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Irrigation for Lettuce
Lettuce grows best in moderately cool or warm temperatures during late spring, early summer and fall. When deciding how much to irrigate lettuce, consider outdoor temperatures, rain amount and soil type, which all affect how much water lettuce needs. The correct amount of water produces the most let
How to Sell a Cedar Tree for Wood
While a cedar tree can be a lovely addition to your yard, there are plenty of valid reasons for wanting to get rid of the tree. Maybe it blocks sunlight from your yard. Maybe you don't want to rake the leaves or worry about the tree getting damaged in a storm. Whatever your reason, you can sell your
How Do Flower Petals Get Their Color?
Flowers bloom in many shapes, sizes and colors. Although most gardeners grow plants for this colorful display, a flower's primary purpose is to attract pollinators. Pollinators, such as bees and butterflies, are vital to a plant's reproduction by carrying pollen from one flower to another.
How to Reproduce Arborvitae Plants
The Thuja genus of trees has five species collectively known as arborvitae. They are conifers in the cypress family that include trees native to North America, such as northern white cedar and western red cedar. Arborvitae typically produce dense foliage and have upright forms, making them popular i
How to Distinguish Hard Maple From Soft Maple Trees
Woodworkers separate maple wood into "hard" and "soft" based on the way it performs when they work with it, but the difference applies to more than the wood. The sugar maple, the most common hard maple, produces maple sugar as well as hard, dense wood for carpenters. The fast-growing silver maple an
White Flowers for Sunny Locations
The ideal flowers to grow in full sun are drought tolerant -- once established -- and care free. White flowers look good during the day, but at night they really come to life. Moon gardens are often created using a variety of white flowering plants that remain open at night, combined with silver or
Hibiscus Moscheutos Culture
With flowers that can reach the size of dinner plates, perennial hibiscus plants (Hibiscus moscheutos) steal the scene wherever they're planted. They are native to the Eastern U.S., where they can grow up to 8 feet tall; however, most cultivars are 4 or 5 feet. Most commonly seen in red, pink or whi
List of Rare Plants
Virginia round-leaf birches are rare.Path at Virginia Waters image by PinkSkyPhotos from Fotolia.comRare plants are plants that are highly scarce and uncommon throughout the planet. Rare plants are not necessarily classified as threatened or endangered, but are nonetheless small in...
Factors to Enhance Photosynthesis in a Greenhouse
Growing plants in a greenhouse is rewarding, but takes a lot of work. The key to understanding plant photosynthesis is in leaf transpiration. Stoma, tiny openings on leaves, open and close. Water flows out the stoma, causing the plant to draw more water and nutrients from the soil. At the same time,
What to Do With Camellia Sinensis Seeds?
Camellia sinensis is the scientific name of the common tea tree or bush. Camellia sinesis is difficult to grow from seed and usually works better when propagated using other means. However, it is possible to grow camellia sinensis from seed. With patience and work, you should be able to grow tea pla
The Effect of Hot Water Flow Rate Variations in Heat Exchangers
Heat exchangers are designed to transfer heat from one fluid to another. This is done by pumping one fluid through a series of tubes and another fluid around the outside of the tubes but still inside the heat exchanger. Flow rate directly affects the result of the exchange.
What Makes Topsoil Black?
While there are actually several different shades of topsoil throughout the world, true topsoil is black due to the presence of humus. Humus results from decayed organic materials and makes the soil very rich in nutrients.
What's the Difference Between Sunflowers & Weeds?
Sunflowers belong to the Asteraceae or Compositae family, which includes many weedlike, invasive flowers. Sunflowers are an attractive garden plant. Commercial farmers grow it for its edible nuts and oils and amateur gardeners celebrate it for its bright colors. Within the sunflower plant family are
How to Grow a Potato From the Eye
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to potatoes, the eye is the dimpled area where a new shoot forms. Each mature potato has six to eight eyes, all capable of producing a living green shoot that eventually grows into a potato plant. The eye must be accompanied by a section of
How to Plow Under Garden Weeds in the Fall
Pesky weeds can translate into good mulch for your garden with a simple day's work using a hand plow or simple hoe to turn them underneath the soil. Do this task in the fall, and over the winter the weeds will decompose, adding desirable compost to your garden. With just a few tools, you'll be on yo
The Growth Rate of Willow Trees
Willow trees are fast-growing and hardy trees. Often homeowners will plant them in low-lying areas to take care of water problems. The willow tree uses gallons of water every day, drying up soggy soils and improving the look of the area. The actual rate of growth is faster than most trees, but it al
Home Remedy Fertilizers for Dogwood Trees & Plants
Pink dogwood trees benefit from homemade compost fertilizerNancy Nehring/Photodisc/Getty ImagesThe flowering dogwood tree is native to the northeastern United States, where it is often used as a brightly blossoming understory tree for foundation landscaping. This deciduous ornamental tree...
How to Kill Mistletoe on a Sycamore
Mistletoe is evergreen perennial, which makes it easy to spot when deciduous hosts, like sycamore, drop their leaves in the winter. It grows in a rounded, ball-like form usually about 2 feet in diameter. Mistletoe has sticky, white berries that are a food source for birds. They digest the berry̵
Information on Kentucky Soils
Soil is one of the most important ingredients in successful growing. One of the most common soil types in Kentucky is known as Crider soil, used for growing soybeans, corn, tobacco, hay and corn.