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If you want a natural way to make your houseplants lush, then there’s nothing better than trying one of these recipes. Have a look at the best DIY Homemade Fertilizers for Pothos to make them beautifully green! Here’s a top-secret to make your pothos lush and stunning! DIY Homemade Fertilizers for Pothos 1. Eggshell Tea This fertilizer is an excellent calcium source, which helps pothos to have a strong cellular structure, making the plant lush and green....

Garden pests are a challenge to plant parents, especially the sap-sucking critters that feed on the lush foliage and fruits in no time if not checked upon timely. To keep your hard work from going in vain, follow the Best Ways to Get Rid of Thrips discussed below! Read about the Plants That Naturally Repel Aphids here What are Thrips? Also known as Thysanoptera or thunder flies, thrips are sap-sucking insects like sewing needles that munch on fruits, leaves, flowers, and petioles and even tunnel across the soil in rare cases....

by Bethany Hayes Are you dying to add fruits to your backyard garden but have no idea where to start? Most fruits aren’t as easy as growing vegetables; many are perennial trees and shrubs that require pruning and extra maintenance to keep them thriving throughout the years. For beginners, this is intimidating, so you’ll want to find some of the easiest fruits to grow in your backyard. The first fruits I ever grew in my backyard were strawberries....

If you are a fan of colors and want a specimen that’s also easy to maintain, here are the Best Variegated Philodendrons that you must try growing! Have a look at the most stunning Philodendrons You Will Love here Best Variegated Philodendrons 1. Brasil Botanical Name: Philodendron hederaceum ‘Brasil’ ‘Brasil‘ is popular for its vibrant, heart-like, and glossy green leaves with creamy-yellow variegation in the middle. You can grow this Philo variety in water as well....

For the best success, it’s a good idea for beginners to start with easy vegetables to grow in a garden. If you’re excited to try it for the first time, then this post is for you. This list of easy-to-grow vegetables will have you harvesting your own food in no time! Cultivating your own food for the first time is exciting, but it can also be scary. So, for the best results, it’s always a good idea to start with easy vegetables to grow in pots or the garden....

These cool DIY Bathroom Planter Ideas are the best way to invite greenery to your restroom while saving heavy bucks! Here are the best plants you can grow in bathrooms DIY Bathroom Planter Ideas 1. Three Hanging Baskets This easy-hanging DIY planter idea can be easily used in a bathroom. Great for vining plants like pothos. 2. Simple Hanging Basket All you need is a string and a basket like this to grow plants like ivy in the bathroom....

While there are wide varieties of flora that look enchanting in gardens, we have compiled some of the best Flowers that Start with ‘L’ for you to choose from! Learn about the flowers starting with ‘C’ here Flowers that Start with ‘L’ 1. Lavender Botanical Name: Lavandula Type: Perennial Blooming Period: Summer to Early Fall Lavender is noted for its stunning flowers, healing properties, pleasant fragrance, and culinary applications. The plant stands for purity, grace, and serenity....

Vegetables Gardening expert Sarah Hyde will walk you through factors to consider with days to maturity, what to look for when buying transplants to save time, and share 21 quick crops to try if you are an impatient gardener! All of the crops listed here should mature in less than 60 days under optimal growing conditions. By Sarah Hyde Last updated: May 22, 2022 | 11 min read Part of the enjoyment of vegetable gardening is observing the process unfold – a tiny seed slowly growing into an edible plant....

Plants Creating a shade garden in USDA hardiness zone 7? It can be difficult to find the perfect perennial plants due to the climate variability in hardiness zone 7 which covers many different states in the US. In this article, we take a look at some of our favorite perennials for hardiness zone 7, whether you are creating a shade garden or just need some perennials to plant in a shady area....

Nowadays, I spend a lot of time gazing at the lilac bush I’ve planted in view of my kitchen window and dreaming up places to plant more. When I was a kid, my dad built my sister and me a zipline running from a spruce tree to a playhouse in our garden. I loved the zipline, but my favorite part was the little platform high in the spruce tree. I’d go up there to read books and eat snacks....

Here is the most comprehensive list of DIY Flower Vase Ideas on the internet that you’ll surely get a lot of ideas from. Here are Water Flowers that Grow in Containers and Vases DIY Flower Vase Ideas 1. Wrapped Patterned Vase Cheap ordinary glass vases turned into crafty patterned vases with removable wallpaper and gold foil. How to do this is explained here. 2. Tin Cans Made into Farmhouse Style Vases Wrap and glue birch strips onto a series of tin cans to create farmhouse-style vases like these....

Curry leaves is native to the Indian subcontinent and is often mixed with Helichrysum Italicum (which is also called curry plant in confusion). Its leaves are aromatic — sweet and pungent, which releases the mouthwatering fragrance and used in cooking. Keep reading this article to learn Growing Curry Leaves Plant! Botanical Name: Murraya koenigii Other Names: Curry tree, Curry leaves tree, Curry plant, Sweet neem, Meethi neem, Kadhi patta. USDA Zones: 9-12...

Growing Sprouts at Home is an easy, inexpensive, and nourishing way to provide necessary nutrition to yourself and your family. They’re pretty digestible and can provide necessary vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals! Check out our article on growing microgreens without soil here What are Sprouts? Sprouts are germinated seeds with infant plant stems, unlike microgreens, which are baby plants. You can also grow them without soil where the seeds produce two small leaves, along with stem and root....

Many scientific studies and clinical trials of the past have proven that indoor plants have significant benefits on your lifestyle. They are not just the biggest design trends, but also have tonnes of health benefits to offer, which you can cash by growing them! Here’s How Indoor Plants Help You Sleep Better and why you must put them in your bedrooms! Here are America’s top houseplants you can grow How Indoor Plants Help You Sleep Better 1....

Prayer plants (Maranta leuconeura) are some of the most elegant, profound plants you can find. Native to the tropics, these plants are easy to care for and offer brilliant green foliage and unique adaptive behaviors. How to care for a prayer plant: Prayer plants need well-draining, but constantly moist potting mix, bright indirect light, high humidity and temperatures of 65-75 °F. Fertilize every 2 weeks during the growing season and prune up to three times per year as desired....

All are low-growing, woody shrubs, with small roundish leaves and purple flowers. Part of the mint (Lamiaceae) family, thyme is known for its many culinary, medicinal, and ornamental uses. Thymus vulgaris If you could put summer in a bottle and save it, it would probably smell a lot like thyme. The perennial culinary herb has always been associated with the scents and flavor notes of the season for me because of how prolific it is in my gardens at this time of year....

by Jennifer Poindexter Perennials are a wonderful way to landscape your home without having to worry about replanting each year. If you’re in the market for a colorful perennial flower, don’t overlook big betony. This plant has mounds of leaves which produce long stems. From the stems, vibrant blooms produce in pink, white, and lavender. If you could use a pop of color around your home, big betony could be a great choice for you....

If you want to try your hand at growing fruit in your garden, then blueberries are an excellent choice. They are fairly easy, and can be planted in most climates. Plus, with the proper care, they will continue producing for several decades. Many people are afraid to try growing blueberries because they seem like a lot of work. And well, they can be. But one thing is for sure. For the small amount of effort you need to put in, you will be handsomely rewarded with a large bounty year after year....

Japan is a country whose achievements are known worldwide, their technology is superior, still they have not forgotten about nature. The art of creating beautiful and picturesque gardens, brought to perfection and famed Japanese garden, which is respected and admired all around the world. How to make a Japanese balcony garden The inspiration for the creation of Japanese garden is the nature itself. The idea of the garden in the Japanese style is to create a space that looks serene and as close as possible to the mother nature, where human intervention is almost invisible and all elements harmonize perfectly with each other....

Plants Thinking of growing sugarcane in your garden, backyard, or somewhere near your home? This miraculous plant has many different uses outside of being a sweetener for many different types of food. However, it's not the easiest plants for novice gardeners to use to earn their green thumbs. Learn all you need to know about how to plant, grow, and care for sugarcane plants. By Jason White Last updated: October 28, 2021 | 15 min read Sugarcane is a ubiquitous and deep-rooted plant around the globe....