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Problems with Indoor Herb Gardening

Growing an indoor herb garden can be rewarding for a number of different reasons. First of all, when you grow your own indoor herb garden you have delicious fresh herbs at your fingertips whenever you need them. Additionally, when you have an herb garden indoors, you need not worry about the weather outside and getting Continue Reading …

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What You Need for Flowering Houseplants

Trowel, Bulb Sprayers, Twine Since most house plants are kept in relatively small pots, the most convenient trowel you can get is one that is less than 3″ at the top of the blade. They are inexpensive and easily available. Bulb sprayers come in varying sizes and are used to wet the foliage of most Continue Reading …

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The Basics of Flowering Houseplants

While many people claim that dogs are man’s best friend, the truth of the matter is that we would be nowhere without plants. Plant life creates the basic energy of the planet that animals use to live and grow. Plants also create the oxygen that we need to breathe and respirate. However, this is just Continue Reading …

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Watering Tips for Flowering Houseplants

For those of us who love gardens and the great outdoors, one of the most difficult times for us is when we have to go inside, either because of the weather or for work reasons. We would love to just bask in sunlight all day, taking in the beauty of nature and particularly the abundant Continue Reading …

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Tips for Keeping Children Away From Poisonous Plants

Poisonous houseplants are all over. They are in doctor’s offices, friend’s homes, and the mall. They seem to be everywhere and sometimes it can be hard trying to keep your children away from plants. Let’s look at some ways for keeping children away from poisonous house plants. First, be aware of the poisonous plants. It Continue Reading …

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Green Thumb Challenged? You Can Keep Your Plants Alive

Introduction If you identify with “not having a green thumb”, chances are pretty good that you have killed a plant or two in your life. That’s the bad news; the good news is that you don’t have to kill plants, even if you have a brown thumb. You can keep your houseplants alive by just Continue Reading …

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Air Layering

Because air layering is in the strict sense of the word a method of propagation it is generally treated under that heading, but since it deals more with the appearance of a particular plant than the increasing of stock, we are going to deal with it here. Air layering, or Chinese air layering, as it Continue Reading …

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Pruning and Pinching

Pruning. When a plant has become leggy and is branching out away from its base as shown in the illustration here, the time has come to cut it back. First, select the stem you are going to cut back, and then with a razor blade or pruning shears, make a horizontal cut straight across the Continue Reading …

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Making Plants Behave

In the previous chapter we mentioned that often when cuttings are made for use in increasing stock, the plants from which the cuttings are taken are also benefited. In this chapter we are going to discuss how you can keep your plants both handsome and healthy by pinching, pruning and cutting back. Left to their Continue Reading …

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Table of Contents

  • Common Houseplants (42)
  • Flowers (9)
  • Garden Supplies (7)
  • Houseplants (18)
  • How to Keep Plants Healthy (38)
  • Making Plants Behave (9)
  • Orchids (30)
  • Plant Diseases and Pests (10)
  • Plant Fertilizer (4)
  • Potting Soil (5)
  • Repotting (4)
  • Seed Germination (9)
  • The Joy of House Plants (27)
  • Tropical Houseplants (15)
  • Houseplant Books (36)
  • Browse Amazon for Houseplants, Tools, and Supplies

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