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9 Tips for Companion Planting Vegetables to Boost Harvests

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Vegetables to increase harvesting Auxiliary planting can help you grow healthy and more productive without severe pesticides and artificial fertilizers. This horticultural technique has been used for generations to naturally enhance plant health and reduce insect operations in garden places, herbal beds, and container gardens. To get your best harvest, try some pairs of these best auxiliary plants in your garden this year. What is auxiliary planting? It is not only important to which plants you grow and where you are planting. As the writer Jessica Valaiser explains in her book 'Plant Allies, the gardens may be the secret of horticultural success to choose to grow some plants together and to grow some plants together. Auxiliary planting works by combining the right plants in garden beds to improve the growth of one or two plants. But what exactly are the accessory plants? Supplement plants are plants that benefit at least one another. Those benefits include natural pest...

10 Easy-care indoor plants

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 Easy-care indoor plants that haven't been used yet on Instagram It's a familiar story: You pluck a beautiful houseplant from the nursery, and after a few months it wilts, your horticultural hopes plummeting with each fallen leaf. But that doesn't mean you should give up houseplants entirely. There are plenty of indoor plants that thrive with little fuss (and can even survive with less-than-optimal light or occasional watering). You don't have to stick with a common spider plant. Here are some of the best stylish, easy-care, and under-the-radar houseplants for beginners. These choices can bring drama to a room—but not your life. 1 Ficus Alii High-impact like the ubiquitous fiddle-leaf fig, but not as high-maintenance, the Ali ficus typically has a bushy or lollipop shape, sometimes with a twining trunk. "Tall specimens really provide a focal point for a room," says Baylor Chapman, stylist and author of Decorating with Plants. This ficus likes brig...

How to Fix 10 Common Houseplant Problems

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Common Houseplant Problems One of the most frustrating things about houseplants is when a normally healthy plant starts to look sickly—perhaps it's wilting, shedding its leaves, turning yellow, or worse—and you're not sure why. You might think it's game over, but small maintenance changes can solve many plant problems. Revive your houseplant from weak growth, brown leaf tips, fertilizer burn, and more by learning how to tell if you're underwatering, overwatering, or not getting enough light for your plant. Here's how to deal with 10 common houseplant problems so you can enjoy your lush, happy indoor jungle again. 1. Problem: Stretching If your houseplant starts to get leggy and awkwardly tall, or if it has spindly, weak stems pointing toward the light source, it's trying to tell you it needs more light. Move it closer to a window or move it to another window that gets more light. South-facing windows are the brightest, north-facing windows provide t...

Beautiful Golden Houseplants for Hanging Baskets

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 11 Houseplants for Hanging Baskets You're looking for the best golden houseplants for hanging baskets to add warmth and color to your plant collection. Producing eye-catching, hanging leaves, they look especially stunning when grown in hanging baskets to add natural beauty to any space in your home. They pair well with colorful patterns to enhance all your living spaces, such as patios, balconies, and gardens. From the popular Golden Pothos to the unique Okon Sedum, each of these plants has its own unique look and growing needs. We provide helpful tips on how to care for each plant, including light and water requirements, soil preferences, and more. Whether you're a seasoned houseplant enthusiast or a beginner, you'll find something you'll love in this collection. Read on to learn more about their information! 1 Wax Plant Let's give your living space plenty of bright indirect light to enjoy the wonderful shade of golden green. 2 Golden Pothos Golden po...

Spread the Love with These 5 Heart-Shape Houseplants

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Heart-shaped houseplants When you want to show your love to a good friend or spouse, you can't go wrong with flowers, but it's always a bit sad to see those beautiful flowers shrivel up and die so soon (usually within a couple of weeks). . Instead of a one-off floral arrangement, express your love with adorable houseplants with heart-shaped leaves that will last forever. With a little care, these houseplants will remind the recipient of your affection year-round as they grow. While these five houseplants may not be as traditional as a dozen roses for Valentine's Day, their heart-shaped leaves (and the flowers of some of them) make each of them romantic. 1 Sweetheart Hoya Also known as the Valentine plant, the Sweetheart Hoya (Hoya kerry) is a popular gift on Valentine's Day because of its shape. You'll often find single heart-shaped leaves for sale in cute little pots, but Sweetheart Hoya eventually grows into a vine-covered in tiny green hearts that are...

7 Low-maintenance Ground Cover Plants

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Ground cover plants Ground-level plants are a great way to add greenery to your garden, while also reducing the maintenance required. Also, growing ground covers fill in spaces where other plants refuse to grow. Here are 11 low-maintenance options that require very little care to keep looking good year after year. Consider growing them to expand your landscape with beautiful foliage that brings texture and interesting patterns to the garden! These low-maintenance landscape plants are an attractive and practical addition to any garden, providing an attractive and hassle-free way to keep your landscape beautiful with minimal effort. Some give off beautiful scents and attract pollinators, while others are edible, or have medicinal properties. Read on to know more about them. 1 Aromatic Aster Fragrant aster grows well in hardy zones 3 through 8. They can tolerate poor and droughty soils. From August to September, attractive flowers with violet-blue thin petals are arranged aro...

Easy care houseplants that don't need much more than water

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Houseplants that don't need much more than water These low-maintenance houseplants add greenery and color to any home without requiring much from you other than the occasional watering. You don't need to be a gardener to keep these houseplants alive. Low-maintenance and suitable for beginners, these plants require little water from time to time. So go ahead and add some fresh greenery to your home. Regardless of your skill level, these beauties will thrive in your home. 1 Peperomia Peperomias are a diverse group of small, easy-care houseplants with waxy and often very hard leaves. Some of our favorite varieties include Ripple Peperomia, Watermelon Peperomia, Baby Rubber Plant, and Silverleaf Peperomia. Its waxy, colorful foliage adds a splash of color to any room without taking up too much space. Name Peperomia spp. Growing conditions: low to medium light; 60-75°F; Allow the soil surface to dry out between waterings Size: 1 foot tall and wide 2 Grape Ivy 'Ellen ...

7 Beautiful Flowering Vines for Garden Gates

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Flowering Vines for Garden Gates Here are 15 of the best beautiful flowering vines to add color and texture to limited spaces on your garden gate or trellis. In addition to giving your outdoor space a bright, cheery demeanor and vertical color, they also provide privacy and screening in your yard and garden to block off your little piece of paradise from the rest of the world. Coming in an array of sizes and colors, with annual and perennial varieties, they'll take your garden to beautiful heights. When growing them, you can train them to grow beautiful flowers on a trellis, trellis, pergola, fence, or where other plants cannot grow. Some of them are small forms that are left behind in hanging baskets, window boxes, and containers. Take your time to learn more about their information below! 1 Climbing Roses Climbing roses grow 4-6 feet tall to fill a small garden or patio with their fragrant pink flowers. Give them lots of sunlight to bloom profusely. 2 Allamanda Vine ...