Articles related to "Seedlings"
Choosing seedling fertilizers
Growing bedding plants indoors require an active fertilizer program to produce healthy transplants. What makes a good seedling fertilizer ? Mistakenly, it is usually believed that high phosphorus fertilizers are mainly responsible for good root growth and thus the fertilizers of choice for starting bedding plants but is this really the case ? In this article we will discuss the goal of fertilizing seedlings, look at the physical characteristics of a good fertilizer and discuss why nitrate nitrogen is preferred over commonly available urea or ammonium fertilizers.
choosing
• seedling
• fertilizer
• goal
• nitrogen
Ewww! Slugs in the Garden!
What's the goofy connection between St. Patrick's Day and slugs? Find out for yourself! Slugs in the garden: how to trap them, catch them, and otherwise deal with them. Did you know some slugs are quite benign? Yechh.
slug
• slugs
• control
• trap
• bait
Frankincense
The botanical name of this leafy forest tree is Boswellia Thurifera, and it hails from the Burseraceae family. The tree is most commonly known for the highly scented gum resin that it gives off. This resin is obtained by making a deep, longitudinal incision in the trunk of the tree.
frankincense
• herb plants
• herbs
• seedlings
• plant cuttings