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Succulent Plants Growing Long Stems? How to Identify, Fix, and Prevent Elongation

Succulents are popular houseplants known for their drought tolerance and diverse textures. From rosette-forming echeverias to trailing string of pearls, these plants thrive with minimal care when given proper conditions. However succulents will often start growing long pale stems, stretching upwards away from their compact form. This common issue, called etiolation, occurs when the plants … Read more

When to Plant Vinca Seeds for the Best Results

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Also known as rose periwinkle or Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus), annual vinca is a versatile little stunner with shiny green foliage and blooms of pink, white, rose, red, salmon, or purple. Although this plant isn’t frost-hardy, you … Read more

How to Effectively Wash Bugs Off Kale

Growing kale is one of the pleasures of spring vegetable gardening. The sturdy seedlings survive sudden cold spells when given modest protection, so you can get an early start and start harvesting nutritious leaves by the time it’s warm enough to transplant tomatoes. Stately kale plants are pretty, too, so they are a great vegetable … Read more

Why Are My Hibiscus Buds Falling Off? How to Troubleshoot and Prevent Bud Drop

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While hibiscus flowers often grace us with beautiful blooms, these highly sensitive and temperamental plants sometimes fail to flourish. Either there are hibiscus blossoms falling off the plant or the hibiscus buds wont bloom. However, becoming familiar … Read more

Growing Black Eyed Susan in a Pot: A Beautiful and Low-Maintenance Addition to Your Garden

Sharing about native plants and their benefits to the environment is something we are so passionate about. We have an extensive amount of resources on our site to help people garden with native plants in the ground. In addition, we want to help encourage gardening with native plants in containers or pots. We have grown … Read more