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How To Grow Apricot Tree From Seeds

P. Mehta April 11, 2021

Learn details on how to grow apricots from seeds taken from store bought apricot fruits.

Apricot trees (Prunus armeniaca) can be grown from fresh seed although the grown tree may not produce fruits similar to the parent tree. But you don't know growing an apricot tree from seed may result in a healthy tree growing very good tasty apricots. Anyway, growing an apricot tree from seed is an interesting project.

How To Grow Spider Plant From Cuttings: Spider Plant Care

P. Mehta April 11, 2021

Learn how to grow spider plant from spider babies and how to care for spider plant.

The spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) is a beautiful houseplant that cleans toxins from the air (benefits of indoor plants). It is one of the easiest plants to grow without any special requirement. Spider plants, also known as airplane plant, can be grown in pots or in hanging baskets.

Plant Propagation by Layering Method

P. Mehta March 19, 2021

Layering is a technique of plant propagation where a portion of the remains attached to the parent plant, while growing new roots. The stem is then detached as a new plant. The best time to layer is in late winter and early spring.

How To Grow Cardamom from Seeds at Home | Growing Cardamom In Pot

P. Mehta February 25, 2021

This article will show you how to grow cardamom in a pot at home in easy way. Growing cardamom at home is not difficult if you follow this detailed guide on cardamom.

Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum), known as green cardamom or true cardamom belongs to the ginger family. It is one of the most expensive spices in the world.

How To Grow Passionfruit From Seed and Cuttings

P. Mehta February 16, 2021

Read below the details on how to grow passion fruit from seeds and cuttings including passionfruit vine problems, flower pollination and harvesting.

The passionfruit, Passiflora edulis is a very vigorous and fast growing climbing vine. It is a tropical and subtropical plant originally from South America. There are two main passionfruit varieties, purple passionfruit, Passiflora edulis and the golden passionfruit, Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa.

How To Grow Fig Tree, Fig Propagation From Cuttings

P. Mehta February 14, 2021

Read below the details on how to grow a fig tree in ground and pot, and how to propagate a fig tree from cuttings in soil and water. I am growing fig in a pot in Australia following the fig growing details given below.

The common fig (Ficus carica) tree, belongs to the mulberry family, is a fast growing tree which can grow up to 30 feet height. Figs grow best in areas wit hot summers (USDA zone 7- 8) [1]. The tree will be killed in temperatures less than -20 degree C. The fig tree root system is shallow and spreads to more than 6 m (20 ft )wide, sometimes as wide as 15 m (50 ft ). The fig tree has four to eight inch wide and up to 10 inch long.

Notching Rubber Tree Plant To Force Side Shoots

P. Mehta December 05, 2020

Learn what is notching of a rubber tree and how to notch a rubber plant tree to force side shoots and encourage new leaves and branching out. The notching will fix a leggy rubber plant by growing new shoots. Can you force side shoots on a rubber plant? Yes, the process of notching on the rubber tree and fiddle leaf fig tree is the same.

Polyembryonic Seedlings Separation : Monoembryonic vs. Polyembryonic Mango Seeds

P. Mehta August 13, 2020

Know the difference between monoembryonic and polyembryonic mango seed and how to separate polyembryonic mango seedlings.
There are two types of mango seeds, mono-embryonic and polyembryonic types.What is the difference between the two mango seed types?

How To Grow and Care For Lychee Tree: Growing Lychee From Seed

P. Mehta July 15, 2020

Learn how to grow lychee from seeds of the Lychee fruit. Lychee seed germination needs a warm climate and high humidity. The Lychee fruit grown from seed may be different than the parent tree in quality and taste and take many years to produce fruits, whereas the lychee tree grown from cuttings or layering will produce fruits in 3-4 years.

How To Grow Magnolias In Containers

P. Mehta July 11, 2020

Can magnolias be grown in containers? Which magnolia trees can be grown in containers?Yes, you can plant and grow a magnolia tree in a pot. The dwarf magnolia varieties can easily be grown in containers. But the normal magnolia varieties can also be grown is pots, if grown in a very large pot having a drainage hole at the bottom.