Lithops Grow And Care For Living Stone Plants

February 18, 2023 0 Comments

Have you ever snooped around in the juicy section of a garden center and discovered a pot with nothing more than a few flat split rocks in it? If so, you may have discovered the lithops plant, an unusual African genus of succulents. Sometimes called Split Rock or Pebble plants, lithops living stone plants are …

Grow a Loquat Tree For Big Harvests

February 17, 2023 0 Comments

Grown as a loquat tree or shrub, this fruit plant is interesting. A relative of the Rose, it makes small fruits that taste like a mixture of peaches, citrus and mango, and some describe it as a Honey Nut. But most people have never tasted it and know practically nothing about this unusual fruit or …

Grow Lettuce Microgreens Fast and Easy

February 15, 2023 0 Comments

Virtually any plant can be grown in the form of microgreens, which is just the even younger cousin of baby greens. Usually harvested about 8 to 20 days after planting, microgreens are the fastest crop you’ll grow in your garden. Today we are going to grow lettuce or salad mix microgreens, which I consider to …

Bachelor Buttons Cornflowers And sapphire Caps

February 13, 2023 0 Comments

One of my favorite flowers, the buds are sometimes called blueberries. And this is where the color “cornflower sapphire” got its name! Also called basket flowers, sapphire caps, sapphire bonnet and many other names, this popular plant is a hardy annual. It blooms from spring to autumn in a range of colors. Leave some of …