Autumn Decorations

AUTUMN ribbon By Dr. Leonard PerryExtension Greenhouse and Nursery Crops SpecialistUniversity of Vermont Autumn is often associated with certain decorations , including horn of plenty , garlands , stubble or grape vine chaplet , and dry out flower arrangements . Although many medallion can be bought ready - made , progress to your own can be a fun phratry activity for a dip afternoon . For the cornucopia , which signifies a bountiful harvesting with plenty to eat , you ’ll want the traditional saddle horn - shaped basket ( available at most trade or handbasket shops ) ; shellac or paint ; real , dried , or artificial fruit and vegetable ; pine cones ; and plant life materials ....

November 13, 2024 · 4 min · 661 words · Robert Moran

Can You Steam Frozen Peas? A Complete Guide

Frozen peas are a commodious and nutrient improver to any meal , and steaming is one of the good methods to cook them while retaining their flavor , color , and nutrients . If you ’ve ever wonder if it ’s potential to steam frozen pea straight from the deep-freeze , the answer is yes ! In this guide , we ’ll walk you through how to steam clean frozen pea perfectly , along with tips , benefits , and likely mistakes to void ....

November 13, 2024 · 3 min · 610 words · Angela Smith

Fuchsia ( Fairy Fuchsia )

unmarried red corolla with sepals of pinkish and yellowish - green . Blooms in early summer to former August . The fuchsia has oval , green leaves and bring forth fruit that are edible but not appetizing . Mulch heavy where winters are cold . Prune back numb or broken subdivision in spring , especially on plants that were left outside in areas with meek wintertime . Cooler summer temperatures make Fuchsias a front-runner for the Pacific Northwest ....

November 13, 2024 · 23 min · 4869 words · Christopher Martinez

How to make Compost

There are several ways in which compost heaps can be made and various theories exist as to the direction in which they should be treated . There are two important points that are substantive for successful compost making and these are adequate drain and aeration and sufficient moisture . A compost heap is a necessary feature in the mean garden . It provides a means of collect the surprising amount of thriftlessness material which is gathered together during regulargarden maintenanceand it supplies the garden , or rather , the soil , with worthful organic matter ....

November 13, 2024 · 11 min · 2183 words · Mr. Brandon Richardson

Nymphaea scutifolia ( Nymphaea )

ordinarily referred to as “ Water Lilies ” , these plants have adjust to living in full water supply environment . The leaves of these plant are individually stick out on leafage stalks called leafstalk . Water Lily blossoms vary greatly in color and size . They savor neutral to alkaline water supply and grow best in full sun . Planting should be done in water no cooler than 75 degree F....

November 13, 2024 · 6 min · 1268 words · Sara Carr

Photinia glabra ( Japanese Photinia )

Photinia glabra is one of the smallest of the genus Photinia , reaching only 10 to 12 feet tall . Similar to Photinia serrulata but new growth is more dramatically red , and the leaves , flowers and fruit are all small . The flowers have the same distinctive odor that some people find repulsive and they appear a bit later , in late bound or early summer . It is not as cold hardy as the other species ....

November 13, 2024 · 10 min · 2120 words · Crystal Burnett

Begonia Gin ( Gin Begonia )

Begonias are tender perennials , grown for their colourful flowers and foliage . Most begonia can be grown outdoors in bay window , in the land , or in hang up baskets in sink in brightness level and moist , but well drain dirt . Where not hardy , turn as yearly or indoors as houseplant . Most begonias can be propagated from folio , prow or rootstock press clipping in addition to being sow from source ....

November 12, 2024 · 21 min · 4441 words · Justin Dean

Blue and White and May

At a local garden center last weekend , I drove Joe crazy , when I saw the most gross Pansy , deep in the center of a greenhouse work bench , full of thousand . We bought about 24 of each shade of violet , sorry and violet , but this individual white with downhearted edge , reminded me of feather - edge pottery , so it earn a temporary home in a special hand - made pot in the nursery , and not banashed to the passing garden with the relaxation of it ’s friends ....

November 12, 2024 · 3 min · 578 words · Matthew James

Capsicum annuum ( Chili Piquin Pepper )

The cultivar , ‘ chili Piquin ’ has smooth green foliation with small white flowers . Pod color often start as immature but matures into a plenteous red . Pod is 3/4 inch long and 1/4 inch across . Extremely hot in taste sensation . C. annuum is very diverse since it include both red-hot and odorous common pepper but common to most are fluid green leaves and strong branches ....

November 12, 2024 · 19 min · 4025 words · Donna Miller

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ( Blom False Cypress )

This midget cultivar ‘ Blom ’ has patrician to greenish leaves and is conical in shape . It has spreading , short , congested branches leading to sprayed foliage that is pretty scaly . The buds and cone are small . This flora enjoys low humidity and cool weather . C. lawsoniana , syn . Cupressus lawsoniana , a narrowly columnar , coniferous tree that has spreading branches leading to spray foliation that is pretty scaly ....

November 12, 2024 · 13 min · 2651 words · Andrea Hill

How to Get Started With No-Till Gardening

Looking for a horticulture hack that saves time , labor , and improves the territory ? Then it ’s time to cease digging and start mulch with the no - till horticulture arrangement ! At first this might sound like a counterintuitive idea – leaving the pot and weeds in plaza with packed soil does n’t seem like the smartest program for a bumper crop . But the no - slam system of rules is actually a cagey method acting of building the grunge through layer , adding a selection of natural material that includes cellulose from newspaper publisher , chopped leave , compost , and grass clippings to increase the book in a lasagna - like soil casserole ....

November 12, 2024 · 12 min · 2443 words · Billy Johnson

Knockout Roses Bug Spray: What Is A Good Safe One?

Home»Shrubs»Roses»Knock Out One of the grownup mistakes the great unwashed make when they first grease one’s palms aKnockout Roseis to consider these pink wine are immune to everything . It ’s straight they want less criminal maintenance than traditional blush wine and have high disease ohmic resistance . But they are not immune from health issues . Photo Credit: Instagram @caoco12 There are a lot of lifelike enemies your Knockout rose bush can face , such as an infestation of aphids ( Macrosiphum rosae ) , Japanese beetle , wanderer touch , and other type of bug ....

November 12, 2024 · 6 min · 1117 words · Daniel Hall

Paeonia lactiflora ( Dr. J.H. Neeley Peony )

Leaves are dark green , each with 9 lancet - shaped , raspy margined leaflets . bivalent white flowers at top of red mottled base are bowlful - determine , fragrant . accompaniment with wire frame or wooden stake to keep weighty flowers from toppling industrial plant . It is very crucial for plant to be grow in bass , humus - rich soil that is moist , but well debilitate ....

November 12, 2024 · 8 min · 1614 words · Mark Dominguez