Growing Plants by Air Layering July 19, 2017 Layering is the method of inducing roots on the stem while it is still attached to a plant; & then cutting it once the roots are formed for further transplantation....
Growing Plants by Stem Cuttings July 10, 2017 Plant propagation is an important practice in gardening. Surprisingly, the most popular method of raising new plants is not seed sowing; but stem cutting. Stem cutting is a vegetative way...
Types of Fertilizer & How They Help Plants Grow July 07, 2017 Plants prepare their food by the process of photosynthesis. In this process, plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide & water. Therefore, photosynthesis covers 95% of the plant’s food requirement. Plants require...
Growing Orchids Indoors July 05, 2017 “Love is an orchid which thrives principally on hot air.” – By an American author, Myrtle ReedOrchids are among the most beautiful flowers. Bringing them home could be like adding...
Essentials of Planting Shrubs and Small Trees June 30, 2017 Planting or plantation simply means putting the plant material in the soil. If plant material is a big shrub or small tree, certain steps are to be followed. In monsoon...
Money Plant Caring Tips & Benefits June 26, 2017 In India, even if you aren’t a gardener or haven’t had much experience with plants, you still would have heard about the money plant. Every neighbor, relative, friend and acquaintance...
How Should I Repot My Old Plants? June 21, 2017 Monsoon season marks the renewal of dynamic growth in perennial garden plants. As the plants begin to awaken from their dormant period, it is a good time to repot old...
What is Peat Moss and Where to Use it? June 11, 2017 • What is Peat Moss? The peat moss belongs to the genus Sphagnum with hundreds of known species. This Sphagnum moss is a temperate non flowering plant found in countries...
How to Grow the Aromatic Rajnigandha? June 07, 2017 Isn’t the best part of a home garden the beautiful and aromatic fragrance that it gives out? Imagine coming home after a long and tiring day and then going to...
Watering Succulents - What You Need to Know? May 29, 2017 Succulents have recently experienced somewhat of a resurgence when it comes to home gardening. Every passionate gardener has one variety or the other in some corner of their living room...
Making Your Own Fertilizer May 24, 2017 Are you ready to move from being a beginner or a home garden enthusiast to a passionate gardener who knows exactly what’s going on in their garden? Of course, it...
Growing Syngonium May 22, 2017 Syngonium is quick growing, ornamental foliage plant with trailing habit, suitable for small pots and trellises. Syngonium is commonly called 'Arrowhead' plant because its leaves are sagittate (like an arrowhead)...