New Addition
Dear Ivy,
I just got a 6″ Celosia plant as a gift. How do I care for it? Where do I place it? How frequently do I need to water and fertilize it?
-Curious
Dear Curious,
I would say that whomever gave you this plant surely thinks you have good taste, and a green thumb! Celosia are beautiful [...]
Give your plants a bath!
When the heat gets to be too much, set your plants in a few inches of water. This will allow them to fully absorb all the liquid they can hold, without you having to worry about over or under watering. You can spray or mist the top of the plant and get all the dust [...]
Celosia
A reader wrote in with some questions about his Celosia. Celosia is a colorful little flower sometimes referred to as a cockscomb.
He says it is planted in a traditional whiskey barrel, and he has a Thirsty Light situated 2 inches into the soil. The reader said his Celosia wilted, and he asked what he might’ve [...]