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When Do I Fertilize Duncan Grapefruit in Central Florida?
Grapefruits grow through Southern California, South Texas and South Florida, and require long frost-free growing seasons. The Duncan grapefruit, according to Purdue University's Center for New Crops and Food Products, exhibits unusual cold hardiness, and will grow in the cooler areas of Central Flor
How to Grow King Oyster Mushrooms in Bottles
Oyster mushrooms are high-dollar mushrooms, and several types of oyster mushrooms can be grown for a profit. One of the types of oyster mushrooms are king oyster mushrooms, which are entirely grown indoors. While common throughout Asia, growing king oyster mushrooms in bottles is a signature of Japa
How to Plant Chinese Plum Seeds
The Chinese plum is a deciduous tree that originated in southern China. This tropical plant has small leaves and can be single- or multistemmed. Common names include loquat, Chinese fig, date plum, Japanese persimmon and keg fig. If you live in a U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zone lower t
My Tree Branch Tips Are Dead
Properly diagnosing the reason that tree branch tips are dead and how to best remedy the problem requires ascertaining the species of the tree in question. Still, without that knowledge, several forms of fungi attack a large number of different trees, resulting in diseases that kill the tips of bran
Uses of Brackish Water
Prawns are farmed in brackish waterPrawns image by Thomas Leonhardy from Fotolia.comWater contains a varying amount of total dissolved salt (TDS). Freshwater has a TDS content of less than 1,000 parts per million (ppm), and seawater has a TDS of 30,000 to 40,000 ppm. Brackish water falls...
Soil Preparation for Dichondra
Dichondra is a perennial ground cover that thrives in areas with cool temperatures, especially coastal regions. Not suitable for high-traffic areas, it requires substantial amounts of water and fertilizer to remain healthy. Dichondra is generally planted in the spring, although in cooler regions you
Types of Grade Marks on Bolts
Bolts are identified by the markings on the head or top of the bolt.bolts image by Petr Gnuskin from Fotolia.comBolts are graded based on the hardness of the metal used in their construction. Using bolts that aren't strong enough for their intended purpose often leads to damaged equipment...
Do Peace Lily Plants Like to Be Pot Bound?
Though peace lilies can live in small pots, care must be taken to ensure that the plants receive the amount of water and fertilization appropriate for their growing condition.
How to Hydroponically Grow a Cherry Tree
The main challenge of growing a cherry tree in a hydroponic system is that the size of the container needs to be large enough to support the tree. Once the tree is settled into a container of adequate size, a simple ebb and flow hydroponic system will provide plenty of nutrients for the tree to grow
How to Create the Ultimate Tomato Cage
Hundreds of years ago tomatoes were discovered in the tropical New World by European explorers and have become one of the world's favorite foods. Many older or heirloom tomatoes are called indeterminate because in nature they vine along the ground, stems rooting as they go, and grow perpetually if t
Yellow Mustard Weed
Wild mustard (Brassica kaber) is a flowering plant that grows throughout North America. It is also known by the common names field mustard, charlock mustard, canola, rapeseed and kaber mustard. Wild mustard is a winter annual, meaning that its seeds germinate in the late autumn or early winter. The
How to Prune Muscadines
Proper grape pruning is severe, and new growers may feel concerned they're cutting off far too much vine. Muscadine grapevines require one-year-old growth to bear new fruiting wood, but the vines don't need older growth. A proper pruning job eliminates the bulk so the vine can grow strong. Muscadine
Care for Maxima Clams
Among the giant clams available for home aquariums, Maxima clams, or Tridacna maxima, are among the most colorful and straightforward to keep. Although their shells are a subdued gray-brown color, the mantles, which are the fleshy part of the clams, come in a range of shades ranging from electric bl
Directions for Rooting an Avocado Seed
Avocados are packed with vitamins and minerals that are essential to good health. The creamy fruits also contain oleic acid, which is a monounsaturated fat. According to WHFoods.com, including avocados in your daily diet may help lower LDL cholesterol and raise HDL cholesterol. You can grow your own
Information About Raising Flowers
Relax while adding color, texture and fragrance to your life by gardening to raise flowers. Having a vibrant, long-lasting flower garden is a combination of the right plant in the right place at the right time. Understanding your local growing conditions and matching them to the needs of the flowers
How to Save Rose Hips for Tea
Rose hips are the fruit that forms after the rose flowers fade. The bright red hips add a note of color to barren roses bushes in the fall and provide food for birds and animals. But the bright red hips are also popular with humans. High in vitamin C, rose hips impart a lemony-tart flavor to tea. Ro
How Do I Clean a Vicks Vaporizer Element?
The element for your Vicks vaporizer is the entire steam unit that you insert into the Vicks canister. The element is sealed, but the unit requires cleaning on a weekly basis. During use, the heating element turns some of the unused steam into black particles that cover the inside of the element ho
The Uses for Agave Parryi
Agave parryi grows natively in the American Southwest, especially in Arizona and New Mexico. The main use for Agave parryi is as a landscaping or patio plant. The starchy tissues of Agave parryi make it, along with many other species of the same genus, a good source of complex carbohydrates for eith
Do Ants Eat Vegetable Plants?
Ants are found in lawns and gardens around the world. Ants are a diverse group of insects that provide many useful environmental functions in home gardens. While ants do not feed directly on vegetable foliage, they can cause some secondary problems that increase the stress and damage to vegetable pl