Gardening
Lunar Gardening
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How does your garden look at night? You might say, soothing and mesmerizing. Moonlight illuminates the flowers and foliage making the garden at night a different experience, almost surreal and magical. But are you aware of the role of moonlight in determining the growth of the plants. A few traditional farmers have understood and applied the influence of lunar cycles on the crop growth. They follow the moon phases for (more…)
Flower Gardening : Tips for Growing Beautiful Roses
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If you’re planning to venture into flower gardening, then surely you cannot start without roses. Roses are beautiful elegant flowers, and gardeners worldwide are enthralled by the appeal of roses. Roses come in different varieties with their distinctive smell, look, and color along with various growth patterns, sizes, and shapes. You can grow these plants outdoors or indoors, in your backyard soil or hydroponically. Apart from amateur home growers, commercial growers also cultivate roses that fetch them handsome returns.
Roses are not very difficult to grow and maintain (more…)
Flower Gardening Guidance for Beginners
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Flower gardening is a task that requires an eye for details. A garden full of colorful flowers will uplift your mood and your spirit. Beginner gardeners tend to worry a lot about the outcome of their floral garden. But as long as you are focused on each step and do it with utmost care and attention, you will definitely get a blooming and radiant flower garden.
Here are certain basic guidelines for beginners to start with flower gardening.
- Firstly select an apt location for your flower garden. A spot which gets 6 to 8 hours of sunlight daily is idea for floral (more…)
Best Nutrient Solutions for Indoor Gardening
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Plants grow well in a wide range of hydroponic nutrients. Plant nutrients used in advanced hydroponics are dissolved in the water and are mostly in inorganic and ionic form. They contain cations (positively charged ions) like Mg2+, Ca2+, and K2+ whereas anions (negatively charged ions) present are So4–, No3-, and H2PO4-. These charged ions provide equilibrium to the solution and help in better growth of plants.
In indoor gardening, plants can be grown in hydroponics nutrient solution in water or any other inert medium such as coco coir or rockwool or perlite. Organic nutrients help in healthier growth of plants. These nutrients are specially formulated to meet all your plants’ needs. Another advantage is that most of the nutrients must be dissolved in water and then supplied to the plant. Some hydroponic nutrients help in overall growth of plants while others are focused on specific parts such as fruits, flowers etc.
Let’s have a look at some for the best suited nutrient solutions for indoor gardening: (more…)
Flower Gardening Techniques
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Flower gardening is a favorite hobby for many. Flowers break up the monotony of a vast expanse of lawn. No matter the size of the garden plot you have to work with, your time and budget constraints, or your personality, you can design a flower garden that allows you to express your creativity, to get closer to nature, and to further enjoy being human.
You need to choose the best suited gardening technique, depending upon the location, weather (more…)
Planting and Pruning Fruit Trees
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Fruit trees impart refreshing beauty to your garden. Everybody wants to enjoy the taste of freshly plucked fruits and different recipes made out of it like ciders, wines, jams, jellies, and preserves. If you’re planting fruit trees to enhance your gardening experience, here are some growing suggestions for you.
The grower should keep in mind that planting fruit trees isn’t a fussy task as perceived by many. While you buy your fruit trees, remember that bare root is the better than container grown. Order for varieties that are either self-fertile or will pollinate one another; check once they arrive. Prune off the damaged roots and stems to avoid diseases. Fruit trees need a (more…)
