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Oct
7

Capsicum Casualty

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Question: If you “botch” a transplant and cut or break a significant amount of a plant’s roots, should you: pro-actively trim foliage; trim foliage as it appears to die off; or leave it the heck alone (after transplanting, of course)?
Specifically asking about capsicum annuum, but curious if the instructions would be nearly universal.
The plant in [...]

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Sep
10

Christmas Cactus Questions

written by Ivy

Q: I have five Christmas cacti that had flowers on them when I brought them home but haven’t re-bloomed yet. What’s the deal? I have them in bright light and I feed them violet food, but no flowers, what should I do?
A: There’s a lot going on in this question. First, when did you bring [...]

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Aug
6

Reader Mail: Hens and Chicks

written by Ivy

Q: How often should I water my Mother Hen plant?

A: Rarely! This plant, also known as Hens and Chicks, is a desert succulent. It’s like to store water in it’s fleshy leaves, and let its roots dry out completely. The plant is so called because it sends off little round baby plants that look jut [...]

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Jul
10

How to clone pothos

written by Ivy

The term “cloning” bring to mind visions of mad scientists in labs somewhere, working through the night. Really the term “clone” is used to mean any organism that has identical genetic information as the organism it was derived from. Today I’m going to do a photo and text demonstration of a simple technique ou can [...]

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