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Tagged with container-gardening plant-care
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House plant with no name
Just received thus beautiful plant. Can anyone help with identification and care?
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My nursery bought marigold is dying
I bought this marigold from a local nursery and it looked fine for a few days but after about a week it is starting to wilt. I have cut off the dried flowers and stems and it looks like this. Is there ...
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Marigold buds grow sideways and die
Plants are in 3 gallon pots, outside in full sun, watered and fertilized, and pruned when necessary. I live in S. Florida, so cold is no problem.
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Is it too late to plant roses in the ground in November
I bought some David Austin roses earlier this year and put them into containers to test. The reason is that my yards are very shady so I wanted to see if the "spot" works due to many pine ...
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Problem with Climbing Aloe mid-stem drying up
I started this on my window sill 3 years ago. It was a lot bigger than current photo, had to cut off dying. The stems are drying up and dying. I did transplant and moved it from back yard (hotter) to ...
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Cactus growing in a stem between two leaves?
Question 1: What plant is this... a cactus growing in a stem between two leaves...? Never saw that at stores, I think! It got so heavy that it started falling, I'm keeping it up straight with the help ...
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Browning on Silver Spurflower leaves? Is this a fungus or lack of water?
I have noticed over the last week my Silver Spurflower leaves have started to go brown and start curling. They are in large containers and other plants in the containers have also been getting similar ...
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Cherry Tomato plants, withering, yellowing leaves, white powdery on root
The plant is yellowing, and pull out the root to find the white powdering thing... Anyone know what is this? how to prevent?
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Marguerite daisy leaves are turning yellow and drying
Identification:
Most likely a "Marguerite daisy" or some member of the "Argyranthemum frutescens" family.
Symptoms:
Leaves are turning yellow and then completely dry
Conditions:...
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Geranium is short with leaves only no flowers in July
I put down the seeds for geranium around mid or late May in 2020. I live in Pacific Northwest.
Now it is just like this after almost 2 months
It's only 4-5 in tall and no flowers yet. It's been cool ...
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Will a periwinkle plant regrow leaves on bare branches?
I got a periwinkle plant from a relative. She's a bit absent-minded and barely watered it. When I got it, the branches were all bare (leaves fallen off) and no flowers.
I have had it a few months now....
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How to grow water forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides) in a container?
Water forget-me-not is semi-aquatic and usually grows in ponds and swamps, because it likes very moist soil. It can even grow in water if it's not too deep (<10 cm).
Sadly, I don't have a pond, so ...
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Phototropism on rosemary plant
Do rosemary plants exhibit phototropism? I bought a rosemary plant from a nursery with its woody stem not perpendicular to the soil surface (about 50 deg between the soil and the stem). While its ...
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I don’t know what’s happening to my opuntia, can you help me?
I've had this opuntia since may this year and it was growing fine, it had grown three new little opuntia and suddenly it started having this white rod like things, at first I cleaned them up but a ...
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Tulsi/ basil leaves turning yellow
I have a potted Tulsi plant got from a nursery a month back. The leaves were green then. After a pruning, the new leaves started getting yellow. There are two plants and both of them have the same ...
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Brown tips of peace lily?
I have 3 palants of peace lily,
Placed more or less 6 feets away form windows(2windows),
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I never over water them, I wait for my plants to give me signs of thirst(wilt a little bit),each pot has ...
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Biodegradable material that keeps the termites away
Recently I came across Groasis Growboxx, a biodegradable coccoon that ensures maximum survival rate, and less water being used for their nurturing.
This was tested in Urulikanchan, Pune, India. The ...
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My anthurium's leaves are turning yellow and brown
I recently got this anthurium from Safeway. I put it away in my room from a south facing window. And then repotted it into a bigger pot with regular potting mix. The plants leaves started to get brown ...
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Why is spiderwort a good plant for mesocosms?
You may already have heard about the 53 year-old sealed bottle garden, but I would like to know why spiderwort is a particularly sustainable plant.
What are some other plant species that require ...
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Should I pinch my first celosia blooms?
This is my first year starting annuals from seeds, mainly for containers. I've read that pinching off the first blooms helps the plant produce more blooms and form a bushier habit.
I started my seeds ...
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What is happening with my pothos?
Eleven days ago, I had asked why my young plants were not growing. Well, weeks later, one of them is regressing. What can be the issue now? I added organic material( yam peel, banana peels and egg ...
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What is the name of this plant with arrow shaped leaves and how should I plant and care for it?
I have been given this plant. It is in water and has rooted:
What's is its name? How should I plant and care for it?
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What's the best thing to do for a neglected agave?
I have an Agave victoriae-reginae.
This plant has had a hard life. I bought it at a local greenhouse in 2011, and kept it properly all year, on a stump on the hill, with other plants in a collection (...
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Can I grow coffee plants in my garden?
I live in the Netherlands, where the climate is very unstable. Whilst I love my coffee and love doing a lot of stuff myself, the urge to grow my own coffee had risen. I was wondering if the Dutch ...
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