Grouping Plants With Flower Identification One of the very obvious parts of any flowering plant is its flower. As such, the flower is an important element that can be used to group plants into their various families. However, to be able to use the flower to effectively group plants into the...
Botanists study plants, including their classifications, biology and structure, and how they interact with the wider environment. The level of understanding that botanists have about plant life is extensive, and they use this knowledge, including of plant genetics and physiology, to support various in...
Most indoor plants have heart-shaped, elongated or even blade-like leaves, and few have perfectly round leaves. If you’re trying to identify a houseplant with round leaves, you’ll need to look at its other characteristics, such as the color of the leaves, the plant’s growth habit, it...
Every difference reveals the life story of this particular tree – if we stop to look closely. The clues are easy to spot when you know what to look for, but remain invisible to most people. In How to Read a Tree, you'll learn rare skills that can be applied every time you pass a...
How to Get Rid of Colorado Potato Beetles How to Get Rid of Leafhoppers in the Garden Identification Leaf miners are hard to spot, and the adults are often unnoticed. They are just another fly or moth in the garden. What you can notice is the signs of feeding larvae. ...
You’ll also be able to identify voles by the type of damage. Remember: It’s the voles who are plant eaters. If you have partially eaten carrots, potatoes, or other root vegetables in your garden, you probably have a vole problem. According to one reader, “They dig under my carrots...
Learn stinging nettle identification quickly and easily. We show you how to identify, harvest, and prepare this vitamin-packed wild edible.
structure and season-long interest,agapanthus is one of those plants that can really test a gardener’s identification skills. Happen upon some on a stroll through your neighbor’s yard or a visit to your local botanical garden, and it may take you a beat to accurately come up with the ...
Summer patch bears a resemblance to other turf diseases and turf injuries associated with drought and heat stress. For successful identification of summer patch, a qualified diagnostician must look at the affected turf with a microscope. Conditions for Disease: ...
Check out this video to learn how to plant beets: Growing Each wrinkled beet “seed” is actually a cluster of 2 to 4 seeds, so you will need to thin the young plants to 3 to 4 inches apart once the greens get to be about 4 to 5 inches tall. This allows their roots to grow to...