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October 19, 2015

Growing Peas : Planting, Caring and Harvesting Peas

Peas (Botanical name: Pisum sativum) are one of the easiest vegetables to grow in home garden. It is known as matar, sitsaro, He lan do, Tian cui wan dou, Wan dou, Pisello mangiatutto, Saya endou, Arveja cometodo, etx. in different languages.

Find below details on how to grow peas starting from seeds in pots and garden and care instructions.

October 18, 2015

Croton Propagation Techniques: Grow Croton Plant From Cuttings and Air Layering

Details on how to grow Croton from cuttings including propagating croton stem cuttings in water and by air layering methods. Also get details on how to grow crotons in pots, indoors and outdoors.

Crotons (Scientific name: Codiaeum variegatum) are very popular ornamental house plants in tropical and subtropical climates because of their brilliant leaves in red, yellow, green, purple, orange and mixed colour all year round. The crotons are very low maintenance plants.

October 10, 2015

How To Grow Guava Tree Faster In Containers: Guava Tree Care

Read how to grow guava tree faster in containers and ground, guava varieties, guava tree fertilizer and how to look after your guava plant. Guava (Botanical name : Psidium guajava) is a tropical tree, producing sweet fruits which are eaten as a fruit or used as an ingredient in drinks, smoothies and desserts.

October 1, 2015

Money Plant : How to Grow Money Plant

Read below on how to grow money plant faster in water or pot, money plant care and different types of money plant. Money plant (Scientific or Botanical name: Epipremnum aureum) is a popular houseplant that is grown indoors mostly in water. It is believed that having a money plant at home brings benefits such as good luck, happiness, wealth and prosperity. Plants that attract money and good luck

September 27, 2015

Nasturtium : How To Grow and Care For Nasturtiums

Nasturtium (Botanic name: Tropaeolum majus) flowers are very attractive, colorful, fragrant and useful in the garden.  The make beautiful cut flowers with pretty fragrance. They attract bees in the garden and lure and trap aphids in the garden. Nasturtium is an annual plant whose leaves and flowers are edible. The nasturtium plant and flowers will look very beautiful in hanging baskets.

September 22, 2015

How To Care For Aloe Vera Plant Indoors and Outdoors

Learn how to care of Aloe Vera plant indoors and outdoors at home. Follow the step-by-step guide on growing Aloe Vera plant at home in pots indoors or outdoors. Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis) is a medicinally useful succulent plant which has been grown for thousands of years. The gel inside the leaf of this plant is used for treating burns, sunburns, rashes, itching and insect bites.

September 8, 2015

Growing Lettuce : Planting and Harvesting Lettuce Plants

Lettuce can be grown in pots or ground starting from seeds, outdoors or indoors. Learn the growing details of lettuce including its planting, caring and harvesting. Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is easy to grow, kids enjoy planting and see it growing so quickly in 6-8 weeks after sowing. Lettuce comes in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors. Its leaves are used in salads, and the stems are used in Chinese cooking.

September 2, 2015

How To Grow Papaya Tree from Seeds, Growing Pawpaw In Pots

Learn how to grow papaya tree in pots and ground at home. The method of growing orange red papaya, yellow papaya and red papaya is the same. Papaya (Carica papaya L.) grows in tropical and subtropical regions. It is a large single stem plant whose trunk is soft and does not have a bark. Papaya is also known as papaw or pawpaw.

August 26, 2015

How to Grow Fenugreek at Home | Growing Fenugreek Leaves In a Container

Learn how to grow fenugreek from seeds in containers or ground at home, even indoors. Fenugreek leaves are very easy to grow in pots or ground at home. The fenugreek seeds can be used to make sprouts from seeds.

Fenugreek (Trigonella Foenum-Graecum) is an annual growing herb native to the Mediterranean and Western Asia. Fenugreek leaves are not only very easy to grow from seeds in pots or ground at home, but also extremely beneficial herb.

August 23, 2015

Bougainvillea Not Blooming : Force Your Bougainvillea To Bloom

Is your Bougainvillea not flowering? How to make bougainvillea bloom more? The most common complaint on potted bougainvillea is that they stop flowering shortly after the plant they buy it from the nursery. It is so frustrating to see that the plant which was full of bright and attractive blossoms in the nursery has become dull. So how to keep bougainvillea blooming all year round?

August 20, 2015

How To Propagate Curry Leaves Plant From Seeds and Cuttings

Curry leaf plant can be grown from seeds, stem cuttings or from suckers around an adult tree. Learn how to successfully propagate a curry leaf plant from stem cuttings, seeds and by layering following the easy instructions. The plant propagated from curry leaf seeds will be very slow, may be more than a year for the seedling to get established. The curry plant propagation by stem cutting and suckers are relatively quick to grow.

August 19, 2015

Banana Tree Not Flowering : How To Get Banana Tree To Fruit

Banana Tree Not Flowering? Learn how to get banana tree to fruit if your banana tree is not flowering and bearing fruit?

Some people complain that their banana plants are not flowering and fruiting. The question is how to get a banana tree to produce fruit. A banana tree produces fruits every year under ideal conditions. Not getting enough fruits on the banana tree may be due to several reasons. Getting a banana tree to flowering and fruiting may be possible if you consider the following tips for encouraging the tree to flower.

August 15, 2015

Fertilizer For Banana Tree : Fertilization Recommendation

What is the best fertilizer for a banana tree? The banana plant is a heavy feeder. It is recommended to feed your banana tree with fertilizer regularly to get bigger bananas. The banana tree will need large quantities of Potassium and Nitrogen. You need to fertilize your banana tree frequently as the roots of the tree are shallow to avoid nutrients of getting washed away. Apply banana fertilizer when the plant is rapidly growing.

Continue reading for a detailed banana fertilization information along with the symptoms of deficiency of nutrients.

August 14, 2015

How To Grow Curry Leaves Faster - Curry Leaf Plant Care

Detailed tips on how to grow and care for curry leaf plant at home in pots and ground including how to prune curry tree, fertilizer for curry leaf plant and curry leaf plant diseases and remedy for curry leaf plant not growing are given below. Growing curry leaves at home is not difficult and its care is also easy.
The Curry Leaves plant is native to India. Its botanical name was Murraya Koenigii, but its name has been changed to Bergera Koenigii.

August 11, 2015

Growing Radishes In Containers: Planting and Harvesting Radishes

Learn how to grow radishes in containers or garden beds, outdoors or indoors, with details on how deep to sow the seeds. Radishes (Botanical name- Raphanus sativus) are very easy to grow. The entire radish plant is edible, root, leaves, flowers and even seed pods.

Radishes can be grown in ground or in containers, outdoors or indoors.

August 7, 2015

How To Grow Taro : Taro Plant Care

Follow the step-by-step guide on how to grow taro from root at home and how to care for taro plant including its roots and leaves with information on its propagation, pests, diseases, harvesting and fertilization.
Taro (Botanical name - Colocasia esculenta) is native to India and Southeast Asia. Its roots and leaves are both edible. Taro can be grown in water under flooded conditions like rice and lotus, and also in soil in ground or large containers.

July 26, 2015

Plants That Cause Allergies

The following plants may cause allergies to some people because they produce too many pollen that spread in air. These plants release millions of tiny pollen grains in air that are easily inhaled. When these pollen grains react with our eyes and sinus, they cause sneezing and watery eyes in people affected by asthma, Hay fever and allergies. You may avoid these plants in your garden and plant allergy friendly plants.

July 22, 2015

Growing Beets : Planting, Harvesting and Caring Beets

Know how to grow beets organically in garden beds or containers, outdoors or indoors.

Beets are not only very easy to grow but are also extremely healthy. They are almost completely edible, the greens are excellent in salads and cooked as vegetables and the beetroots can be eaten in salads or pickled.

July 10, 2015

How To Prepare Garden Soil For Planting | Best Garden Soil

Learn to prepare best soil mix ratio for vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers. You may want to know what kind of soil is best for growing plants in summer, fall, winter and spring. Soil types and their characteristics along with a step-by-step procedure for preparing garden soil or potting mix for planting vegetables, fruits and flowers are described below.

July 4, 2015

Growing Potatoes Part 2 : Growing in Pots, Containers and Tyres

Learn how to grow potatoes in pots, tyres, buckets, tubs, barrel, wheelbarrow, a grocery bag, or in an old laundry basket. The potatoes can be grown in pots, tyres, buckets, tubs, barrel, wheelbarrow, a grocery bag, an old laundry basket or any container. This method is good if you don't have a large growing space in your garden and want to get an excellent yield from a very small growing area.

Growing Potatoes Part 1: Planting, Growing and Harvesting Potatoes

Learn how to grow potatoes in your garden with regarding to planting, watering, fertilization and pests and diseases. Potatoes are one of the easiest plants that you can grow at home. Planting potatoes is quite easy and fun. Learn how to grow them in your garden with the given guide.

Generally people think that a large garden space is needed to grow potatoes.

June 20, 2015

How To Grow Saffron: Growing Saffron Crocus Bulbs

Instructions on how to grow saffron from bulbs at home, as I have grown in Australia, including tips for getting flowers every year are given. Saffron (Crocus sativus) is the most expensive herb in the World. It is also known as Saffron Crocus, keshar (India), ya faran (Thailand), fan hong hua (China), Safran (France, Germany), zafferano (Italy).

June 18, 2015

Kale: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Kale

Kale is a superfood because it is rich in antioxidants, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, calcium, magnesium and potassium. It is also fibrous and its sulphur content has liver cleansing properties.

Growing kale in garden is easy, even you can grow kale in pots. Details on how to grow kale from seeds and seedlings are given below including planting time, caring and its harvesting.

June 14, 2015

Companion Plants for Garlic

Know the companion plants for garlic to effectively repel the harmful insects or pests while retaining beneficial ones, thus keeping the soil healthy. Garlic is an excellent non-toxic pesticide and fungicide for the garden that work effectively to protect your plants from pests and diseases.

How To Grow and Care For Ginger: Planting, Harvesting and Caring

Learn how to grow ginger in containers at home and its care regarding watering, soil, fertilization and harvesting. Follow the ginger care tips given below, you can actually grow a ton of ginger, year after year.

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a beautiful scented plant. It is known as Adrak, keong; khing, gung, halia, jahe, luya, shooga, etc.

May 3, 2015

How To Grow Bitter Melons From Seeds: Growing Bitter Gourds in Containers

Detailed information on how to grow bitter melon from seeds in containers at home is given including planting guide, plant care, and disease and pests problems.

Bitter melon (Scientif name: Momordica charantia), Native to Southeast Asia is a common vegetable in many countries. It is also known as karela, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd, bitter squash, African cucumber, alligator pear, balsam pear, ampalaya, cerasee, Saint Cajetan's Melon and goya. It belongs to the family of cucumbers, watermelons and squash and grows vigorously on a vine. Bitter gourd is used as vegetable curry.

February 3, 2015

Stevia Side Effects : Is Stevia harmful?

Stevia side effects on stomach, brain, blood pressure, reproductive system, etc. are considered. Stevia is generally considered safe by the FDA to be used as a sweetener in beverages and foods. Stevioside in the whole leaves has some great health benefits, but processed stevia products which contain only rebaudioside are not a good option.