Archive for December, 2008
Epiphytal Orchids: Potting Basics
Sunday, December 28th, 2008Orchids are generally separated into two major groups, epiphytal and terrestrial. The epiphytal orchids are ones that tend to grow on tree trunks and branches. There are a number of ways to grow this type of orchid in the home or in a greenhouse. It all begins with the potting.
In a state of nature, [...]
The Orchid Fundamentals
Sunday, December 28th, 2008At one time, many folks assumed, with some justification, that tending orchids was a hobby reserved for the very affluent. These days, most people are aware that orchid cultivation is a pastime open to nearly anyone.Yet another false perception persists, though: that caring for orchids is extremely difficult. But this is definitely not so.
The [...]
Wild About Orchids? You’re In Good Company
Sunday, December 28th, 2008Since the famouse mania for tulips (or “tulipomania”) crested in the Netherlands until the present, no one family of plants has managed to acquire such a firm grip on popular passion as the orchids. Believe it or not, though, today’s orchid craze hardly compares to the excited devotion that these plants inspired in our Victorian [...]
Some Useful Organic Vegetable Gardening Tips
Sunday, December 28th, 2008We all want to stay healthy by eating chemically free, fresh, vitamin filled and natural foods. When we grow our own food, it makes us less dependent on commercially grown foods, which are coated with chemicals and are also quite tasteless.
The US Department of Agriculture compiled data that reveals that the mineral levels in [...]
A Healthy Option: Green Gardening
Sunday, December 28th, 2008There is a new world developing in the gardening world that is called green gardening, otherwise known as organic gardening. Since it is becoming more popular, there is more gardening help available to help a person who has been gardening for years change over to green gardening from traditional methods. There is also plenty of [...]
Flower Gardening
Sunday, December 28th, 2008Flower gardening is one way to make a huge difference in the yard and raise the value of any home. There are so many different choices in flowers that a flower garden can change every year or even every month! In addition, there are ways to green garden, which means that all of the products [...]
