Hyacinth bulbs may be forced into early growth for indoor display in the winter. Plant them with the tips just showing, in soil-based potting mix in containers with drainage holes. Keep in a dark place at tempe
Window box with Hippo® Rose, Lemon Coral® sedum, and Graceful Grasses ® purple fountain grass. Photo by Proven Winners. There are many ways to incorporate polka dot plants into your home or landscape. Here are a few: Tuck into a planter with other foliage or flowering plants to ad...
Many animals need green matter (plants), on the one hand as feed (rodents, reptiles, birds, etc.), and on the other hand in order to clear their gastro-intestinal tract of hairs (for example cats). Conventional products available on the market, such as those known as cat grass or rode...
Bear in mind that Easter lilies can grow to 3 feet tall or more, so they may be best suited for the back of a border withsmaller plantsin front. Planting and soil requirements for lilium longiflorum Prepare the soil for planting after the ground has warmed. Dig a hole that is wide enou...
Our youngest moved home for a bit this fall, and is willing to lend us his muscles and building expertise in exchange for bed and home cooked meals. Suddenly those hunks of lumber that lay fallow in the tall grass all summer are raised beds. Two beds are even full of dirt — the prob...
Essential oils refer to any volatile aromatic liquid essence that is extracted by steam, distillation, expression or solvent extraction from aromatic plants such as flowers, grasses, fruits, leaves, roots, and/or trees. Fragrance chemicals may include, but are in no way limited to, synthetic ...
Anindoorgardenwillproduceabout16ouncesofgrasseverysixmonths.The gardensarereallyquitesimpletobuild,theonlytechnicalknowledgebeing thewiringofafluorescenttube.Basically,youjusthangafluorescentlight thatcanberaisedandloweredoversomepotswithagoodsoilmixture.All ...
As with any pests, keep your eye out for them and take control immediately. They’ll spread from houseplant to houseplant in no time.My Tazzy cat. He loves those crunchy grass-like leaves! Toxicity Hip, hip, hooray, this is a plant that the ASPCA lists as non-toxic for both cats ...
and were trained to work with flocks of sheep. Most of the ones I knew on our local farms were called Fly, Moss or Belle. Cats were there largely to keep the mouse population down in the hay barns. These weren’t indoor pampered pets. They lived outside and in the barns and ...