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Tomato

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:21:00 GMT

Pruning TomatoesHow to manage your plants for better health...

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Aptenia Cordifolia (Baby Sun Rose)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:18:00 GMT

They appear to crawl along the soil and hug the ground forming a tight, almost clipped appearance.Plants grow no taller than about 3 to 4 inches.Established plants, bare rooted ( cuttings) - 10- 30cm ...

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Statice

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:48:00 GMT

Statice is a flower that grows in the wild all over the world. Perhaps it's also growing in your garden. Statice finds the perfect home in salty marshes and arid or desert areas. So, it will be no ...

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Cyclamen

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:10:00 GMT

Please note: These instructions are for our mild Californian temperate weather. It won't work in other areas so don't you dare try it if you live where it freezes.

Keep it cool.

Most folk...

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Begonia, cane

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:46:00 GMT

Cane Begonias

by Brad Thompson

Cane begonias are a popular type of begonia and besides the various species canes, there are hundreds of cane hybrids. Cane begonias are distinguis...

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Agave attenuata

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:02:00 GMT

Agave attenuata (Fox Tail Agave) - This Agave presents to the gardener none of the dangers that its spine-covered relatives do. Massing up to 4 to 5 feet tall by as wide with individual rosettes that ...

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Elephant bush (and variegated)

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:20:00 GMT

There are at least three green varieties ("macrophylla" has larger leaves, 2.5+ cm long and 1.7+ cm wide, while "microphylla" has smaller ones, .6 cm long and wide), and three named variegateds. A...

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Bougainvillea

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:42:00 GMT

To encourage flowering, keep watering to a minimum, and heavy pruning will keep bougainvillea growth within bounds. Keep suckers pruned back and long branches removed to maintain shape, but be careful...

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Geranium

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:39:00 GMT

Taking cuttings of geraniums is quite simple.

First, prepare the soil and pots. You can use pots, a tray, peat pellets, whatever you like. I recommend sterilized potting soil in peat p...

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Poisettia

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:40:00 GMT

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/HO-073.pdf

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Allium triquetrum (threecorner leek)

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:21:00 GMT

Flowers: White, multiple nodding flowers at top of stem, 3 petals and 3 sepals each.

Blooms: January - May.

Leaves: Flat, long and li...

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Thanksgiving Cactus (False Christmas Cactus)

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:57:00 GMT

http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/2006/11/23/thanks-giving-cactus/

There are several species of Schlumbergera but the ones that most people know of is the Christmas Cactus. In fact that name is...

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Bird-of-Paradise (Strelitzia reginae, alba)

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:12:00 GMT

The white Bird of Paradise Strelitzia alba is a larger tree form of the Orange Bird of Paradise. It often will be in clumps five to six feet wide and stand eighteen feet tall. The leaves are sh...

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Cilantro

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:58:00 GMT

Harvest the entire plant when it's about 8 inches tall. When gathering cilantro, remember to harvest only what you need. Cilantro should be used fresh, as it quickly loses much of its potent flavor...

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Chives

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:42:00 GMT

Perennial in Zones 3-9, chives are very easy to grow, at home in a pot on the windowsill as much as in the garden. Sometimes chives can get a little invasive, tossing their seeds about the garden. ...

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