Place them into a supportive container such as an egg box and keep them in a light but relatively cool place to produce stubby, dark green shoots. Don’t obsess too much about this process – the idea is simply to keep the tubers fresh until you are ready to plant them. This can be...
In our busy world, we often race around first thing in the morning and don’t stop to allow our body to do what it needs to do. Create a morning ritual that includes sitting on the pot 15 minutes. For many of us, it will take much less than that, but this is a good practice ...
Start by making sure your pot has drainage holes. Not there? If you're skilled with a drill, add your own. Or, try the pot-within-a-pot approach: Place a plant still in its nursery pot (with holes) down inside a larger pot that doesn't have holes. (Just remember to dump any ex...
If you've got some containers and some soil, you can easily grow a garden without needing a ton of outdoor space. Here's how to get started.
You could also use a bucket or other container to hold water, but water jugs may be better because they’re harder to spill and let in less air (helps discourage bad organisms from growing) Something to catch extra water –Your plant pots need a way for water to come out the bottom. ...
Soak the bare root in a bucket of water for up to an hour to help rehydrate it. Like I do with my bare-root strawberries, I add a little bit of liquid kelp to give my plant a boost. Kelp contains natural growth hormones that aid in root and shoot development, and it also offers...
Learn how to make your own soilless potting mix at home! Commercial bagged soils are pricey, and if you use a lot, can add up to significant costs. They also vary greatly in quality and, in some cases, their fertilizer strength can be toxic to plants and cause burns to plant roots. ...
Cannabis goes by many names; weed, pot, marijuana, bud, ganja, and more. These all refer to the dried and cured buds of a female cannabis plant. Cannabis plants can live in many environments, and some form of cannabis naturally grows nearly everywhere in the world. Yet it’s the flowers...
Place the container that is currently holding the bird of paradise plant into a bucket, or basin of water to soak for 30 minutes. Place the bird of paradise into the tub or planting pot. Make sure the plant is not sitting too deeply in the pot, the top of its root system should be...
Until the plants need to be potted up into a larger pot or transplanted into the garden, you need to continue monitoring as you have been with the touch and weight tests. But you also want to do it slightly more often. As a plant puts out its roots and starts to grow, it will need...