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| Growing: Tidy Tips
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By Ellen Brown
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 Tidy Tips are a wildflower native to California. They are more often grown in the gardens of England than in the United States.
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| Posted on: 06/07/2006 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Growing: Snapdragon
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By Ellen Brown
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 Growing guide for Snapdragons. Purchase seedlings or start seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before you last spring frost. Seeds need light to germinated so don't cover them with soil, just press them lightly into the surface. Keep sprouts cool (55º F) until they're ready to transplant outdoors.
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| Posted on: 06/06/2006 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Growing: Petunias
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By Ellen Brown
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 Tips for growing Petunias. Petunias attract both hummingbirds and moths. A change in growing conditions can cause the white edges on some petunia flowers to change in size.
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| Posted on: 06/04/2006 | 2 Feedback(s) |
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| Growing: Celosia (Cockscomb)
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By Ellen Brown
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 Celosia thrives in heat and humidity. Sow seeds directly outdoors in warmer zones. In cooler zones start seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before last frost. Transplant seedlings 6 to 8 inches apart (tall varieties 12 to 15 inches apart) once you're sure the weather is going to stay warm. To dry Celosia, harvest them when they are fully open, removed leaves and hang them upside down to dry.
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| Posted on: 05/12/2006 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Growing: Dusty Miller
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By Ellen Brown
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 Native to southern Europe, Dusty Miller is grown primarily for its attractive silver-gray foliage and most gardeners prefer to cut off the flowers to encourage leaf growth. Its deer resistant silvery foliage is also lovely in the moonlight.
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| Posted on: 05/12/2006 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Growing: Marigolds
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By Ellen Brown
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 Guide for growing growing Marigolds. Marigolds possess natural compounds useful for repelling nematodes in the garden, especially African varieties. Several varieties are also widely used for their culinary and herbal properties (mostly for tea) in many Latin American countries.
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| Posted on: 05/11/2006 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Growing: Torenia (Bluewings, Wishbone Flower)
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By Ellen Brown
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 Guide for growing Torenia (Bluewings, Wishbone Flower). Seeds are tiny, slow growing and best started indoors 10 weeks before last frost date. Cover seeds lightly with soil. Transplant seedlings 6 to 8 inches apart. Keep plant moist (not wet) and apply fertilizer on a regular basis throughout their extensive flowering period.
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| Posted on: 05/09/2006 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Growing: Wax Begonia
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By Ellen Brown
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 Guide for growing Wax Begonia. Starting annual begonias from seed can be difficult. You're better off buying them unless you need several dozen. If starting indoors, sow the tiny, dust-like seeds 4 to 6 months before you want to transplant them. Do not cover seeds, just broadcast them thinly over the surface and press them gently into the soil.
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| Posted on: 05/09/2006 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Growing: Zinnia
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By Ellen Brown
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 Sow seeds directly outdoors where you want them to grow as soon as soil has warmed up, or start seeds indoors 6 weeks before your last frost date. If starting indoors, sow seeds into individual peat pots...
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| Posted on: 03/13/2006 | 3 Feedback(s) |
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| Growing: Verbena
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By Ellen Brown
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 The easiest and most no fuss way to grow Verbena is to purchase plants. You can also start them from seed 8 to 10 weeks before the last spring frost date. Seeds may take up to a month to germinate so be prepared to wait. Start them in individual peat pots, two seeds to a pot. After careful hardening off, transplant outdoors at 10 to 12 inch intervals...
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| Posted on: 03/13/2006 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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