If you love plants but don’t like the mess of handling the soil they come with, then don’t worry! For people who hate dirt in their homes, these are the best Houseplants that Grow Without Soil!
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If you are good at seed propagation, you can start these Indoor Plants that Grow from Seeds in your home.
Botanical Name: Sinningia speciosa
Time: 1-3 weeks
These flowering houseplants are related to African violets and grow well in indirect sunlight. You can easily propagate the hybrid cultivars from seeds.
Botanical Name: Asparagus setaceus
Time: 3-7 weeks
Though not a true fern but the arching plumes of tightly packed, needle-like leaves look beautiful in hanging baskets.
Growing Tips: Soak the seeds overnight in water and sow them 1/2 inch deep in a tray or pots. Keep the temperature at 70-80 F until germination, which will take approx four weeks.
Botanical Name: Spathiphyllum wallisii
Time: 1 week
Peace lilies offer beautiful white bracts over contrasting dark glossy green foliage. To add to the beauty of the plant, grow them in bright and colorful pots.
Growing Tips: Sow the seeds at any time of the year. The seedpods turn yellow and soften when they are about to mature.
Botanical Name: Cactaceae
Time: 2-8 weeks
Growing cactus from seeds is an inexpensive method, but it takes time. You can grow unique varieties and use them to decorate your home or give your friends potted cactus as a gift.
Botanical Name: Saintpaulia
Time: 2-6 weeks
The beautiful African violet flowers come in a wide range of blooms and types. They match every type of home decor with their gorgeous colors!
Growing Tips: You can grow them from both cuttings and seeds. Learn the full process here for growing through seeds.
Botanical Name: Coleus scutellarioides
Time: 2-4 weeks
Bring bold contrast with this ornamental plant with variegated, patterned, colorful leaves that can brighten up any dark corner of your home.
Growing Tips: Press seeds gently into the soil and
If you love plants but don’t like the mess of handling the soil they come with, then don’t worry! For people who hate dirt in their homes, these are the best Houseplants that Grow Without Soil!
Not all seeds are created equal, and some can be tricky to germinate. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or a novice, these Simple Seed Germination Tips To Grow Every Seed will help ensure that every seed you plant has the best chance of growing into a healthy, robust plant.
If the indoor air of your home is on the dry side, then you might have to take some measures, like misting in order to grow the plant of your choice. However, if you don’t want to go through the trouble, there are certain Houseplants that Grow In Dry Air you can opt for and they’ll survive without any complaints!
The tropical rain forests of South America hold a treasure when it comes to plants that are beautiful, exotic, and can make for great houseplants. Have a look at the most amazing South American Indoor Plants you can grow!
Georgia O’Keefee painted some brilliant portraits of red Poppies some times upto 3 feet wide and high, even bigger than the real thing in my garden.The last photo shows how Red and Green work well together on a canvas or in a garden setting. Oriental poppies are perennial and most Poppy species are easy to grow from seed of which 50 varieties are available from Thompson & Morgan
Members of the Buttercup family are called Ranunculaceae. To grow the plants successfully beware the seeds tend to have a short period of viability and need planting straight away.
Nemesia are good flowers for rock gardens, containers or for use as a bedding and front of border plants. Surprisingly they also make a nice and useful cut flower.
Mesclun is a name for a traditional melange of salad leaves. The name mesclun doesn’t feature in any of my gardening reference books before 1980 so old gardeners may not recognise the term.
Here’s an exclusive list of Fruits That Grow on Cactus, you must grow in your garden to enjoy some unique and delicious edibles!
THAT OLD, DISCARDED ELECTRIC FAN that isn’t strong enough for the hot summers of global warming…hey, bring it on. It’s perfect for accomplishing one of the tricks to growing better tomato seedlings, which is (after all) the only thing you probably really care about on the run-up to another spring. To hell with winter.
THERE ARE OTHER people who can show you step-by-step how they start tomatoes from seed, but I have two little secrets: 1, APS System, and 2, control yourself. The former is a self-watering system of styrofoam cells that will last forever and I think of as an essential garden tool.
Here’s the thing: At that price difference, even if you have barely moderate success with your seedlings, it’s to your advantage to try. What I found was that just like in those bundles of seedlings by mail, some of the transplants I grew myself were puny; others, though, got chunky and robust-looking.At a few dollars a packet, who cares about the runts? Toss them, or separate them out and plant a group of them to use as scallion substitutes. In my first-year experiment, I wasn’t ruthless like that, because I wanted to see what happened. The bigger starts basically