orchids require resting time each year. The particular time for this depends on the Variety, but for most orchids it should start some time in the autumn and continue well into winter. You should care for plants differently at this time than you would during their energetic growth periods (spring and summer usually). This is an important part of growing orchids successfully.
A good rule of thumb is to provide your orchids rest from November through the middle of February. You should lower the temperature of your orchid room and you should reduce the amount of water you give the plants.
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Of the incredible array of flowering plants on our earth, orchids easily wield the most fascination. Not only are they lovely, but they often bring a bit of wonder and mystery with them. Although distributed widely, many can only be found in isolated or exotic locations–impenetrable jungles, the sides of volcanoes, mucky swamps, for examples.
Beginning quite seriously in the 19th century, orchid fanciers have devoted years and even careers to discovering as well as breeding new types of these flowering plants. Although most orchids are gotten these days from nurseries that specialize in breeding these plants, many of them being developed through hybridizing, it is beneficial to learn something of their natural origins. Continue reading Seeing the World with orchids
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When you think of gardening, chances are that you probably don’t consider winter the best time to do it. After all, very few plants can survive in the harsh, cold environment. Why else do the trees lose their leaves and such? However, there are a number of sturdy, rough plants that you can choose to grow for harvest in the springtime. Winter vegetable gardening does not really include actually growing these plants during the winter. Rather, most of the growing takes place in the fall before winter time, and the plants are merely sturdy enough to survive the cold better than other plants. Continue reading Winter Vegetable Gardening Yields a Spring Harvest
There used to be a time when literally everyone had their own garden. Of course, the grocery store changed all of that, and now the trend is that most people don’t have any garden at all. This is a sad statistic because home vegetable gardening can save you hundreds of dollars a year, as millions of people still appreciate each year. As if that weren’t persuasion enough, you can also grow one hundred percent organic food with no extra chemicals which can have harmful side effects. Home vegetable gardening is more widely practiced in countries like France where it seems like literally everyone has a garden, but it is still fairly popular over in the United States.
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