Questions tagged [growth]
For all questions about plant growth
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Peonies stopped growing and froze in time
In March this year, before the lockdown, we purchased 2 peonies in our local garden center in the south east of London which were about the same size: Sarah Bernhardt and Karl Rosenfield. Picture of ...
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Oyster mushrooms turn reddish brown, pretty much every time. Is this a moisture or temperature or some other problem? Pls help
This is my 6th or 7th batch of mushrooms, and they all eventually turn the same kind of reddish brown and the caps don't really form.
I've managed to get a couple of good flushes, but something is ...
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Can vegetable plants do well if planted within the lighted area near a (LED) mercury vapor light?
Due to mobility (and other) issues, I can't just put the veggies I want to grow into the ground. I need them to be at a level which doesn't require bending. In the past, I've used "dead refrigerators" ...
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Elder (Sambucus nigra) losing leaves
I'm fairly new to gardening and in need of some guidance. I've searched around for a bit but couldn't find anything except general care and pruning instructions.
Two years ago, I purchased and ...
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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?
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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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What is this white tuber on my cactus?
Yesterday I noticed that my cactus had a white tuber type thing growing out of it. Is this normal? It's almost doubled in length in the past 36 hours.
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Problem with Growing coleus blumei propagate in water
I have one coleus blumei main flower which have had black stem problem.
So i removed the black parts and placed that corrupted part into bobble with water like this:
And after almost three-day i ...
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Will quaking aspen grow in Mississippi?
I am moving to Mississippi soon and am trying to figure out trees to plant at my house. My favorite tree is the quaking aspen. Will this grow there? And any recommendations of other trees, bushes, and ...
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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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How do I encourage my potted Lilac Palibin to grow more leaves and flowers?
I live in Munich, Germany, and have had my Lilac Palibin bush for nearly a year. It has grown well in its pot on my south-east-facing balcony. However, now spring has arrived it has few leaves up ...
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Remove buds to speed up growth of newly planted cherry laurels (Prunus Laurocerasus Novita)
In november I planted around 65 meters of cherry laurel (Novita).
I would like them to grow higher and more dense, as quickly as possible.
As winter is ending, they are producing a lot of clusters of ...
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What is this plant growing from a pineapple plant
I have been growing pineapples in my backyard for around five years and this is the first time I have seen this plant grow from underneath a pineapple plant. The pineapple plant is from the top of a ...
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What should i do with this mulberry tree?
Last year i had planted 4 mulberry trees outside but slowly they all started to die. I figured it was the soil. It was badly compacted. Eventually, i was left with just one which i decided to pull out ...
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New plumeria cutting
OKKAYYY I got this cutting as a gift and was told to put it in a small vase of water, change out water weekly, and wait for it to root.. Well, my sister in law did the same thing and hers started to ...
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Producers of oxygen
Are plants the only producers of oxygen?
(I know algae aren't plants, but also produce oxygen, but asides them)
Do mushrooms,other fungi, and plantlike organisms also produce oxygen?
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What is this plant and how to take care of it?
I live in Bangalore, India and was gifted a plant 4 weeks back. It's a small one, has small thick leaves.
It was fine for couple of weeks. After which the leaves turned a little yellow, 6 to 7 leaves ...
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Caffeine containing plants that will grow in Germany's climate
I plan on switching from coffee to a more regional alternative but can't quite figure out which plants would be suitable.
I'm based in Germany so it would be great if the plant grows somewhere around ...
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How to bring my Olive's branches back to life?
I have an Olive tree that I keep indoors and potted (lots of sunlight in room and let it breath outdoors occasionally), I went away for a few weeks and the leaves on the bottom few branches have ...
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Hard Water vs Soft Water for Houseplants
I have read that certain house plants should be watered with soft water. I would like to know if this applies to all house plants and what consequences would be visible when watering with hard water ...
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Should I remove a secondary tree that sprouted from a dwarf apple tree?
Last year I planted a dwarf apple tree, and this year after returning from vacation it has a secondary tree that's sprouted up from around the base. Here's a photo showing what I mean:
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Camomile and oregano stopped growing after sprouting
I planted oregano and camomile from seeds, and shortly after sprouting they stopped growing. I tried moving them to a more sunny or shaded areas, but they still don't grow. They keep being the same ...
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Butternut squash lost growing tip, is it worth keeping it?
One of my butternut squash plants lost its growing tip. Probably cut while mowing the grass, since they are planted on the borders of the garden and not in the raised beds because of the space they ...
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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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Why is my pineapple not growing bigger?
I planted my pineapple about 5 years ago from the head of a store bought pineapple and even though it hasn't died and is still growing, it hasn't got nearly big enough to produce fruit or even ...
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Lettuce Growth Stunted
I grow lettuce using vertical hydroponic method.
I live in Jakarta city, Indonesia, started planting the lettuce at September 7th, 2019 and today (October 10th, 2019) should be the harvest day. But ...
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How quickly can I expect my Goldcrest Cypress to grow?
We bought a Goldcrest Cypress today and I'm wondering how fast it would grow; I just don't get any clear (or even rough) answers from Google.
Some more info:
We are in South Africa, around 26 degrees ...
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How to graft a plum tree
these days I am going to prune my plum tree, I will perform the pruning following the guidelines of this article that talks about pruning a plum tree (it is in Spanish but nothing that Google ...
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Passiflora Snow Queen is drying out
I bought 3 plants of Passiflora Snow Queen in May this year. They have been thriving well and fast. My wall is almost covered and they are still growing as you can see:
The plants are outside in a ...
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The growth on my cacti has changed, and it wierd
I asked a question about the growth on my cacti earlier in the summer, however it's just acting weird. I initially thought it was a cacti fruit because it originated from a flower I tried to cross ...
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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.
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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 seed 4 months ago) started to show yellowish/brown spots on its leaves about a month ...
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Mexican Lime tree planted too deep, trying to address the issue early
This lime tree was planted about 2-3 years ago, and isn't growing as fast as we thought it would. Maybe the tree just grows slow? I'm not sure. Recently I dug down to see where the root system started ...
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Revert lettuce to vegetative phase by cutting it down
I have read several article stating that it is possible to revert a bolted leafy lettuce to vegetative growth by cutting it down to 1 centimeter.
Is that right?
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A tale of two "pinch backs" (should some plants not be pinched back?)
I'm no "gardener" but I like to plant from seed and watch things grow. I am trying to learn a bit more as I go along.
I planted the zinnias in the photo below a couple of months ago, started indoors ...
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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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Replant branch?
I live in the Caribbean, and while riding bike, I saw this tree:
So I cut a small branch:
Can I replant this branch? Can it somehow be replanted in a pot?
Thanks.
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What seed is this? Oak?
I had this seed for a long time in my kitchen in a dry container. I decided to see if I could just plant it in a pot. When I was inspecting it I sensed that the outer shell was now easily breakable.
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Are my pepper plants growing at a decent rate?
Planted bell peppers a month ago in seed starting cells, and they have grown slower (germinated slower too) than the tomatoes and zucchini I planted at the same time. The leaves are turning a ...
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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 ...
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Are my roses killing my Lavender bushes?
We have 3 lavender bushes in our front yard, they get plenty of sun and we prune the regularly. We also have a rose bush which is doing alright, although I did have to cut some stems from it last year ...
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Bonsai Ficus, recently repotted now roots growing from surface
I repotted a Golden gate Ficus bonsai about a month ago and just noticed something today I'm not sure about.
It appears 5-6 root tips have hit the sides of the pot, growing on the surface and some are ...
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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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How does removing spruce tips affect the tree health and growth?
I recently learned that spruce tips are edible. Having an abundance of spruce growing around here I'd like to harvest some for culinary experiments.
My question is, how will this affect the trees' ...
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how can i stop my dracaena growing to tall?
[![enter image description here][1]][1]I had just one dracaena 10 years ago.
But it grew too fast.
Finally It reached to top of the room.
At first, it was not quite a big problem.
Every time when It ...
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