comparemela.com

Latest Breaking News On - Jane perrone - Page 8 : comparemela.com

Forget green fingers! Readers on 12 hardy house plants for terrible gardeners

Last modified on Mon 24 May 2021 12.28 EDT ‘My Aloe juvenna lives happily in a pot I found on the street’ Ellie’s Aloe juvenna I picked up my Aloe juvenna from Ikea as a 3cm stub wrapped in plastic 10 years ago. It was one of my first houseplants and survived several moves from Manchester to Peckham to Putney to a narrowboat, and is now living happily on my bathroom windowsill in a pot I found on the street. It has grown into a beautiful, trailing succulent and has survived variable watering and chunks breaking off during the house moves – nothing seems to bother it. I’m currently propagating some broken pieces in the hope of passing it on.

Tell us: do you have a plant that has proved hard to kill?

Last modified on Wed 5 May 2021 10.48 EDT Not all of us are naturally green-fingered – and so it is always a joy when a plant not only doesn’t immediately die but thrives in our care. Many of us will have, at some point, acquired a form of greenery that it has proved impossible to kill – even if you have an impressive track record when it comes to plant fatalities. If you’ve got an example of foliage which has flourished against the odds, then we’d love to hear about it. Perhaps you’ve had your plant for many years without any sign of wilting? Maybe you’ve no idea what species your longstanding plant is, or why it’s continued to bloom? Either way, we’d love to know more about it – and we’ll be asking gardening expert Jane Perrone to share her thoughts on your submissions, too.

SHAKE houseplants helps stop sagging and encourages greenery to grow stronger

Shaking indoor houseplants from time to time can stimulate growth and strengthen stems, a growing number of plant enthusiasts have claimed. The unusual plant-shaking tip has been doing the rounds on social media - but gardening experts warned the trick only works best for fiddle leaf fig, monstera, alocasia, pilea and rubber greenery. The gentle-shaking technique is said to mimic the the natural movement of the wind , encouraging the indoor plant to grow stronger over time. Who else shakes their indoor fiddle fig? It strengthens them making them sit upright instead of sagging, it replicates wind, Amanda, from New South Wales, wrote in Crazy Indoor Plant People Australia Facebook group. 

Houseplant clinic: from crispy ferns to collapsed cacti, all your problems solved

Houseplant clinic: from crispy ferns to collapsed cacti, all your problems solved
theguardian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theguardian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

5 Podcast-Tipps für den Jänner

5 Podcast-Tipps für den Jänner
kurier.at - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kurier.at Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

© 2024 Vimarsana

vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.