Can I Grow Hosta Inside? Definitely! However, growing hosta indoors requires a bit more care and attention to ensure the plant’s needs are met. How to Grow Hosta Indoors Begin with the right container for your hosta. Some varieties require a very large pot, while small cultivars do fine in a relatively small container. To prevent rot, be sure the container has a drainage hole in the bottom. Place the hosta where it receives bright, indirect sunlight....

About Growing Jujube in Containers Jujubes thrive in USDA zones 6 through 11 and love the heat. They require very few chill hours to set fruit but can survive temperatures down to -28 degrees F. (-33 C.). They do need lots of sun in order to set fruit, however. Generally, more suited to growing in the garden, growing jujube in pots is possible and may even be advantageous, as it will allow the grower to move the pot into full sun locations throughout the day....

Ideas for Shoe Garden Planters When it comes to shoes as plant containers, think fun and fanciful, quirky and cute! Pull those old purple crocs from the bottom of your closet and turn them into miniature hanging baskets for herbs or trailing lobelia. Has your six-year-old outgrown her neon yellow rain boots? Will you really wear those orange high heels again? If the footwear holds potting soil, it will work. How about your old, worn-out work boots or those hiking boots that give you blisters?...

Can You Grow Sesame in Containers? Yes, you can absolutely grow sesame in a container or pot. It is generally grown on a bigger, agricultural scale for oil, but sesame plants will take to a container as well and can be cultivated on a much smaller scale. Sesame is native to warm climates, so start your seeds indoors and don’t move containers outside until it is well into the 70s during the day (21 degrees Celsius and up)....

Firespike Plant Information These jewels of the landscape bed can grow 4 feet (1 m.) tall, and are covered in spikes of blazing, red blooms through the fall and winter. If you’ve already got a successful planting bed in your yard, then you know how to grow firespikes, as they need no special care in the right environment. Growing firespike plants is a great way to fill in a large bed quickly as well as a good way to add bright color that will last until spring....

What is Chinese Witch Hazel Plant? Native to China, this witch hazel plant is most popularly known for its oddly shaped blooms and fragrance. In fact, Chinese witch hazel is among the most fragrant of all witch hazel types. Each spring, plants produce a profusion of bright yellow flowers. Before shedding their leaves for the winter, you’ll be rewarded with showy yellow-orange fall foliage that’s especially attractive in landscape plantings....

Caring for this plant is relatively simple. However, there are some clivia plant problems and clivia plant diseases to consider. What’s Wrong with My Clivia Plant? Like many tropical houseplants, this ornamental is valued for its beauty. Even when not in bloom, clivia containers are often overflowing with glossy dark green foliage. It is easy to understand the cause for alarm when clivia issues begin to show themselves. Houseplants may be more susceptible to problems related to watering and insect infestation....

Tips for Removing Common Reeds Naturally If you have a small patch of reeds and want to take care of them before they take over the entire lawn, physical methods for common reed grass control might be your best option. Start by using an electric hedge trimmer to cut down the reeds below their bottommost leaf, leaving only the stem stubble left standing. Remove the cut reeds and cut them up to put in the compost pile....

Maypop Weed Control In certain areas, including the southeastern United States, tangled patches of wild passionflower weeds cause problems in hay fields, croplands, wooded areas, pastures, on rocky slopes and along roadsides. Wild passionflowers grow rapidly by means of an extensive system of underground roots, and getting rid of the plants isn’t an easy task. Read on to learn more about maypop weed control. Getting Rid of Wild Passionflowers Naturally If you want to control ornamental plants in your garden, remove suckers and wayward growth as soon as you notice it....

If you are interested in learning how to grow Geum creeping avens, read on for helpful tips. How to Grow Geum Creeping Avens Reportedly, creeping avens plant is suitable for growing in USDA plant hardiness zones 4 through 8. Some sources say the plant is hardy only to zone 6, while others say it is tough enough for climates as low as zone 2. Either way, the growing creeping avens plant appears to be relatively short lived....

When to Divide Plant Bulbs How often should I divide bulbs? That really depends on the flower. As a rule, however, bulbs should be divided when they get so overcrowded that it’s noticeable. As bulbs grow, they’ll put out little offshoot bulbs that cluster around them. As these offshoots get bigger, the space the bulbs have to grow starts to get too crowded, and the flowers stop blooming as vigorously. If a patch of flowering bulbs is still producing leaves but the flowers have gotten lackluster this year, that means it’s time to divide....

Elephant Tree Plant Info The elephant tree plant is a small tree in the Anacardiaceae family. It is a succulent related to cashews, mangos, and pistachios. The trees are eye catching with their thick twisted trunks, zigzagging branches, and tiny forest green leaflets tinged red in cool weather. Those growing elephant trees say that mature plants bear red flowers and round, orange fruit. Operculicarya elephant trees grow in the wild in southwest Madagascar and are drought deciduous....

Winter Damage of Evergreen Shrubs Winter burn occurs when evergreens dry out during the winter. This happens when moisture evaporates through the leaves or needles and the roots are unable to absorb water from the frozen ground. This is most common when evergreens are exposed to cold winds and periods of warm, sunny days. A winter-burned shrub displays dry leaves or needles that die and drop from the tree. However, the damage may not be apparent until the temperatures rise in spring, when growth turns reddish brown or yellow....

Reasons for a Forsythia Not Blooming There are several reasons why a forsythia will not bloom. The simplest would be winter kill. Many older varieties of forsythia won’t bloom after a hard winter or a late spring frost. The buds are simply not hardy enough to survive. However, the most common reason for forsythia not blooming is improper pruning. Blooms are created on one year old wood. That means this year’s growth brings next year’s flowers....

Banana Fusarium Wilt Symptoms Fusarium is a soil-borne fungus that enters the banana plant through the roots. As the disease progresses upward through the plant, it clogs the vessels and blocks the flow of water and nutrients. The first visible banana fusarium wilt symptoms are stunted growth, leaf distortion, and yellowing, and wilt along the edges of mature, lower leaves. The leaves gradually collapse and droop from the plant, eventually drying up completely....

Geranium Botrytis Symptoms What is geranium botrytis blight? It is a very troublesome fungal disease that shows up most often in cool, humid conditions. The spores are transmitted to healthy plants via air currents. Symptoms typically begin with brown, water-soaked spots on flowers and leaves, usually attacking wilted blooms first. As the affected areas dry out, they are replaced with masses of fluffy tan, gray, or brown fungal growth. The disease usually spreads to the main stem, weakening the stem and causing flowers to drop from the plant....

Attracting Butterflies with Lantana Plants Butterflies have a highly evolved sense of smell and are attracted to the sweet-smelling nectar of many plants. They also are attracted to plants with bright blue, purple, pink, white, yellow, and orange blooms. Additionally, butterflies prefer plants with flat or dome-shaped clusters of small tubal flowers that they can safely perch on as they drink the sweet nectar. So, does lantana attract butterflies? Yes! Lantana plants provide all these butterfly preferences....

About Companions for Beets Companion planting is an age-old method wherein the gardener combines two or more different crops to the mutual benefit of one or all of them. Almost any plant can benefit from companion planting in one way or another and planting companions for beets is no exception. Benefits of companion planting might be to add nutrients into the soil, act as a support for vining plants, shade roots to keep them cool and moist, deter pests, and even provide shelter for beneficial insects....

Green Arrow Pea Info What is a Green Arrow pea? Green Arrow is a shelling pea variety, which means its pods should be allowed to grow to maturity before being harvested, then the shells should be removed and only the peas inside eaten. At their biggest, these pods grow to about 5 inches (13 cm.) in length, with 10 to 11 peas inside. The Green Arrow pea plant grows in a vining habit but is small as peas go, usually reaching only 24 to 28 inches (61-71 cm....

Clarkia plants grow to between 1 and 3 feet (0.5-1 m.) tall and spread 8 to 12 inches (20-30 cm.). Clarkia flowers bloom in summer or fall, and sometimes in winter in mild climates. Most flowers are doubles or semi-doubles and have frilly, crepe-like petals. They come in a wide range of colors. Clarkia flower care is a snap, and once you plant them in the garden there is very little to do but enjoy them....