehyde drench. I’m not a big fan of this because I like to do thing organically, but it is one way so I will tell you how. Read the rest of this entry »

cactus

Cactus are for the most part pretty easy to grow.  Most only grow a few inches in a years time. They don’t require much care and they can withstand neglect. Cactus are used to dry conditions. They live for many years if the proper care is taken to not over water and mites and insects do pose a problem. Read the rest of this entry »

The one thing that all gardeners know is that a plant needs light to thrive. Houseplants are no different. Artificial light makes it possible to put our plants almost anywhere you can use lights. African Violets, begonias, orchids, miniature geranium and bromeliads are some of the plants that grow well under fluorescent light. Read the rest of this entry »