Jerry Baker's Happy, Healthy House Plants"Here is the fun, fast, and easy way to success with house plants. Master gardener Jerry Baker guides you to the species that will flourish best for you and tells you how to match the right plants to your lifestyle, home decor, or office. His savvy step-by-step instructions on water, food, and temperature control guarantee fabulous results whether you wish to start seeds indoors for flowers and vegetables or dream of a tree growing in your living room. He spotlights 130 all-time favorite house plants, and adds a special guide to greenhouse growing, holiday plants, African violets, orchids, terrariums, hanging baskets, cacti and succulents."--Back cover. |
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Jerry Baker. Stems It appears to most of us that the stem is merely a support for the leaves , flowers , and birds , and it's true , but the stem is also the way food , water , and minerals are trans- ported up from the roots to all ...
Jerry Baker. Stems It appears to most of us that the stem is merely a support for the leaves , flowers , and birds , and it's true , but the stem is also the way food , water , and minerals are trans- ported up from the roots to all ...
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... stem , not more than 4 inches below a leaf . 3. Make a plastic cylinder from a plastic bag and plastic tape and place around the stem . 4. Secure the bottom of the plastic bag around the stem firmly with a twistem , but not enough to ...
... stem , not more than 4 inches below a leaf . 3. Make a plastic cylinder from a plastic bag and plastic tape and place around the stem . 4. Secure the bottom of the plastic bag around the stem firmly with a twistem , but not enough to ...
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... stem cutting is called a terminal cutting . Ter- minal cuttings are commonly used to propagate a wide variety of plants , including begonias , carnations , chrysan- themums , Coleus , English ivy , Euphorbia , geraniums , Im- patiens ...
... stem cutting is called a terminal cutting . Ter- minal cuttings are commonly used to propagate a wide variety of plants , including begonias , carnations , chrysan- themums , Coleus , English ivy , Euphorbia , geraniums , Im- patiens ...
Contents
Whos Who in House Plants | 26 |
Take Your House Plants Shopping for Furniture | 59 |
Whats a Nice Plant Like You Doing in | 76 |
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