Plants & Garden
Growing from seed
Seed is the cheapest way to fill a garden, and the failures happen at predictable points.
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Houseplants, balconies, containers and keeping things alive.
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Growing herbs properly
Supermarket herb pots die within a fortnight for a reason, and the plants themselves are easy.
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Winter in the garden
The season with the least to do and the most consequence for the following year.
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Attracting wildlife to a small garden
Small changes produce disproportionate results, and several standard practices are actively unhelpful.
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Cut flowers and making them last
A few practices double the life of cut flowers, and most of them concern water rather than the flowers.
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Indoor plants for difficult conditions
Dark rooms, dry heat, cold windowsills and neglect each have plants that tolerate them.
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Soil, compost and what plants actually need
Most plant problems trace to the growing medium, and improving it is more effective than any feeding regime.
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Pruning, and when not to
Cutting at the wrong time removes next year’s flowers, and the rule that prevents it is simple.
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What to do with a balcony
Small outdoor spaces are frequently unused because of a few practical obstacles, all of which are addressable.
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Watering, and why plants die of it
Both too much and too little produce similar symptoms, which is why so many people water the wrong way.
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Growing food in a small space
A balcony or a windowsill produces a genuinely useful quantity of some things and almost none of others.
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Houseplants that survive
Most houseplant deaths have the same three causes, and matching the plant to the room solves most of it.