Questions tagged [growth]
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Miniature Peperomia Pilea depressa, losing leaves and color
I've had this plant for about 9monthes and it's been generally doing well, it even sprouted new babies (?).
However, in the last 3 months, a good amount of its leaves are browsing and falling off. I ...
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higher temperature or more lighting - whats more important?
I'm trying to choose between 2 places to grow young bell peppers which will be transplanted in a few weeks.
The first one is outside with plenty of natural light. Temperatures during the day are ...
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Is there an ideal drainage to soil layer ratio in terrarium etc.?
The question is about the size, ratio and composition of the drainage and soil layers in some improvised terrarium. It's made out of a 8'' (20cm) truncated/shaved off glass sphere (basically a cookie/...
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Is rubbing alcohol poisonous to shiitake mushrooms?
Within 24 hours my shiitake log got covered with a lot of green mold from a manufacturer, and feel I should douse the log with alcohol to try to save it. would this be a good idea?
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Is this a sign of stunted growth (on tomato seedlings)?
I germinated this batch of heirloom Tiny Tim tomatoes, and have been told that they start off really slow. It's been a month now. There are a couple of them that has a swollen stem like in the picture,...
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7 years old Rose shrub giving shriveled up leaves and flowers
I live in South India ,we shifted into our new house 7 years ago and planted this dark pink rose soon after from a nursery .There were 2 of them, but one of them died soon after planting, from shock I ...
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Hollyhock deteriorating immediately after blooming
I live in Denver, CO and last year I planted 2 Hollyhock plants in my backyard. The plants were about 1 foot tall when I put them in the ground and they are in a spot where they get full sun/plenty ...
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How can I get my mushroom kit to finally fruit?
I've never grown mushrooms before, but I bought a Herbal Since Ling mushroom kit 6 weeks ago. It consist of a plastic miniature greenhouse and a substrate block. The substrate block was covered all ...
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How can I encourage my plants to push out larger leaves?
I have some potted plants (Philodendron selloum, Monstera deliciosa) that were propagations from larger plants. Their leaves are on average only about 4 inches long. They were propagated about a year ...
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Avocado leaves with yellowish/brown spots
I have two young avocado plants in my room that show some problems.
The older one (I started growing the plant from a seed 4 months ago) started to show yellowish/brown spots on its leaves about a ...
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Will Bradford pear suckers produce flowers?
A 21 year old Bradford pear split and was cut back to ground level. After a couple of years there are at least 20 suckers that are 4 foot high making a thick hedge. Will they keep getting taller or ...
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Chives have yellowing ends. Is it normal?
This is the first time I ever grow chives. They are in a seed pod, along with other herb bods in a hydrocultural system (one of those simple amateurish ones sold on Amazon). I planted them 37 days ago....
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A Strange Growth has Sprouted in the Center Stalks of my Dracaena
I have had a Dracaena for 5 years. It just recently sprouted a bud like growth in the center of several of its stalks. What is this and what does it mean?
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Potted Salix has only produced leaves at the end of the stems so far this year
I was given a potted salix last year and it grew well. So far this year, only the ends of the stems have leaves (probably about 25% of the length of the stems). There are nubs along the stems where I ...
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Why are my Fiddle Leaf Fig's new leaves are dying?
I've had four new leaves show up on my Fiddle Leaf Fig (Ficus Lyrata). However, a day after they start to unfold, the leaf dries out and turns black. What could be the reason?
I got this plant from ...
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Dwarf Orange Tree growth problems
My dwarf orange tree has stayed the same since it was put into the backyard about 5 years ago . She has grown 5 oranges that were normal. After that she has stayed the same and grows flowers in the ...
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Is it possible to get this badly-pruned magnolia back to a natural shape?
We bought a house a few months ago that has a magnolia tree in the front, as shown below:
As you can see, it's sort a mess, with long thin branches shooting upwards and down. If you get inside of it, ...
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Kale leaves turning yellow in hydroponic system
I planted kale using hydroponic method. I planted them in September 7th, 2019 and now they're 41 days old. I put them in hydroponic system when they're 21 days old and have two leaves, with nutrition ...
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Fig tree languishing after 2 years - how to reinvigorate?
I have a fig tree which was planted two years ago next to a wall. The soil-side of the wall faces north, the sunny pavement side face south, so it provides plenty of heat. The sun can shine on the ...
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Root system size and planting distance from smokebush (smoke tree, cotinus coggygria) to wall
Am thinking of planting a smoke bush in an area that is enclosed by a retaining wall, but am concerned about the root system eventually growing big enough to displace the wall.
How can I estimate the ...
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How do I properly cut and cultivate my lemon trees to keep them smaller?
I started growing these two lemon trees from (random storebought lemon) seeds a few years ago and they grew considerably over the last summer after putting them in larger pots.
Because I live in ...
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Why is this clementine/mandarin tree so small and why has it stopped growing?
I planted a clementine or mandarin tree from seed maybe two or three years ago. I don't think it has grown much over the last couple of years. See photo (with a sticky note for scale). It doesn't grow,...
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Is aloe supposed to grow like this?
I just propped it up but it is really top heavy and some of the leaves are pretty droopy. The outside leaves seem to just stack on top of eachother and never spread out and around. Should I cut the ...
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Rule of spacing between roses and vines
For example, If the normal spacing between grape vines is 8 feet, then does that mean that a hybrid tea rose with the recommended spacing of 3 feet would also have to spaced 8 feet away from the ...
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Will collards grow from a stub?
I was in my community garden today, and all I found of one of my collards was 3 leaves around the plant, and about a 1 inch stub. Will my collard likely grow back?
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why do vines attach themselves to wood chips
I was looking at my Mexican Sour Gherkin plant yesterday, and it seems like it's attaching itself to my wood chips. Why do vines attach themselves to wood chips like that?
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how long does the root system on Malabar Spinach need to grow before it will show any growth?
I have a red and a green Malabar spinach, and it seems to be waiting to grow, how long will it likely be before i see any real results?
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Encouraging more berries
I have different types of blueberry bushes-from 1 year, to 10 years. I have done all the recommended things to have healthy plants. They all have lots of leaves and do make blueberries, but not so ...
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Yet another indoor Meyer Lemon tree that fails to thrive
Had this plant for two or three years, and it's never bloomed, let alone produced fruit. Produced some gigantic leaves, but that's it. Hasn't produced a leaf in months. Windows are facing south, so ...
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Plumeria too close to other plants?
I live in San Diego, CA. I have a Plumeria planted about 2.5 ft from a thriving Bird if Paradise. The Plumeria seems to be at a standstill. Should I move it or take cuttings?
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Acer Palmatum: New buds dying
After an extensive research through the web I did not seem to find a clear answer to what my acer is experiencing or how to act on it. I am not an expert and this is my fist acer, so I find myself a ...
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Campsis is growing very slowly with holes in the leaves
We purchased our red Campsis Radicans in the beginning of May which is depicted below. This picture was taken today. What surprizes me is that many articles claim that Campsis is a fast growing vine ...
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How quickly will astrantia seedlings grow and flower (and will they grow more quickly outside)?
I collected and sowed fresh astrantia (masterwort) seeds from my garden late last summer, and left them out overwinter to stratify. I have had a number of the seeds germinate and now have a nice ...
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could we grow Pistachios only by weather rain water ( semi desert climate)
I like to know can grow pistachios in semi desert land without planning any aggregation system for it.
The country for planting is iran, with almost semi dry climate. Like this and this:
If not i ...
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My redbud tree in Maine
I planted my redbud 3 years ago, 2 years they have had lots of leaves no buds. This year there are no leaves at all, around the base of the tree there are little twigs growing with small leaves. Is ...
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can a purple onion plant thrive on water-only?
Is this article, 29 Plants That Grow in Water Only (Without a Hydroponic System)
accurate, that is, can a plant thrive with only water?
I ask this question since, from the half of a purple onion grew ...
