Questions tagged [growth]
For all questions about plant growth
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Can a Sego Palm skip a growing season?
I planted a Sego Palm too close to a sidewalk . After years of trimming, I finally cut off at ground level . The trunk was about 42" , so I dug a 36" hole and planted it. This happened last fall , ...
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Is something wrong with my Aloe Vera?
I have an Aloe Vera, although I am thinking its not very healthy as its quite limp and thin. I am thinking I need to repot into something larger/deeper. I water it once or twice every week or 2 and ...
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What is this weird growth on my cucumber?
It is about 8cm tall and used to be green but is now slowly going white...
Is it some form of tumour?
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Here is the picture of the whole cucumber (for you disbelievers). The growth can be found ...
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How should I "free" these trapped sprouts?
Look at the sprout on the right: You can see there is a clump of dirt and a little mineral thing stuck on its "head". Should I let it keep growing like this? Should I pick it off? I'm worried about ...
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Why does my Basilikum have small leaves?
As you can see, my basilikum plant is quite tall however the leaves are too small. When I bought it a month ago it had really healthy and big leaves. I have cut them to make pesto, and after that ...
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Why isn't my Ginkgo biloba growing any leaves even though it's already June?
I have a couple of Ginkgos. Last year I got them by mail, there were already yellow leaves when I got them. They went to sleep around October or November. This year it is already June and they have ...
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Zz plant not growing within 1 year
https://imgur.com/gallery/C1TQ2
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Hi! I am reposting since my previous one was lacking important info.
I have a ZZ plant that I got roughly 9 months ago. 3 months in, I repotted it, ...
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What is the limiting factor in plants growth and production speed?
What is the limiting factor in plants growing and production speed given that all nutrients are adequate in the soil.
Some factors I can think of:
intensity of light
concentration of CO2 in the ...
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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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Yucca – brown mushy spots on the leaves
We have given our Yucca's new flower soil. Now they have mushy brown spots on the leaves. Before, they stood in the living room without direct sun. Now they are outside (sun in the day (morning 2 ...
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Does moss require darkness when grown indoors?
People always say that moss prefers to grow in (moist) dark, dappled, shady, or otherwise low-light conditions. Strictly speaking, I don't believe that's the case.
I think in a natural environment it ...
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Does moss require darkness? [duplicate]
Everybody knows that plants need light for photosynthesis, to grow and remain healthy; but do they require (or benefit from) sleep/darkness; or can they be bathed in light 24/7?
I'm not talking about ...
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What causes tomato plants to bear large fruit?
Of course I know that some tomato varieties yield bigger tomatoes than others, but on a given plant, some of the fruits are bigger and some are smaller, so I am just wondering: Besides variety, what ...
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Fruit trees root growth
I have several fruit trees all in good condition, all around 2 years old.
One of them is a morello cherry. He was bought as a one year
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On its second year, I missed pruning and ultimately he ...
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Tomatoes at the base
Tomato plants were planted 4 weeks ago. Have tomatoes growing at the base of 2 plants. Shall I remove them? Worried about the stem.
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Small tree pruning recommendations
I have a small tree on my property that looks likes its a bit overgrown to me. Does this need pruning? Any recommendations on how I should tackle it? Does it need a light pruning or a heavy pruning?
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Plausible explanation for abrupt total disappearance of balsam?
Impatiens glandulifera Himalayan balsam is considered a nuisance by some (eg a "prohibited noxious weed" under the Alberta Weed Control Act 2010) but it is colourful and the explosive pods are quite ...
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How tall will this Magnolia stellata grow?
I have bought a Magnolia stellata that has a height of 27 inches (70 cm) above ground and a root system 8 inches deep (20 cm). It looked like it was newly potted, so I went home and checked the roots. ...
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Cut back the tops of newly planted Beech Hedging to encourage growth?
Last year I planted a long row of beech to provide me with beech hedging. At the time they were approximately 30-40cm in height, and they have now grown to an average of 50-70 cm in height.
The final ...
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Rotating the pot to force the plant to grow branches and leaves on both sides
Is it recommended to rotate the pot of a plan (arboricola dazzle) in order to force her to grow leaves and branches on both sides?
The plant naturally lost the leaves of that side because not ...
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How to get my aloe to grow
I was given this aloe pup as a gift some years ago and never got around to replanting it from its tiny pot. Since then it has never quite grown. Its 3 leaves are still green but it has stayed a tiny ...
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Goji Berry plants have not grown much over 2 years!
My Goji Berry plants have only grown in the spring, when they have grown at all. I had some berries the first year, but not since. (Of course, they only fruit on new wood, but the plants are growing a ...
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Why one of my Red Cherry Plum tree's stem turned yellow?
Last week I seen that my Red Cherry Plum's stems are all green colored,
but near these days I noticed some differences and changes. Like one of its right thin stem has turned yellow, in the past its ...
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What are these new trunks thats emerging from this Red Cherry Currant?
I noticed that there was some new trunk-looking stuff that's coming around from these sides at the bottom to the middle on the thick stems but not on the top thin branches. What are these, are they ...
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Strange buds/growths on my cactus
When I purchased one of my cacti in mid-December (not identified yet), I noticed that it had some buds on its sides. I've never seen cactus flowers or buds, but that's what they seemed to be, ...
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Spider plant leaves becoming discolored, thin and droopy
I purchased a Chlorophytum Comosum in October 2016. It's 3 or 4 separate plants. I moved it from its 10cm diameter plastic pot into one that's roughly 15 cm and about 20 cm deep, without drainage. ...
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One part of Blueberry bush blooming, rest of plant appears dormant or dead
I recently purchased what is now my first dwarf blueberry plant.
On this plant, at the end of a large, thick vertical cane, are a few green branches that have some small seeds and the 'early green ...
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Can I tell if a boxed, hydroponic, fly-trap growing kit, made for teenagers, would be reliable?
My 13 year old grandson wants to grow some Fly Traps using this small, inexpensive, boxed hydroponic kit.
The kit is designed for kids 12 years and older. The parts are all plastic. It comes with ...
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Important features in an automated grow system
Hello fellow enthusiasts. Lately, I have been working on building out my own open source/open hardware grow room automation kit as I was really frustrated at the high price tag on anything in the ...
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Why aren't my hydroponic plants growing well?
I started growing tomato and pepper plants in my indoor hydroponic system. The first two weeks after the transplantation all the plants were healthy, but after the second week, there hasn't been any ...
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How do I take care of my mint plant?
I am a beginner in gardening, so I appreciate some tips on how to grow mint plants.
Thank you!
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How much depth is needed for vegetables to grow in an indoor area?
I will grow the following vegetables in a big square area. How much depth is required to prevent root damage and non-vertical root growth? Note that I will grow them indoors.
Carrot
Arugula
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Does putting vegetables next to each other cause a conflict?
I have a school project related to farming. For this project I should grow some vegetables in an indoor application.
And let say I have to grow them in a big container in the same soil and next to ...
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Basil stem turning brown after pruning
I'm a gardening beginner and recently pruned my first basil plant (about two weeks ago). I bought special pruning shears because pinching the stems took a bit of a pull, and I didn't want to harm them ...
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Why aren't my Lemon and Feijoa trees growing or sprouting leaves?
I have a 1 year old lemon tree that has only 5 leaves, most of which look as if they are dying. It also has dry, splintered stalks that look as if they have sealed themselves, and refuse to grow any ...
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White ring of pus forming around branches
I have attached a picture of white "pus" like growth at the base of branches on my redwood tree.
I looked through the posts talking about white fungus growth on trees. But I am not able to diagnose ...
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Why are these leaves white on my plum seedling?
What in the world are these? This is my plum seedling and he is pretty small, but all of his other leaves are large and green. However, he hasn't grown any proper leaves in a while, and all he's ...
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Germination of lettuce
I soaked lettuce seeds in distilled water for 12 hours.Then, I transferred them to petri dishes that had double folded filter paper moistened with distilled water. The petri dishes were then left in a ...
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How can I trick plants into thinking there's more space in the pot so they grow larger?
I think I read somewhere about rearranging plant's roots in certain ways within the soil inside a pot to make it think it's growing in a larger space, and as a result let it grow bigger, as if it was ...
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How can I limit the height (depth) of our English (Common) Ivy?
We have ivy growing in the front yard, and I like it. It requires no attention other than trimming to keep it off the house, tree, sidewalk. My wife doesn't like that it keeps getting higher. Instead ...
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Is it possible to get this pin oak to grow straight?
Received a pin oak from my uncle a little less than two years ago as a transplant. It's about 9ft tall today. The tree had a noticeable bend to it when when it was transplanted. I tried staking it, ...
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Is there a way to grow plants super fast while it still being organic (i.e. healthy)?
Is there a way to grow plants super fast while it still being organic (i.e. healthy)?
Wheat / vegetables / fruits / etc...
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Why would cuttings from the same hibiscus exhibit different growing behaviors?
Last fall, we planted six cuttings from a friend's hibiscus syriacus. They were leafy, and sized from about 7" to 12". They're pictured in this question. Though they lost all foliage, the stems held ...
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Why are my squash and pickle plants just producing flowers?
Location central Jersey (USA). I have a small garden next to the house. All my plants get watered nightly from the sprinkler system. My tomatoes and hot peppers are producing bumper crops, but the ...
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Is it true that having only one fruit per vine makes it taste better?
I had noticed how expensive square watermellon is and apparently the reason for that is because often times farmers will only grow one watermellon per vine as opposed to the normal four or five per ...
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Is there anything I need to worry about when growing the mulberry tree?
I tried to get some sea berries for the yard, but my parents made me send them back due to the suckering/invasive nature. Do I need to worry about anything with the mulberry tree similar to what I had ...
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Will a thick layer of coffee grounds cause girdling?
If you put a thick layer of coffee grounds on top of a plant, like a tomato, or a blueberry bush, will girdling occur?
If so how do you easily fix it?
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Do petunias have roots in the stems?
I have Wave petunias in a hanging basket. One of the Wave characteristics is that they have long trailing stems with many flowers, which either hang from a pot or lie on the ground, as opposed to some ...
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Why do people say perennial food crops only produce for a few years?
When reading about plants I've heard that plants only produce for a few years, then die. Why can't they produce for as long as they're healthy?
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Why are the tips of my hardneck garlic plants dying?
I've noticed that the tips of my hard neck garlic leaves are dying, and was wondering if this is normal, or not, because the flower stalk hasn't come up yet.
Time:right before summer
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