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Planting And Care For Basil Plants

How to plant and care for basil plants . Basil can be propagated by seeds. Basil seeds from fruits that ripen on the stem. Characteristic of the old grain is colored black and dry. Basil seeds should be sown before planting. Cultivated soil for seeding until crumbly. Mix with a little manure. If soil is too sticky add sand. Then sprinkle the basil seeds and cover with a thin layer of soil. How to plant basil Take care of plants that are grown in the nursery. Plants that are too tightly reduced. Unplug the growth of plants that are weak or interrupted. After about 4 weeks old the young plants can be moved to land. Basil seed requirement for planting one hectare of land of about 2-5 kg. Planting basil is usually grown in a nursery-bed. Sized bed with a length of 1-1 m according to the size of the land. Before planting, raised bed manure. Irrigation ditches between beds made ​​as wide as 35 cm. Basil plant spacing is 50 x 50 cm or 60 x 60 cm. Make the planting hole is small, the import

Controlling Pest and Disease of Apple Plant

We must control pests and disease of apple plant. Pests and diseases that attack apple plants can damage apple trees, flowers, and fruit. This can reduce fruit quality will even be able to eventually reduce the production of apple. Therefore, apple growers should be aware of pests and diseases that often affects apple plant and how to control it. Controlling pests of apples plant : 1. Green Leaf louse (Aphis Pomi Geer) Symptoms: This pest attacks began inhibit flowering and fruiting resulted when the young fruit fall or lower quality of the fruit. In the great attack resulted in no fertilization occurs. Way to control: - Biologically, using natural enemies such as Coccinellidae and Lycosa. - The technical culture, sanitation and spacing of planting a garden. - In chemistry, with an insecticide such as Pegasus 500 EC or 40 EC Supracide 2 times a week when there are 5 individuals per leaf. 2. Spider mite (Panonychus ulmi) Symptoms: Attacks on the fruit resulting in brown s

How To Plant and Care Bamboo Trees

Planting bamboo in the yard is one way of greening the environment. Planting and caring for bamboo trees fairly easy and does not require intensive care. Yellow bamboo No less interesting is the yellow bamboo . Plants originating from China, and nicknamed the yellow running bamboo has a golden yellow coat color. The trunk is also yellow gold, so that it can provide an accent color to the garden or yard. Branching plants appeared on the joints at the top, so the trunk will be evident. How to plant bamboo tree You can plant them in rows as a fence, steering the way, the sides of the wall, or a liaison between the buildings. Plant height of about 4-9 meters, with a diameter of 5-8 cm reed, length 12 cm and 2 cm wide. Thailand also has a species of ornamental bamboo plants , bamboo is known as the Siamese. At first glance, looks like a Japanese bamboo. In his native country, conjoined bamboo is used as a vegetable. Very dense clump of bamboo, with leaves chopped into small

Planting And Care For Spider Plant

Spider plant is one plant that is easy to care and grown in our gardens. Not much diseases that often attack, so it easy to care for plant spider plant. This plant is also easy adapt to the environment that easy to cultivate. Taking care of spider plant is easy, this plant would prefer grow in soil that is rather dry but wet and did not have direct light rays. Try not to be too frequent watering spider plant because too much water will make the soil to be valley, and can cause roots to rot How to planting spider plant Spider plant propagation can be done in two ways, namely: separating some of the groups of the parent, or cut the "little chicks" are hanging. Then: can be planted directly in the yard to decorate garden, or deliberately planted in a pot.  When planted directly in the field, should have been made ​​earlier the planting holes (length 10 cm, width 10 cm, depth 10 cm). Manure plus mineral soil. Allow one week, after which the quarry is returned. Enter a s

Planting And Care For Aloe Vera Plant

Aloe vera plant have many benefits one of which is for hair care. Planting and care for aloe vera in the home garden can be one good option. How To Plant Aloe Vera ? Seeding Aloe Vera: Seedlings that have been quite large, about 1-2 months old, separated from the parent plant (breeding). Puppies will come from the parent plant at the age of 5-6 months. Spacing is very important puppies for aloe vera plant can grow large. Nursery of saplings can be done in bed or in polybags. Nursery beds can be done by creating a raised bed measuring 1-1.5 mx 10 m or as required by the spacing of 10 cm x 10 cm. Bed should be completely crumbs to root growth of seedlings is not compromised. Seedling roots caused by impaired development of the hard ground will not grow. Before planting seeds, sown beds of manure as much as 20-40 kg (1-2 bags) per plot and stir evenly. Sowing of agricultural lime is recommended to reduce fungal attack. The addition of urea as much as 7.5 kg per plot can be done

How To Plant and Care For Lavender

In this article I want to share about how to plant lavender flowers and how to care for these plants. This method is suitable for tropical climates tend to be more heat than other climate. How to plant lavender for tropical climates: 1. Performed during the afternoon when the sun is not too hot and the temperatures drop, collect a planting medium of 1 part compost and three parts of the clotted soil. This land can usually be obtained from the ground near the roots of banana trees . characteristics, when dried, ground form a large granule. This land is important for early growth because it can withstand water and moisture. Do not use sandy soils that internet mostly recommended. 2. Put the soil into small polybags filled up to 10 cm. Then wet until moist. Its features are when you start to form a ball from the media if you squeeze it. 3. By using sharp stainless steel scissors, cut the lavender stems approximately 10-15 cm from the tip of the rod. The piece was taken 2-3 mm be

How To Plant And Care For Indoor Bonsai

How to plant and care for indoor bonsai..? Caring for indoor bonsai trees or placed in the home especially useful if you want to add a natural impression in the house. Bonsai requires attention and care in order to grow beautiful and perfect. But that does not mean that caring for bonsai is something difficult. Here are some easy tips for caring for your indoor bonsai: Although it was about to put the bonsai in the house, it is advisable to occasionally bring home for bonsai out of direct sunlight. Set aside a daily schedule for example in the morning to bonsai get enough sun exposure. Do not be too long 'hang' bonsai. Just do a few hours. Too much sun will actually make the bonsai leaves become dry and damage the roots. Indoor bonsai are best grown in pots. Pot can be replaced once a year. When replacing the trim pot the roots are too long. This will tidy up the roots and to provide more opportunities to grow new roots. When replacing the pot, you may need to fi

How To Care For Bonsai Tree

How to care for bonsai tree ? Caring for bonsai trees need a lot of work and dedication. Bonsai need to be constantly trimmed and maintained. Here are some tips on caring for bonsai tree : 1. Bonsai are usually grown in pots. Pot needs to be replaced at least once a year. Replacement pot intended to encourage new root growth. Choose a larger pot to accommodate the growing bonsai. Pots must have holes to allow excess water to drain out of the pot, so that the roots of bonsai is not submerged in water. 2. Bonsai should be watered regularly. Do not flush bonsai too much because it will only lead to growth of fungus or root rot. But on the other hand, bonsai should not be too dry. One method is to check the moisture level by sticking a toothpick into the soil. The texture of the soil should not be too wet or dry. 3. Bonsai need sunlight! But be careful, because too much sun exposure can actually damage the bonsai. That's the reason, bonsai must get the right balanc

How To Care Watermelon Plant

Tips to care and grow watermelon plant Watermelon is grown in a place that fits relatively dry. Different from other types vines care watermelon tree is more easy. Propagation Branch After the elongated branches, twigs propagated to form a bracket with a row of plants. When branches are too close together easily cause disease, as well as the flowers fall off easily Provision of Straw Given at the place where the trunk and branches is watermelon. Leaves that have been propagated covered with straw, as well as the fruit of them have covered with straw. The thicker the better litter. Time began to litter at the latest when the length of ± 50 cm plants. Watering Process Soil moisture must be considered during the initial growth in order to get a good crop. When the female flowers have come out, it is recommended to reduce the irrigation to improve fruit formation. When the fruit begins to develop, watering should be augmented to obtain optimum fruit size. And during fruit r

Growing and Planting Watermelon Tree

How to plant watermelon tree, watermelon growing need for warm climates, and requires more heat than other horticultural crops. Germination temperature of 25-30 ° C for the seed, being non-seed 28-30 ° C. Growth temperature of 20-25 ° C, for flowering and pollination is 25 ° C. For filling and ripening fruit 30 ° C. Continuous rain or cloudy weather continues to cause stunted the watermelon plants, reduced the number of flowers and fruit. It grows well in sandy soil or sandy loam is good. Not well grown continuously on the same ground. Former rice, corn or sugarcane is the most good for watermelons. Soil pH 6 -7 (neutral). Land Preparation For Planting Watermelon Tree Tillage can be done only in places that will be planted as wide as ± 1m. For sandy soils should not be processed until the crumbs (crumbly), then set up the planting beds. After the planting bed so, once sprinkle evenly with organic fertilizer. If using a system of planting hole, organic fertilizer can be given to

Care And Cultivation For Grape Plants

Grapevines (Vitis vinifera), is quite easily cultivated, including the Royal Parks. How to care for grape plants is also easy. These grapevines require only land 50 x 50 x 50 cm for each tree, and can grow well in areas that have a long dry season. To cultivate the vines, we start with the media making a hole-making plant in the form of 50 x 50 x 50 cm is allowed 2-3 weeks, filled with soil, sand and manure with the composition 1:1:2. Vines are best planted in a fairly dry musing, grape seeds in polybag is opened slowly with a razor blade or scissors and then put into the ground to the ground. Opening of the polybag must slowly and not to damage the roots of grapevines. Plants need water, but wine is not to place a pool of water. Since the beginning of the growth of watered two times a day, except for the rain, and a month before the cut, so that watering is stopped. Two-three days after the cut, plants watered as much water anymore. A week before harvest, irrigation was stop

How To Cultivate Roselle Plants

One plant that is currently popular is the roselle plant, this is because the interest roselle has medical properties. In addition to cultivate roselle plants is relatively easy and a lot of ways to cultivate these plants into a dish or a healthy and refreshing drinks such as roselle tea. In the cultivation of roselle planting medium needs to be prepared is open land and polybag. Polybag useful as a growing media interest roselle seed preparation before being moved to an open field. While the land itself useful to the end of the growing medium until the flower is ready to be harvested. The steps that need to be done in the cultivation of land is to prepare the planting of roselle roselle flowers. Then seeding rosella plant , there are two ways to crop seeding is by cuttings or by seeds. If using seeds, beans must be soaked before finally planted. The next thing to do is the planting process. Planting is done in open fields first, after about a week and then transferred to po

How To Care For Coffee Plants

How to care for the coffee plants is easy and not complicated, coffee plants do not need the maintenance that is too intensive and does not need frequent watering. Coffee plant is an export commodity that was encouraging because it has a relatively high economic value of the world market, in addition to the coffee plant is one of the leading commodity for tropical countries. Tips To Care For Coffee Plants 1. Term Growth It's isolated from other varieties of coffee plantation about 100 meters. Land free of pests and diseases Easy to Control 2. Materials Plant To increase the seed crop in the field needed ready Ducts with the following criteria:  Source of seed should come from the garden or the parent company which has been designated Age of seedlings 8-12 months Height 20-40 cm The minimum amount of the old leaves 5-7 Number of primary branches 1 Diameter of the stem 5-6 cm 3. Planting The planting hole should be made three months before planting Hole siz

Pest and Disease Control For Coffee Plants

Coffee plants are often attacked by pests and diseases so make the harvest decline. For that we need to know how to control pests and diseases of coffee. The main types of pests that attack the coffee plants . In the vegetative growth phase borer pest that attacks the branches, white louse, a green tick, red stem borers and nematodes. Branch borers attack plants from the nursery until the plants mature. The plant is attacked that is part of the trunk and branches near the ground surface. Symptoms that arise are the leaves on the stems / branches withered and stricken with a severe attack resulting in death. Method of pest control is done by cutting the infected branches, while prevention can be done by increasing the tolerance of crops through balanced fertilization, keep cropping is not too humid and eliminate other host plants. White lice attack the plant shoots and leaves of young branches only if the population is high. This pest attacks the flowers and fruit, especially

How To Pruning The Coffee Plants

In order to optimal growth and productivity of coffee plants, it is necessary to pruning (trimming). Pruning the coffee plants are basically two systems, namely pruning single stem (single trunk) and  double stem pruning (multiple trunk). The fundamental difference in the system are maintained on the number of stems and branches to supply the new fruit. Both the system of pruning single stem or multiple stem pruning cuts made ​​three stages, that is :   Functions of the coffee tree pruning Pruning shapes, which aims to establish a strong framework of the plant canopy and make it balance Pruning to maintenance / production, which aims to maintain the balance of plant that skeleton has been obtained by trimming the shape And pruning for rejuvenation, which aims to rejuvenate the stem. Arrangements plants protector is very important especially to enhance the stimulation of the formation of flowers and fruit rescue coffee. During the rainy season the weather is often cloudy, so tha

How To Take Care of Jasmine Plants From Pests and Diseases

Jasmine plants do not escape from pests and diseases, for that we must diligent to care our jasmine plant and give the best treatment. Thing we must remember the basic principles and technology priority pest control / disease. a. Maximal biological control is done by utilizing the natural enemies of pests (parasitoids, predator, pathogens) by: - To enter, maintain, reproduce, release of natural enemies - Reduce pesticide use broad-spectrum synthetic organic / use of selective pesticides. b. Agricultural ecosystems are managed by: - The use of healthy seedlings - Sanitary garden - Balanced fertilization - A good crop rotation - The use of trap crops, c. Pesticides used selectively based on the results of monitoring and analysis of ecosystems. A. Jasmine pests 1) Caterpillars palpita (Palpita unionalis Hubn) Jasmine These pests include the order Lepidoptera and family Pyralidae, a destructive pest Stadium jasmine plant are the larvae (caterpillars). Control: performed

How To Care For Banana Plants

Maintaining and care for banana trees are guaranteed to generate good bananas and delicious. There are several things to take care for banana plants that we will discuss in this article. Care For Banana Plants - One family only 3-4 banana trees. - Cutting the child do so in a clump of saplings that are each different age (growth phase). - After 5 years of the new plant replaced groves dismantled. - Weeding is done in conjunction with tilling the soil and hoarding. - Weeding and tilling should not be too deep. - Cut the dried leaves. - Water should be maintained. By flushing or filling drainage ditches. - Put mulch in the form of dry or wet leaves. But the mulch should not be placed continuously. Care For Banana Fruit - Cut the banana that was within 25 cm of the last pieces of the comb. - After a perfect fluffy banana combs, bunches of bananas wrapped in clear plastic bags polyethylene 0.5 mm thick, a hole diameter of 1.25 cm. The distance of each hole 7.5 cm. Kee

How To Cultivate Banana Plants

It is an article about how to cultivate banana plants , for you who want to grow banana plant read this article. Nurseries One of the factors that determine the success of the banana farming is the availability of quality seeds, the seeds are free of pests and diseases, and healthy. In addition, the amount should be enough and what kind of banana as expected. To provide seeds bananas, can utilize a healthy banana clumps. Can be obtained from the shoots of seedlings, saplings, tubers, and the bits which are traditionally propagated and tissue culture. Seedling by tissue culture technology requires a large initial investment costs, so the nursery is simply considered still feasible to implement. There are three different ways in a simple multiplication of banana seedlings, namely: 1. Propagation by seedlings a. These seeds are from the separation of saplings to be planted directly in the garden. The best material to use is the sword saplings (height 41-100 cm), sw

Harvest and Post Harvest Tomato Plants

Some tips on harvest and post-harvest tomato plants can be additional information to you who are cultivate tomato plants. The first fruits can be harvested after 2-month-old plants planted. When the fruit is harvested too late, too ripe or older, a lot of fallen fruit and easily damaged during transport. Tomatoes can be harvested when the tomato skin has changed color from green to yellowish. Harvesting should be done in the morning or afternoon with a harvest interval of 2-3 days. To do  picking with twisted pieces until broken stalks. Fruit picking is done one by one and choose fruit that is ready to reap. Enter the basket and place it in the shade. To be durable, not quickly decay and not easily bruised, the fruit will be consumed fresh tomatoes harvested half-baked. After picking the fruit immediately inserted into the transport container and place a shady place. Once the tomato plants are getting old and dry, remove the tomatoes and let it rot, or can be used as

How To Care Tomato Plants

How to care tomato plants ? Raise tomatoes by clean the grass or weeds, regulate the availability of water, put a marker, from bamboo and combat pests and diseases. For the eradication of pests and diseases should first identify the type of pests and disease. Type of pest is the tomato fruit borer caterpillar (Heliothis sp.) Soil worm (Agrotis sp.) This worm can break the young plants, caterpillars can be eradicated by spraying Rhocap 10 G 0.1 percent around the plant, whereas fruit borer caterpillar with Decis 2.5 EC 0.2 percent. Other pests that can damage tomato plants is a worm. Dangerous is the nematode worm nodules (Meliodogyne sp.). These nematodes only occur in the soil is too acidic (pH 4-5). These pests cause berbintil tomato roots, weak plants, and production declined. In addition there are other hazards of pests that can destroy the disease of tomato. Harmful disease-causing types of tomato plants are fungi, bacteria, and viruses. Diseases caused by

How To Take Care For Rose Plants

Caring for roses can be said is pretty easy. Care of rose plant is not much different from the treatment of other flowers. Roses are much used as a gift when express affection to someone, most roses are also often given to women. Have you yet know how to care for roses is good and right. How to care for roses is not easy, determination capitalize care and some skills you can take care of your flowers to bloom a lot. How To Take Care of Roses Plants Even if it means taking care of roses your field, you could also just make the rose as a commodity for sale. However, provided that you have to improve the quality of the rose, and by making a wide range of colors from the rose itself. But before you go to it a good idea to further explore how to take care of roses is good and right. Tips on caring for roses: Never flush rose to well up in the flower pot. When watering the flowers, wash directly on the ground. Because roses are very susceptible leaves dry when wet. Do

Harvest and Post Harvest Rose Plants

Rose plants can be harvested after 4-5 months depending on the variety and level of growth. This plant if maintained properly will be able to grow and take the results until the age of 6 years. Roses can be harvested when all the petals (sepals) have been opened and one or two crowns (petal) has opened. Early harvesting is done when the roses are stored for a long time, but the blooms will be less than perfect, while the harvest at a more blooms, vase life is shorter obtained. Harvest of roses can be done in the morning and evening depending on air temperature and harvest maturity level of interest, made by under-cut, normal cut and cut knuckle, leaving one or two true leaves. Crops have been harvested will sprout again, and the flowers can be harvested after 40 to 50 days. Of 1 m2 of plants can be harvested an average of 120-160 stems per year. Flowers that have been harvested is collected, then the base of the stem is immersed in a bucket of water containing a solu