Garden Tillers -
Garden tillers can make life very easy if you have access to one. If you are considering buying a tiller, what kind of best suits your needs? Models c...
Seed Raising -
Seed raising is the simplest method of plant propagation. Its success depends on the type of soil and the position of the seedbed. The capacity of the...
Bonsai - Buy or Grow? -
There are basically two ways of obtaining a bonsai- either you buy it or you grow it. If you buy one you lose some of the absorbing work of pruning it...
Cactus and Soil -
Cacti need food, therefore amongst the soil ingredients the most important are:
Loam, ÂÂÂÂorganic matter (le...
Potted Roses -
Rose-bushes, growing in various kinds of containers, are sometimes available during late spring and summer. These plants are useful in filling bare sp...
Caring for Bulbs -
Bulbs should not be thrown away after they have flowered. Continue watering (with liquid fertilizer added occasionally) until the leaves are completel...
Acclimatising House Plants -
It is good practice to let plants acclimatise for the first three or four weeks with only moderate watering, no feeding, good light and, if necessary,...
Choosing Your Plants From The Nursery -
When choosing plants from the nursery, always look for healthy leaf growth, perhaps new shoots and good colour in the leaves. Plants that look pale an...
Green Manure Crops -
Because gardening is an intensive cultivation, it is rarely possible to devote considerable areas for lengthy periods to the growing of cover crops to...
