Seed Propagation -
Seeds are usually the best method of raising quantities of many kinds of annuals required for bedding displays, such as snapdragons, zinnias, marigold...
Cold Frames and Seed Boxes -
As well as reducing frost damage, cold-frames prevent excessive dampness in the soil. Though seedlings require some water, too much under cold conditi...
Caring For Orchids -
Caring for orchids is not that difficult really. Tropical orchids are no more difficult to grow than other plants, but because most of them are epiphy...
Cactus and Soil -
Cacti need food, therefore amongst the soil ingredients the most important are:
Loam, ÂÂÂÂorganic matter (le...
Soil for Groundcovers -
Ground covers which grow well create their own humus in time and so continue to flourish, but, if the plants appear to be suffering from malnutrition,...
How to grow Tomatoes -
Tomatoes are perhaps one of the easiest vegetables to grow. At our home, we have them growing almost wild - if left to rot on the plant, the seeds wi...
Growing Ferns Indoors -
To keep Ferns healthy grow them, if possible, in a mixture consisting of equal parts of sand, peat and compost; a handful of leaf mould would be a hel...
How to Lay Lawn Sods -
Prepare the soil on which turf is to be laid exactly as for seeding but with its surface as much lower than the finish grade as the sods are thick. Ma...
Coastal Gardening -
The factors affecting plant growth in coastal regions are somewhat different to those encountered inland. Generally it is the wind which causes most d...