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Both sun leaves and shade leaves need sunlight to live, and they make the most of the sunlight they receive through the process of photosynthesis, whereby the leaves convert light into much-needed energy. Both leaf types adapt and specialize in the available light conditions.
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Regardless of the type of juniper, you can easily propagate juniper cuttings by taking semihardwood or hardwood cuttings at the appropriate time of year. It's important to prepare and plant them correctly and give them appropriate aftercare.
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The native blue palo verde (Parkinsonia florida) is a drought- and heat-tolerant tree that works well in waterwise gardens. If you’re wondering how to transfer your palo verde tree from a pot to the landscape, the steps are relatively simple, and even novice gardeners will have success.
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White bird of paradise plants add instant tropical appeal to landscapes in frost-free locations. If you want to propagate additional plants, you can easily do this by splitting the rhizome offshoot from the mother plant in late spring or early summer.
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Healthy trees add value and enjoyment to a home, but some landscape trees to avoid create a mess, break easily due to weak wood or have invasive root systems and shouldn't be planted.
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Use soil percolation rates to predict soil drainage, select appropriate plantings, and determine the most appropriate care for a thriving lawn or garden.
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If the soil in your garden or a container becomes hydrophobic, meaning it repels water instead of taking it in and becoming moist, you can easily make a soil wetting agent by mixing regular dish soap and water and treating the problem soil with the mixture.
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Clorox bleach has been used for many years to clean and disinfect. When diluted in water, bleach may not negatively affect your grass, but to play it safe, you should thoroughly rinse the affected area with clean tap water.
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Blight, like southern blight, can be a serious and deadly problem to a host of different ornamental plants and edibles. Although the problem is hard to control once plants are infected, soil solarization is the best way to kill the soilborne fungus and create a healthy environment for your plants.
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If you’re looking for an almost maintenance-free rose that is also very resistant to pests and diseases, you can’t go wrong growing a Knock Out, as its primary maintenance requirements are sun, water and a feeding now and then as well as a light snip.
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A burdock infestation can be hard to control if it’s left to mature, flower, and produce seeds. Dealing with the plant while it’s still immature is easier, and you can get rid of this noxious plant by digging it out or using an herbicide on it.
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Though typically low-maintenance plants, kalanchoe (Kalanchoe spp.) can suffer from a variety of leaf problems caused by pests, fungi, and bacteria, but between adjusting environmental conditions and treating the problems with recommended products, these troubles will become a thing of the past.
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When it comes to killing carpetgrass (Axonopus fissifolius), there are not many options that work or that won’t damage your desirable turfgrass other than letting it dry out or using a nonselective herbicide to kill it.
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Although you may hear about various recipes for homemade flea sprays that you can use in your yard, there's actually no scientific evidence that they work.
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Two common yard fungi are slime molds and snow molds, but these fungi rarely damage lawns and disappear as quickly as they appear. You can make your yard look better by raking the affected areas and washing slime mold from the area using your garden hose.
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Gardeners have a wealth of choices when it comes to self-pollinating vegetables, including everything from peas to lettuce to peppers. Self-pollinating plants don’t require the pollen from another plant to produce fruit.
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Canna lily leaves feed a menagerie of bugs, from squishy caterpillars to hard-shelled scales. Control these pests with cultural methods or safe sprays.
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Impatiens (Impatiens walleriana) are quite the sight when in bloom, and the last thing gardeners want to see is pests wrecking their beautiful impatiens plants and flowers. Fortunately, you have options for controlling impatiens pests before they do too much damage.
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Dahlias produce stunning blooms, but when you notice black bugs on your plants, it's usually black bean aphids or black greenhouse thrips making a mess of your dahlias. Control them both with the same organic treatments.
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Queen palms are popular specimens in tropical and subtropical climates, but their dropped ripe seeds can be messy. You can safely prune them off at any stage of development without negatively affecting the palm’s health.
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Whether grown outdoors or inside the home, Norfolk Island pine trees grow well in pots but eventually require repotting. Unless your tree outgrows its pot, you'll be worrying about the job only every few years.
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There comes a time when a majesty palm requires repotting, but, because potted palms tolerate being root-bound, you’ll need to do this only every two to three years.
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If you notice white fuzzy stuff on your hibiscus, you have a problem with sap-sucking mealybugs that can damage and disfigure your plant. Quick identification and control of the pests are your best options to keep your plant healthy and producing its fabulous blooms.
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Ivies are popular plants, and many common varieties are easily propagated through cuttings started in water. Before you know it, the cuttings will have developed good root systems and will be ready for planting in a pot.
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Mexican petunias brighten a garden with their purplish-blue blooms and don’t miss a beat in hot, humid conditions. However, for an increase in flower production and to help control their aggressive growth, it is necessary to prune Mexican petunias consistently year-round.
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Although windmill palms naturally grow at a moderate rate of speed — up to 3 feet yearly — the palm’s growing conditions and continued care can affect its growth rate in a positive and negative manner.
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If you’ve been using a Roundup Pump 'N Go sprayer to kill unwanted growth in your garden, don’t throw away the bottle once it’s empty because you can easily refill it with the ready-to-use Roundup refill.
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