A lot of orchid growers use cinnamon as a make-shift fungicide, too.
Its beautiful here, too! Can't wait to see Spring this year, its my first year of growing plants seriously, so I'm mega excited about seeing my...
You're right, there's a load of us Australians even on here who have the same problem with this bugger of a thing. Its some form of Ipomoea (my...
We've got an absolute wild fire vine in Morning Glory around here. Every summer it takes over the whole block. I'm too lazy (also busy) to weed,...
Iris ensata is what I ordered, in two different cultivars. Any wisdom you can impart is much needed! I'm a newbie to gardening so I like my...
I've just bought six Japanese Iris and want to plant them in pots. I'll split them into two pots, but approximately how large a pot would they...
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Will do tonight.
Well, its in a pot. I used a 16cm/6" terracotta pot and a combination of seed potting mix/fine orchid bark/course perlite/coir-peat. I ended up...
Hmmm.......... In deeply funny news I don't know how suitable this will be as a houseplant..... Apparently they give off an, um, odor. And to...
^ Not sure on the variety. Its true, it would be cheaper just to buy a small established tree, but I'm curious as it would be interesting to see...
Thanks Liz! Does it have any special likes for potting mix? I've just made up a huge barrel of pottting-seed soil/perlite/coir-peat/sand for my...
You are absolutely correct, I received the bulb today and that is its botanical name. I'm still scared of hurting it, though........
Ooooh, this just got interesting! Yes I am a beginner, and I'll probably fail miserably, but its nice to have this information out there on the...