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Transplanting and Propagating Moss Learning how to propagate moss is actually quite easy. Prepare the area for a moss bed by removing everything that’s growing there now. Dig up grass, weeds, and any plants that may be struggling to grow in the meager light. Rake the soil to remove any stray roots, and then water the ground until it is muddy. You can spread moss to parts in your yard using two different methods: transplanting moss and moss spreading....

What are Grainy Blueberries? Grainy-tasting blueberries are distasteful and ruin a handful of fresh-picked, juicy fruit. The condition affects the fruit of the plant and causes the berries to be overly mushy and granular inside instead of juicy. The flavor is still sweet and actually may be overly sweet if the flesh has sugared because it was exposed to excessive heat or was left on the bush too long. Grainy blueberries are sometimes confined to just part of the plant but may affect the entire bush....

Growing Breadfruit in a Pot Can you grow breadfruit in a container? Yes, but it’s not going to be the same as growing it in the ground. In the wild in their native southeast Asia, breadfruit trees can reach 85 feet (26 m.) in height. That’s simply not going to happen in a container. Since breadfruit trees also take many years to reach maturity and begin to bear fruit, there’s a good chance you won’t ever reach the harvest stage....

Read on to learn how to plant grapes in your landscape. About Growing Grapevines Before you begin growing grapes, pinpoint what you want the grapes for. Some people want them for a privacy screen and may not even care about the quality of the fruit. Others want to make grape preserves or grape juice or even dry them to make raisins. Still other adventurous folks aim to make a great bottle of wine....

When to Plant Lima Beans As a Central American native, growing lima beans requires nice warm, sunny conditions. The pods will take 60 to 90 days to mature in preferred temperatures of around 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 C.). While not difficult to grow, the time for planting lima beans is important, as these are frost tender annuals. Also, know when to harvest lima beans to avoid woody, bitter pods and capture the nice, tender, green beans at their peak....

Different Varieties of Opuntia Cacti provide numerous textures and forms for the fun dish garden or as standalone specimens. Opuntia, with their many varied species, are readily available and have a classic form that calls to mind open deserts and searing sun. The genus can be found wild across the North and South Americas, the Caribbean, Argentina, and even as far north as Canada. Interestingly, Opuntia freely hybridize, leading to new species and hybrid crosses....

Keeping Plants Near Showers and Tubs Putting plants in your bathroom is not only possible, but is also an excellent way to dress up this space. Bathrooms are often the perfect environment for tropical houseplants. There’s one obvious thing that sets the bathroom apart from all the other rooms in your house: moisture. With the shower and sink running several times per day, the humidity in bathrooms is high. If you tried to grow a cactus next to your bathtub, you’d probably be disappointed....

Portabella Mushroom Info Just to address what might be confusing here. I am talking about portabella mushrooms but you are thinking about portobello mushrooms. Is there a difference between portobello vs. portabella mushrooms? Nope, it just depends on who you are talking to. Both are just slightly different ways of saying the name for more mature Crimini mushrooms (yeah, sometimes they are spelled cremini). Portabellas, or portobellos as the case may be, are both simply criminis that are three to seven days older and, thus, larger – around 5 inches (13 cm....

Schefflera Plant Care Instructions There are two very important parts to proper schefflera care. The first is correct sunlight and the second is proper watering. Light – Schefflera plants are medium light plants, which means that they need bright but indirect light. A common complaint about schefflera plants is that they get leggy and floppy. This problem is caused by too little light. Making sure that you are growing schefflera in the right kind of light will help prevent leggy growth....

Vandalay Cherry Variety The Vandalay cherry variety resulted from a cross between ‘Van’ and ‘Stella’ cherries. It was developed 1969 by Dr. Ghassem Tehrani at the Horticultural Research Institute of Ontario and named after one of his colleagues there. The Vandalay cherry tree produces fruit that is deep red on the outside, with wine-red flesh. The cherries are kidney-shaped and very attractive. They are also sweet and delicious, excellent for eating fresh from the tree but also perfect for use in pastries....

Overall, growing verbena from seed is easy and can save you money on your annuals. When to Plant Verbena Seeds Planning on the right time to sow seeds can make all the difference in the world between success and failure. If you plant too early, seedlings may die in overly wet or cold weather. If you plant too late, you may not get flowers before the growing season ends. Verbena is cold tender and seedlings are even more prone to cold sensitivity....

Hardy orchid care is surprisingly easy and growing hardy orchids offers a range of bloom colors to put on a show in the spring garden. Growing hardy orchids is not complicated; they grow from rhizomes planted in the part sun, part shade garden in USDA Zones 6-9. Flowers of hardy orchid plants range in shades of white, pink, purple, and red. Hardy Chinese Ground Orchid Also called the hardy Chinese ground orchid, and botanically known as Bletilla striata, the plant is native to China and Japan....

Desert Rose Seed Saving Harvesting desert rose seed pods takes patience. These slow-maturing plants can take many months to bloom and several years to produce seed pods. Plants as young as four may form seed pods, but obtaining viable seeds often requires a plant at least eight years old. The first step for seed production is encouraging a mature plant to flower. In hot climates, outdoor desert rose plants bloom twice per year....

When to Harvest Rhubarb How to tell when rhubarb is ripe is as easy as walking out to the plant. To be honest, rhubarb is “ripe” all spring and summer. But for the health of the plant, there are certain times that you should make your rhubarb harvest. The best time when to harvest rhubarb is when the stalks of the leaves reach at least 10 inches (25 cm.) long. This will ensure that the plant has established itself well enough for the year to be able to tolerate being harvested....

Growing Male Types of Asparagus Asparagus is either male or female. Most gardeners primarily plant male plants, which produce larger spears in greater numbers. This is because female plants expend tremendous energy producing seeds and small, weedy seedlings that compete with established asparagus plants. Until the last two decades, types of asparagus consisted of a mix of male and female plants. However, researchers have discovered ways to effectively propagate all-male varieties of asparagus....

What is an Heirloom Plant? So what is an heirloom plant? Some define heirloom vegetables and fruits by the length of time in which the cultivar has been grown. Some horticulturists actually put a date on this definition; the date being any cultivar developed before 1951 can be categorized as an heirloom vegetable or fruit. Prior to 1951, people were growing heirloom plants because growers had not yet introduced the first hybrid cultivars....

What is a Herman Plum? The Herman plum variety was developed from Czar plums in Sweden and was first introduced in the 1970’s. The fruit is medium in size with a deep purple-black skin and yellow flesh. In appearance it is very similar to Czar, but the Herman plum has a better flavor and is delicious when eaten fresh, right off the tree. You can also use Herman plums for cooking, canning, and baking....

What Causes Pear Black Rot? Pears with black rot have been infected by a fungus called Physalospora obtusa (syn. Botryosphaeria obtusa). It overwinters in cankers on trees and in leaf matter, old fruit, and twigs on the ground. The prime conditions for infection are warm and wet weather in the spring. Trees are likely to become infected through sites where they have been wounded, mechanically, by insects, or by other diseases....

Can You Grow China Doll Plants Outside? Growing china doll plants in gardens is feasible only in USDA plant hardiness zones 10 and 11. However, china doll has become a popular houseplant, valued for its glossy, divided leaves. How to Grow China Doll Plants in Gardens China doll plants in the garden generally prefer full sun but benefit from partial shade in hot, sunny climates. The best location is one with moist, rich, well-drained soil, often near a wall or fence where the plant is protected from strong winds....

Why Bird of Paradise Is Not Blooming One of the most common reasons bird of paradise blooms fail to flower is insufficient light. These plants require at least four to six hours of full sun (or bright light indoors) in order to bloom sufficiently. They should also be kept evenly moist throughout summer but need to dry out between watering. It’s also helpful to fertilize these plants during their active growth at least every couple of weeks with a general purpose water-soluble fertilizer....