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Do young plants prefer their pots be rotated?
Do they prefer it? No, not really. Plants have evolved to grow and orient themselves to get the most light in any given conditions. It could even be argued that turning them away from this orientation ...
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What's a good full-sun groundcover for Zone 6A?
I'm also in zone 6A (Massachusetts, USA), and have something that works perfectly for me.
It is vinca, also called periwinkle. I think mine is vinca minor, but there are a number of varieties, so it ...
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Will reflected light, from a mirror, work on plants?
It's not going to help. As the sun apparently moves across the sky you're going to have to track where the sun light falls into the room and position mirrors to focus the reflection on your plants. ...
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Why do some plants need an "open" position?
Some plants may be susceptible to root rots and perhaps fungal problems on the upper parts, and thus need good drainage and airflow around them; an open position, not closed in or crowded by other ...
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Could I grow a fruiting plant in my office?
If the lights are extremely close to the plants, you could do a lot more kinds of plants, but I imagine they're on the ceiling, which is very far away. You might experiment with a Grandpa's Home ...
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What color should a greenhouse be?
While looking for an answer to this question myself, I came across this article which talks about actual studies that have been done regarding the colour of plastic greenhouse covers. In particular it ...
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What color should a greenhouse be?
Several of the answers here are incorrect. Green plastic absorbs green light or reflects it which is why it appears green. Green is chosen because if you want to reduce the light intensity to the ...
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Did my aloes sunburn?
Haworthia do not like direct sun, especially when kept as a houseplant - I agree with the ID of Haworthia attenuata, so yes, it does need a different situation from a true aloe, so somewhere with good ...
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What's a good full-sun groundcover for Zone 6A?
Lowbush AKA "wild" blueberries. Vaccinium angustifolium
Lignonberries Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Otherwise, 3-6 inches of pine needles and don't worry about growing much of anything (though I find that ...
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How important is full sun for a Blue Spruce tree?
In my opinion, it is not a big deal. Six hours are enough. You can cut some branches of the other tree, and wait the spruce to grow, so it will get more sun.
In nature, young tree tend to grow in ...
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Venus Flytrap: repot, sun and water
Congratulations on the start of your CP(carnivorous plant) obsession. These are great and hardy plants. I've got a mess of them and plan to make a bog garden soon.
I'll do my best to answer your ...
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Got a plant as a present. What kind of plant is it?
What a handsome plant!
I believe this is a Clusia rosea (AKA Autograph Tree) based on:
Opposing, dark green simple leaves
Leathery leaves with smooth edges
Pinnate leaf venation
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How important is full sun for a Blue Spruce tree?
Blue spruces only need full sun to reach their top growth potential, they do not require it to be healthy. They will grow very well in shade, if they are not under another tree's dripline, and if ...
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Do young plants prefer their pots be rotated?
What is actually happening when a plant bends towards the light, is that the cells on the darker side develop in an elongated manner.
If you turn the plant round and round as it grows, it will ...
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Morning/Afternoon sun plants (vegetables)
Your greenhouse should be oriented east west. Your plant beds (and I recommend building your greenhouse over soil that you will simply add decomposed organic matter to as you build your beds and ...
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"Plenty of light but no direct sunlight": reflection on walls vs shades diffused sunlight
It's not as complicated as it first appears - where it says plenty of 'light' read daylight, such as that which comes through a north facing window, but without direct sun. Some houseplants like some ...
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How to make a plastic bottle sun resistant for DIY watering irrigation
I think you are over thinking this since plastic bottles are a disposable item you can replace as needed. Though using this DIY recipe, you could save tape by running the stake through the top of the ...
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Fruit bearing plants in shade of northern wall?
The best plant I immediately think of would be BLUEBERRIES. Prolific fruit, some types early, mid season others late season. Love acidic soil. Next to your foundation I would test that soil first ...
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How to care for transplanted oaks?
Give them a good soaking of water, wait for the top 2 or 3 inches of soil in the pots to dry out, and repeat. Depending on the temperature, humidity, and the soil in the pots each cycle may take ...
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Does a skylight provide indirect sunlight to plants?
Indeed, a skylight can give plants indirect sunlight, which is usually ideal for a variety of houseplants. Diffuse light that is reflected by the aluminum-lined conduit and passes through the acrylic ...
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Could I grow a fruiting plant in my office?
Inside lighting is at the level of twilight. Fruiting plants normally require sunlight, measured in hours per day.
Photons provide the energy necessary to drive photosynthesis, and thus the energy ...
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Could I grow a fruiting plant in my office?
You MIGHT get a fruit, small, or a flower...but without LOTS of light far more than your fluorescent lights AND pollinators (you could try and should do artificial insemination yourself, grinsn) this ...
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How many more hours of sun will my plants get in the summer
Unless you want to spend a long time doing calculations, quickly modelling your house and trees in a georeferenced SketchUp model would be a good start. The shadows can be set for the time of year etc ...
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Red Cordyline (Ti Plant) Curling Leaves, Spotted & browing- issue?
It sounds like this was sold as a houseplant, in other words, it was not outdoors in full sun when you bought it. Then you had it in the house, and then moved it straight outside, where it gets direct ...
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What color should a greenhouse be?
There are other questions to ask. Where are these Green covers coming from and which market were they designed for? Perhaps for example these green plastic greenhouses were made in China. Now since ...
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Leaving succulents in the sun for 2 weeks without watering
If this is their normal home by the window and you only water once a month, they should be fine. I would water them before leaving. Leave that glass cage open. I would also have someone come over in ...
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Will reflected light, from a mirror, work on plants?
I think it should work. White should also work (theoretically), and I know that for some fruits (melons) aluminium sheets are used, "to enlighten the dark side". These two last methods have the ...
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How much light do I need to grow peppermint indoors?
You want to know how to grow herbs, peppermint herb, indoors at your desk. Great, here is how you can do that. Get yourself a desk lamp that will take a standard size bulb and buy a LED Daylight (~...
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Do plants react differently to artificial light than to sunlight?
Lots of plants are grown under artificial lighting. Plants only need light to power photosynthesis so as long as you provide the correct wavelengths it doesn't really matter to them.
Sunflowers are ...
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Morning vs Evening Sun?
Plants that need full shade need full shade - half a day's sun won't do them any good, especially not if they're in full sun between 11-3 pm. Others prefer what's known as 'dappled' shade, meaning ...
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