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How much sunlight for rooting grocery store mint?
I am planning to root some grocery store edible field mint (with most leaves removed and bottom and top cut) in 3 and 4 inch plastic pots. My question is, is keeping them in 2 hours of direct sunlight ...
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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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Do roots develop where there is room?
I was wondering if I were to plant a seedling in one end of a rectangular container, as pictured below, would it affect root development, or would the plant develop roots where there is space?
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I repotted my dracaena marginata in an oversized pot. Now that I know this is incorrect, should I repot it again to a smaller pot?
I have a dracaena that was seriously rootbound in a 10-12 inch container. (That's the approximate size; I can't remember it exactly now). In March of this year, I untangled its roots and repotted it ...
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Murraya koenigii (Curry leaf plant) root system
I am planning to grow Curry leaf plant in my balcony space using a pot.I would like to know what kind of root system this plant has. I mean to ask is it straight deep inside soil or more branched one? ...
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Saving sun-scorched succulents
I recently moved several small potted succulents from partial shade to full sun, which proved catastrophic for many of them.
Specific genera among the casualties:
Echeveria / Graptopetalum
Faucaria
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How do you get rid of root flies organically?
Now that it is warming up in Sydney, I have noticed some tiny flies in the soil of my pots. I think they are root flies.
They seem attracted to the pots containing rhizomes the most[1][2]. These pots ...
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