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Month: January 2008

January 21, 2008 · 6 comments

Planting strawberries

I am having a problem with the simplest of plants : Strawberries. I have been able to grow them from seeds and then transplant them to my garden. However, I can not grow them from dry root…

January 19, 2008 · 19 comments

Venus flytrap care

The world of carnivorous plants consists of exotic flesh-eating plants that will peak anyone’s curiosity. The large family of 645 registered species are grown all over the world in diverse…

January 13, 2008 · 25 comments

Grow Rieger Begonia

Rieger begonia ( Begonia x hiemalis ), Elator hybrids also known as Winter Begonia comes from a huge family of begoniaceae. It is a hybrid cross between tuberous and wax (fibrous) begonia…

January 11, 2008 · 5 comments

Grow edible ginger

Ginger ( Zingiber officinale ) Common ginger, Cooking ginger is an exotic herb native to forest of tropical Asia. It is mainly grown for its aromatic, edible root that is used in cooking…

January 2, 2008 · 0 comments

Florist Azalea care

Azalea is one of the longer lasting indoor blooming plants you can buy. Most Azaleas purchased from florists and supermarkets are greenhouse grown and are hardy in zones 7-10. When…

January 1, 2008 · 22 comments

Fuchsia care

I bought a big, wonderful Fuchsia to hang on my porch which gets shade all day. It was doing fine till the last couple days when the weather got to the 80’s. It is going to get hotter…