Plant Fertilizers: Importance of Micronutrients

Even if you haven’t been growing plants or maintaining your home garden for a long time, the chances are that you’ve still heard of macronutrients. The most important of these are of course NPK or Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium. These are the building blocks upon which you build your garden but they aren’t the ‘be …

Aloe Vera: Miraculous Plant Offering Several Health Benefits

Aloe Vera – the plant of immortality has been used since ages for medicinal and healing purposes. It is a short plant, just 2 to 3 feet in height. The leaves of this plant are rich in water and contain several other nutrients like minerals, vitamins, acids, salts and antioxidants. Technically, it contains around 22 …

Proven Tips to Make Your Plants Healthier and Richer

Planting seeds is one of the most important parts of successful gardening. Having seed packets is only a start though; after planting, you should provide support so your seedlings can grow. The first thing you need to know is that each variety of plant is different from the other in regard to the planting procedure. …

Celebrate Rakhi With Plants As Gifts For Your Brother Or Sister

On Raksha Bandhan, what can be the loveliest gift for your brother and sister? Of course, it’s your time and affection but there has to be a way to express your emotions for your brother or sister. One way is to give a rakhi plant gift. It’s one of the sweetest ways of showing your …

Bamboo – Amazing Facts About The Strongest Woody Plant On Earth

Bamboo has a tensile strength superior to mild steel (withstands up to 52,000 pounds of pressure psi) and a weight-to-strength ratio surpassing that of graphite, bamboo is the strongest growing woody plant on earth. There is a suspension bridge in China 250 yards long, 9 foot wide and rests entirely on bamboo cables fastened over …

Star Jasmine – A Different Type Of Climbing Plant

The overwhelming majority of climbing plants tend to be rampant and aggressive in their growth habit. They need to be so in the forests where they grow naturally, in order to scramble up towards the light of the forest canopy. This attribute is often welcome in many garden situations, but tends to become problematical in …

3 Ways to Plant Your Feet in Business Networking

Do you understand the meaning of “Plant your feet”? It is basically an analogy that describes the planting of a tree. It also means, to fasten yourself to something very tightly. When you plant a tree, the seeds are inserted into the ground and the roots spread widely as the tree grows upward. Typically, you …