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Some essential rules for planting a tulip plant

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  Tulips- A great addition to your garden that adds colour, vibrancy, and structure to your outdoor garden. Being available in the shades of pinks, purples, reds, crimson, yellow, orange and white. No matter where these beautiful plants are planted, in a pot, a container or in a beautiful outer space, it adds beauty to that place with their beauty and vibrant colours. Tulip signifies the long-awaited start of spring and due to this, they become a celebrated perennial. Aside from their beauty, these particular flowers also boast a somewhat bizarre history that these plants are native to Central America where it was discovered hundred years ago, and later on, it was used by the Turkish people for decorative purposes. Are you interested in planting tulip plants in your garden? Then you need to know the following essential rules before planting a tulip plant. Choose the perfect place and time before planting the tulips If you are planning to plant tulip plants in your garden, it is rec...

Cat Palm vs Majesty Palm: which is the best palm plant?

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  When it comes to bringing a tropical plant to your home, no one can beat the aura of the palm plant. But there are a lot of varieties of palm plants. When considering a house palm plant, there are two varieties that are cat palm and majesty palm which can be planted as the House plant. People always get confused between both cat palm and majesty palm. When they decide to buy an indoor palm tree for home, they can't decide between cat palm and majesty palm. So in this article, we will discuss the major difference between the cat palm and majesty that can help you to choose the best house palm tree for your garden. Difference between Cat Palm and Majesty palm There are a lot of similarities between Cat Palm and majesty palm. So it is often difficult to choose the right palm tree. However, there are certain differences between these plants that can help you to choose the right palm plant. Growing requirements The major requirement for the growth of a plant is light. The lower growi...

Varieties of oxalis triangularis plants to grow in your garden

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  If you want to grow a low-maintenance house plant that can be available in different sizes and colors to give your garden a mesmerizing look, then no doubt oxalis triangularis will be a better option for you to look after. An oxalis triangularis plant is a small, bulb plant that can grow up to 5 - 7 inches tall. This plant is otherwise known as purple shamrock due to its beautiful purple foliage and false shamrock as its thin, triangular leaflets greatly resemble a lucky clover plant. Being a low-maintenance plant with its vibrant beauty, you might be interested to know the growing guide oxalis triangularis with its varieties. Let's dive into the varieties of oxalis triangularis to grow in your garden.     Varieties of oxalis triangularis There are a lot of varieties of oxalis triangularis that can be grown for decorative and medicinal purposes.  The important varieties of this plant include the following Oxalis stricta ( North American wood sorrel) Oxalis stricta...

Best Soil for Vegetable Garden

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Gardening is all about finding what suits your plant. It may include heat, sunlight, water, and most importantly soil. Vegetable gardening is all about finding the best soil for its growth. All soils are not equal. Some of them are acidic, and some of them are alkaline. Some soil may not suit your plant. When it comes to vegetable gardening, each soil has its own soil preference which makes it difficult to summarize the best soil for all types of plants. However, it can be said that the best soil for vegetable gardening should contain a lot of nutrients and organic matter. Nitrogen, potassium, and Phosphorus ensure the growth of the veggies and plants. But in the end, finding the best soil for a vegetable garden is all about knowing the basics that what works and what doesn’t works for its growth. So before choosing the best soil for the garden, ensures the soil texture, water retention, and color, soil PH, compost content of that soil. Soil texture If you are on the hun...

Growth Stages and Life Cycle of a Lady Finger Plant

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  Lady finger is a flowering plant grown in tropical, subtropical, and warm regions for its edible green seed pods.  This plant thrives well in warmer climates and takes 5 to 6 days for the seeds to germinate.  The lifecycle of a lady finger plant takes 55 to 65 days from seeds to harvesting with involves the following stages. Growing stages of a ladyfinger plant  Seed The first growth stage of a lady finger is a seed; in this stage of the lifecycle, the plant is in the form of a seed. The seed of a lady finger is small, circular, green to dark green in color and smooth in texture.  One lady finger pod has a lot of seeds, approximately more than 15. The seeds can be collected from the pod for planting after the pods get ripened. For better growth, ensure that the seed that you used for planting must be green to brown in color and must be dry. Germination At this stage of the life cycle of the lady finger plant, the plant starts to germinate which means ...