Today's topic of 'Successful Guide To Growing
Tropical Plants is grow lights, HID lights
to be exact.
HID - High Intensity Discharge - lights provide you,
the indoor gardener, with ideal conditions
to grow your tropical plants, tomatoes, peppers,
herbs, and more, all year long without worrying
about weather phenomena like high winds, thunderstorms,
damaging hail, and cold temperatures.
With grow lights you are able to grow plants indoors
that you thought were impossible to grow.
HID lights emit a lot of heat which cuts down on your
energy bill if you decide to add one to your living room
or family room.
Special light fixtures/reflectors are needed for the
use of HID lights.
The three types of HID lights are....
Metal Halide
High Pressure Sodium
Agrosun
Metal Halide lights are high in the blue light spectrum
which promotes lush foliage growth.
High Pressure Sodium lights are high in the red light
spectrum which promotes budding and flowering.
Agrosun lights combine BOTH the blue and red light
spectrum and are therefore considered ideal for
growing foliage and flowering plants plus vegetables
under the same bulb.
Agrosun bulbs are used in Metal Halide reflectors/
fixtures with the same wattage.
Personally I'm using one 1000 Watt Agrosun and one
400 Watt High Pressure Sodium light both of which
provide excellent results.
Now is the time of the year many of you bring your plants
inside and face the nightmare of finding the right spot for
them. There don't seem to be enough windows in your
home to provide your plants with the correct
lighting conditions.
This is the time of the year to include grow lights in your
indoor garden.
Next, for your FREE Gift, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden,
which includes useful tips on how to grow tropical plants
anytime anywhere, visit Tropical Indoor Plants.
Copyright © Bob Walsh Enterprises 2010
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Successful Guide To Growing Tropical Plants - Organic Insect Control
Today's topic of 'Successful Guide To
Growing Tropical Plants' is
organic insect control which includes....
• Insecticidal soap
• Pyrethrins
• Rotenone
• Insecticidal oil
• Neem oil
• Bascillus thuringiensis
• Yellow paper traps
....to name the most common ones.
All of them do a terrific job in getting rid of
insects and protecting the environment,
your family, pets, and, of course,
your plants.
First, you have to schedule a regular
spraying routine for your plants.
Have you sprayed your plants, and
think that you got rid off all the insects,
only to see them return a few days later?
This happens with both synthetic and
organic insect control. The reason for
this is that adult insects are killed but
not their eggs they laid before you got
to them. The insects hatch and the
cycle starts all over again.
You have to set up a spraying routine
to spray your plants at least once a week
on a regular basis until you feel
comfortable that the insect problem has
been brought under control.
Like yourself I was very frustrated
with this process to say the least.
Then I discovered Pyola, an organic insect
control product, which kills adult insects
as well as their larvae and eggs.
It is made from canola oil and pyrethrins.
Pyola is fast acting and kills on contact
many insects including....
• Aphids
• Fungus gnats
• Scale insects
• Spider mites
• Thrips
• Whiteflies....and many more
With Pyola you spray once,
maximum twice, and your insect
problems are history. This product
is very cost effective, one pint
makes up to 12 gallons.
Next week's topic of
'Successful Guide To Growing
Tropical Plants' is Alpinia formosana,
a member of the Ginger family, and
Monstera deliciosa both of whichmake great indoor and outdoor plants.
Next, for your FREE Tropical Plant Guide, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, which includes many useful tips on how to grow tropical plants, visit Tropical Indoor Plants.
Copyright © Bob Walsh Enterprises 2010
www.bestindoortropicalhawaiianhouseplants.com
Growing Tropical Plants' is
organic insect control which includes....
• Insecticidal soap
• Pyrethrins
• Rotenone
• Insecticidal oil
• Neem oil
• Bascillus thuringiensis
• Yellow paper traps
....to name the most common ones.
All of them do a terrific job in getting rid of
insects and protecting the environment,
your family, pets, and, of course,
your plants.
First, you have to schedule a regular
spraying routine for your plants.
Have you sprayed your plants, and
think that you got rid off all the insects,
only to see them return a few days later?
This happens with both synthetic and
organic insect control. The reason for
this is that adult insects are killed but
not their eggs they laid before you got
to them. The insects hatch and the
cycle starts all over again.
You have to set up a spraying routine
to spray your plants at least once a week
on a regular basis until you feel
comfortable that the insect problem has
been brought under control.
Like yourself I was very frustrated
with this process to say the least.
Then I discovered Pyola, an organic insect
control product, which kills adult insects
as well as their larvae and eggs.
It is made from canola oil and pyrethrins.
Pyola is fast acting and kills on contact
many insects including....
• Aphids
• Fungus gnats
• Scale insects
• Spider mites
• Thrips
• Whiteflies....and many more
With Pyola you spray once,
maximum twice, and your insect
problems are history. This product
is very cost effective, one pint
makes up to 12 gallons.
Next week's topic of
'Successful Guide To Growing
Tropical Plants' is Alpinia formosana,
a member of the Ginger family, and
Monstera deliciosa both of whichmake great indoor and outdoor plants.
Next, for your FREE Tropical Plant Guide, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, which includes many useful tips on how to grow tropical plants, visit Tropical Indoor Plants.
Copyright © Bob Walsh Enterprises 2010
www.bestindoortropicalhawaiianhouseplants.com
Friday, September 10, 2010
Successful Guide To Growing Tropical Plants - Crinum Lily
This week's topic of 'Successful Guide To Growing
Tropical Plants' is the Crinum lily.
The Crinum is a member of the large Amaryllidaceae
family.
The word 'Crinum' originates from the Greek word
Krinon which means 'white lily'.
There are believed to be about 180 species of Crinum
globally with Africa recording the most species.
The Crinum lily grows from bulbs with long sword-like leaves.
The flower stalk arising laterally is leafless, and
produces one or multiple flowers.
Several years ago I received five Crinum bulbs from
a friend in late fall.
After I researched the growing conditions for Crinum,
I decided to plant three bulbs in one 10-inch pot
and the remaining two bulbs in separate 8-inch pots.
I placed the pots on the periphery of one of my indoor
light gardens.
During the winter the bulbs grew abundant foliage,
but did not flower. I thought that by spring they would
be potbound which encourages Crinum to bloom
when grown in pots.
This was still not the case.
May arrived and still there were no blooms. I decided
to spoil the Crinum with some extra bone meal.
Each single bulb in the 8 inch pot got 1 handful
of bone meal, and the pot with the three bulbs
received 3 handfuls....one for each bulb.
In addition, I fertilized them with a 10-50-10 fertilizer
every time I watered them and added the same
fertilizer to my seaweed solution when foliar feeding.
To make a long story short....the Crinum bulbs in the
10 inch pot were in bloom a few weeks later with one
bulb from the triple bulb planted pot producing 8 flower
stalks during the summer.
The 2 bulbs planted into two separate 8 inch pots took
several months longer to produce flowers.
Following is a summary for Crinum care.....
1. Plant your Crinum lily, depending on variety, in smaller
pots than you would other plants of the same size.
This way they are potbound and bloom faster.
2. Be generous with bone meal - 1 handful per bulb.
3. Fertilize your Crinum regularly with a fertilizer high
in Phosphorus....10-50-10.
4. Use the same type of high Phosphorus fertilizer
when foliar feeding your Crinum.
5. Grow your Crinum in full sun or under grow lights.
This spring I had to transplant the three bulbs as
their root system cracked the pot.
They are now each in individual 10 inch pots.
They haven't flowered this summer, but I know
they will as soon as they are totally potbound.
I'm going to update you on their progress and email
you pictures as soon as they bloom.
Next, for your FREE gift, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, which includes many useful tips on how to grow tropical plants in any climate, visit Tropical Indoor Plants.
Tropical Plants' is the Crinum lily.
The Crinum is a member of the large Amaryllidaceae
family.
The word 'Crinum' originates from the Greek word
Krinon which means 'white lily'.
There are believed to be about 180 species of Crinum
globally with Africa recording the most species.
The Crinum lily grows from bulbs with long sword-like leaves.
The flower stalk arising laterally is leafless, and
produces one or multiple flowers.
Several years ago I received five Crinum bulbs from
a friend in late fall.
After I researched the growing conditions for Crinum,
I decided to plant three bulbs in one 10-inch pot
and the remaining two bulbs in separate 8-inch pots.
I placed the pots on the periphery of one of my indoor
light gardens.
During the winter the bulbs grew abundant foliage,
but did not flower. I thought that by spring they would
be potbound which encourages Crinum to bloom
when grown in pots.
This was still not the case.
May arrived and still there were no blooms. I decided
to spoil the Crinum with some extra bone meal.
Each single bulb in the 8 inch pot got 1 handful
of bone meal, and the pot with the three bulbs
received 3 handfuls....one for each bulb.
In addition, I fertilized them with a 10-50-10 fertilizer
every time I watered them and added the same
fertilizer to my seaweed solution when foliar feeding.
To make a long story short....the Crinum bulbs in the
10 inch pot were in bloom a few weeks later with one
bulb from the triple bulb planted pot producing 8 flower
stalks during the summer.
The 2 bulbs planted into two separate 8 inch pots took
several months longer to produce flowers.
Following is a summary for Crinum care.....
1. Plant your Crinum lily, depending on variety, in smaller
pots than you would other plants of the same size.
This way they are potbound and bloom faster.
2. Be generous with bone meal - 1 handful per bulb.
3. Fertilize your Crinum regularly with a fertilizer high
in Phosphorus....10-50-10.
4. Use the same type of high Phosphorus fertilizer
when foliar feeding your Crinum.
5. Grow your Crinum in full sun or under grow lights.
This spring I had to transplant the three bulbs as
their root system cracked the pot.
They are now each in individual 10 inch pots.
They haven't flowered this summer, but I know
they will as soon as they are totally potbound.
I'm going to update you on their progress and email
you pictures as soon as they bloom.
Next, for your FREE gift, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, which includes many useful tips on how to grow tropical plants in any climate, visit Tropical Indoor Plants.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Successful Guide To Growing Tropical Plants - Organic Fungicides
Today's topic of 'Successful Guide To Growing Tropical Plants'
is organic disease control, namely organic fungicides.
One step for prevention of plant diseases is to have adequate
space between your plants to allow for proper air circulation.
We all know how disheartening it can be to have well growing
plants, including tropical plants, develop sudden diseases.
Several years ago I grew double Petunias between my tropical
plants to add some additional color. But two years in a row
all petunias I planted developed fungal diseases several weeks
after being planted.
That's when I received a catalog about organic gardening in the
mail. Whenever I see a promising product on the internet or in
a catalog, I give it a try.
That's how I discovered Soap-Shield.
I sprayed the petunias and everything I was growing at this time,
including tropical plants, tomatoes, and roses.
Knowing that 'prevention is the mother of all cures' I used
Soap-Shield as a preventative. Ever since using Soap-Shield
the first time I haven't had any sick petunias, and the tomatoes
look as healthy at the end of September as they did in June.
I highly recommend Soap-Shield and it can be used both
indoors and outdoors.
This is how the developer describes the product....
Soap-Shield is a flowable copper liquid fungicide which protects
plants from infection.
It is effective when used on....
• tropical plants
• roses
• vegetables
• fruits
• ornamentals
• grass
Fixed copper is one of the oldest fungicides and bactericides
used to control a wide range of plant diseases.
Soap-Shield is made by combining a soluble copper fertilizer
with a naturally occurring fatty acid. The copper and the fatty
acid combine to form a copper salt of the fatty acid known as
a true soap.
This copper soap fungicide controls many common diseases
using low concentrations of copper, down as low as 90ppm.
Soap-Shield decomposes to form soluble copper and fatty
acid, both of which are used by microbes and plants.
I only recommend any gardening products to you which I have
used myself for several years and with which I would not garden
without anymore.
Next, for your FREE Tropical Plants Guide, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, which includes many useful tips on how to grow tropical plants anywhere, visit Tropical Indoor Plants.
is organic disease control, namely organic fungicides.
One step for prevention of plant diseases is to have adequate
space between your plants to allow for proper air circulation.
We all know how disheartening it can be to have well growing
plants, including tropical plants, develop sudden diseases.
Several years ago I grew double Petunias between my tropical
plants to add some additional color. But two years in a row
all petunias I planted developed fungal diseases several weeks
after being planted.
That's when I received a catalog about organic gardening in the
mail. Whenever I see a promising product on the internet or in
a catalog, I give it a try.
That's how I discovered Soap-Shield.
I sprayed the petunias and everything I was growing at this time,
including tropical plants, tomatoes, and roses.
Knowing that 'prevention is the mother of all cures' I used
Soap-Shield as a preventative. Ever since using Soap-Shield
the first time I haven't had any sick petunias, and the tomatoes
look as healthy at the end of September as they did in June.
I highly recommend Soap-Shield and it can be used both
indoors and outdoors.
This is how the developer describes the product....
Soap-Shield is a flowable copper liquid fungicide which protects
plants from infection.
It is effective when used on....
• tropical plants
• roses
• vegetables
• fruits
• ornamentals
• grass
Fixed copper is one of the oldest fungicides and bactericides
used to control a wide range of plant diseases.
Soap-Shield is made by combining a soluble copper fertilizer
with a naturally occurring fatty acid. The copper and the fatty
acid combine to form a copper salt of the fatty acid known as
a true soap.
This copper soap fungicide controls many common diseases
using low concentrations of copper, down as low as 90ppm.
Soap-Shield decomposes to form soluble copper and fatty
acid, both of which are used by microbes and plants.
I only recommend any gardening products to you which I have
used myself for several years and with which I would not garden
without anymore.
Next, for your FREE Tropical Plants Guide, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, which includes many useful tips on how to grow tropical plants anywhere, visit Tropical Indoor Plants.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Foliar Feeding Your Tropical House Plants With Seaweed
Today's topic of 'Successful Guide To Growing Tropical Plants'
is foliar feeding which is a fertilizing technique of applying
liquid fertilizer to the leaves of plants.
Along plant leaves are pores, called Stomata, through which
the fertilizer is absorbed and made immediately available to
the plant. These Stomata are located on both sides of the
leaves. It's therefore important to spray both sides of the leaves
when foliar feeding.
Foliar feeding benefits plants tremendously, especially container
grown plants because of root growth filling the container with
roots quickly.
The roots are not able to absorb enough nutrients anymore
and the plants may develop nutrient deficiencies.
But the principle of foliar feeding applies to all your plants,
including tropical house plants, flowers, and vegetables resulting in
lush foliage, vibrant colored flowers, and an increase in vegetable crop.
Adding a surfactant, like Coco Wet, prevents the fertilizer
solution from running off the leaves.
Use about 1/4 to 1/2 of the recommended dosage of fertilizer
listed on the bottle or container.
More gardeners, including myself, add sea-based nutrients
to their fertilizer solution as they contain many of the
fifty trace nutrients. As the plant and the roots grow,
the need for trace elements increases. The soil itself is
unable to provide all these element anymore.
For years I've tested different seaweed brand names.
Finally, I've found one which produces phenomenal results.
This seaweed not only provides your plants with essential
nutrients, but also enhances the effect of the liquid fertilizer
you add to it.
This special strand of seaweed, Ascophyllum nodosum, is
available as Sea Magic from several internet stores.
Ascophyllum nodosum grows naturally in the cold waters
of the Atlantic Ocean. After being harvested, it is quickly dried
through a special process to keep its natural qualities intact.
To use properly, dissolve the content of the package of seaweed
in a 2-liter bottle and keep this concentrate in your refrigerator.
Each time you foliar feed, add 2 - 3 tablespoons of the concentrate,
per 32oz. spray bottle, to your spray mix.
Now add your liquid fertilizer plus the surfactant and you're ready
to foliar feed your plants.
Every couple of months add 1/4 cup of the seaweed
concentrate (which you already mixed), per 3-gallon
watering can, when watering your plants.
This powerhouse nutrient, Ascophyllum nodosum, is
also very cost efficient.
Once you use it and see its effect on your plants,
you'll never garden without it.
Next topic of 'Successful Guide To Growing Tropical Plants'
is Organic Disease Control.
Next, for your FREE Tropical Plant Guide, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, which includes many useful tips how to grow tropical plants in any climate, visit Tropical House Plants.
Bob Walsh
www.bestindoortropicalhawaiianhouseplants.com
is foliar feeding which is a fertilizing technique of applying
liquid fertilizer to the leaves of plants.
Along plant leaves are pores, called Stomata, through which
the fertilizer is absorbed and made immediately available to
the plant. These Stomata are located on both sides of the
leaves. It's therefore important to spray both sides of the leaves
when foliar feeding.
Foliar feeding benefits plants tremendously, especially container
grown plants because of root growth filling the container with
roots quickly.
The roots are not able to absorb enough nutrients anymore
and the plants may develop nutrient deficiencies.
But the principle of foliar feeding applies to all your plants,
including tropical house plants, flowers, and vegetables resulting in
lush foliage, vibrant colored flowers, and an increase in vegetable crop.
Adding a surfactant, like Coco Wet, prevents the fertilizer
solution from running off the leaves.
Use about 1/4 to 1/2 of the recommended dosage of fertilizer
listed on the bottle or container.
More gardeners, including myself, add sea-based nutrients
to their fertilizer solution as they contain many of the
fifty trace nutrients. As the plant and the roots grow,
the need for trace elements increases. The soil itself is
unable to provide all these element anymore.
For years I've tested different seaweed brand names.
Finally, I've found one which produces phenomenal results.
This seaweed not only provides your plants with essential
nutrients, but also enhances the effect of the liquid fertilizer
you add to it.
This special strand of seaweed, Ascophyllum nodosum, is
available as Sea Magic from several internet stores.
Ascophyllum nodosum grows naturally in the cold waters
of the Atlantic Ocean. After being harvested, it is quickly dried
through a special process to keep its natural qualities intact.
To use properly, dissolve the content of the package of seaweed
in a 2-liter bottle and keep this concentrate in your refrigerator.
Each time you foliar feed, add 2 - 3 tablespoons of the concentrate,
per 32oz. spray bottle, to your spray mix.
Now add your liquid fertilizer plus the surfactant and you're ready
to foliar feed your plants.
Every couple of months add 1/4 cup of the seaweed
concentrate (which you already mixed), per 3-gallon
watering can, when watering your plants.
This powerhouse nutrient, Ascophyllum nodosum, is
also very cost efficient.
Once you use it and see its effect on your plants,
you'll never garden without it.
Next topic of 'Successful Guide To Growing Tropical Plants'
is Organic Disease Control.
Next, for your FREE Tropical Plant Guide, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, which includes many useful tips how to grow tropical plants in any climate, visit Tropical House Plants.
Bob Walsh
www.bestindoortropicalhawaiianhouseplants.com
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Successful Guide To Growing Tropical Plants Vol. 3 - Organic Fertilizers
Today's issue of 'Successful Guide To Growing
Tropical Plants' deals with one of my favorite
topics, organic fertilizers.
The subject of organic fertilizers is so broad that
I'm only focusing on a few products no gardener
should be without.
These products may be used on everything you
grow, including tropical plants, annuals, perennials,
vegetables, and more.
You may use these organic soil additives and fertilizers
alone or in combination with synthetic fertilizers.
Organic fertilizers are animal or plant products, or
by-products which are available in granular and liquid
forms.
Blood Meal....
• Dried, powdered blood
• One of the highest organic sources of Nitrogen
• Follow package instructions
• Too much can burn plants with excessive Ammonia
• Completely soluble
• Can be mixed with water and applied as liquid fertilizer
• Deters animals in your garden, like rabbits, as well
• Can be used as composting activator
• Sprinkle it around roots at planting time, or
• Top-dress by working into soil around plants already planted
Symptoms of Nitrogen deficiency....
• Overall poor plant growth
• Yellowing leaves due to reduced Chlorophyll
• Lower leaves more affected
• Rest of plant is often light green
Bone Meal....
• Slow release fertilizer made from crushed bones
• Provides Phosphorus and Calcium
• Finely ground bone meal provides fast release of nutrients
• Sprinkle it around roots at planting time, or
• Top-dress by working into soil around plants already planted
Symptoms of Phosphorus deficiency....
• Lack of, or poor, flowering
• Leaf tips turn brown or black
• This is followed by lower leaves turning dark-green or reddish-purple
Fish Emulsion....
• Organic fertilizer high in Nitrogen
• Typical N-P-K analysis is 5-2-2
• Can be applied as soil drench or foliar feed
• Look for fish emulsion that has been deodorized
• Any "after-scent" is short lived
Blood meal, bone meal, and fish emulsion are the three gardening
products widely used by many gardeners, including myself.
Another widely used product is....
Guano....
• Excrement of seabirds and bats
• Contains high levels of Phosphorus and Nitrogen
• Added to soil deficient in organic matter
The topic of organic fertilizers can be covered in hundreds
of Ezine articles being such an extensive subject.
The above mentioned soil additives and fertilizers, blood meal, bone meal, fish emulsion, and guano will make your tropical plants look their best and reward you with lush foliage and
colorful, vibrant inflorescenses (flowers).
In the next Ezine the subject is the use of Seaweed.
This powerhouse Seaweed gives your plants an
"Adrenaline Rush" resulting in picturesque
tropical plants you usually see only in
gardening magazines and catalogs.
Next, for your FREE tropical plants guide, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, which includes many useful tips on how to grow tropical plants in any climate, visit Tropical House Plants.
Copyright © Bob Walsh Enterprises 2010
www.bestindoortropicalhawaiianhouseplants.com
Tropical Plants' deals with one of my favorite
topics, organic fertilizers.
The subject of organic fertilizers is so broad that
I'm only focusing on a few products no gardener
should be without.
These products may be used on everything you
grow, including tropical plants, annuals, perennials,
vegetables, and more.
You may use these organic soil additives and fertilizers
alone or in combination with synthetic fertilizers.
Organic fertilizers are animal or plant products, or
by-products which are available in granular and liquid
forms.
Blood Meal....
• Dried, powdered blood
• One of the highest organic sources of Nitrogen
• Follow package instructions
• Too much can burn plants with excessive Ammonia
• Completely soluble
• Can be mixed with water and applied as liquid fertilizer
• Deters animals in your garden, like rabbits, as well
• Can be used as composting activator
• Sprinkle it around roots at planting time, or
• Top-dress by working into soil around plants already planted
Symptoms of Nitrogen deficiency....
• Overall poor plant growth
• Yellowing leaves due to reduced Chlorophyll
• Lower leaves more affected
• Rest of plant is often light green
Bone Meal....
• Slow release fertilizer made from crushed bones
• Provides Phosphorus and Calcium
• Finely ground bone meal provides fast release of nutrients
• Sprinkle it around roots at planting time, or
• Top-dress by working into soil around plants already planted
Symptoms of Phosphorus deficiency....
• Lack of, or poor, flowering
• Leaf tips turn brown or black
• This is followed by lower leaves turning dark-green or reddish-purple
Fish Emulsion....
• Organic fertilizer high in Nitrogen
• Typical N-P-K analysis is 5-2-2
• Can be applied as soil drench or foliar feed
• Look for fish emulsion that has been deodorized
• Any "after-scent" is short lived
Blood meal, bone meal, and fish emulsion are the three gardening
products widely used by many gardeners, including myself.
Another widely used product is....
Guano....
• Excrement of seabirds and bats
• Contains high levels of Phosphorus and Nitrogen
• Added to soil deficient in organic matter
The topic of organic fertilizers can be covered in hundreds
of Ezine articles being such an extensive subject.
The above mentioned soil additives and fertilizers, blood meal, bone meal, fish emulsion, and guano will make your tropical plants look their best and reward you with lush foliage and
colorful, vibrant inflorescenses (flowers).
In the next Ezine the subject is the use of Seaweed.
This powerhouse Seaweed gives your plants an
"Adrenaline Rush" resulting in picturesque
tropical plants you usually see only in
gardening magazines and catalogs.
Next, for your FREE tropical plants guide, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, which includes many useful tips on how to grow tropical plants in any climate, visit Tropical House Plants.
Copyright © Bob Walsh Enterprises 2010
www.bestindoortropicalhawaiianhouseplants.com
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Successful Guide To Growing Tropical Plants Vol. 2 - Fertilizers
Now that you potted your new tropical plants,
let them adjust in their new pots for about
2 weeks, it's time to talk about fertilizers.
Fertilizers are sold as....
•Granular
•Liquid
•Organic
•Synthetic
Granular fertilizers are usually slow release
fertilizers meaning that they release the nutrients
to the plant over a period of time.
Liquid fertilizers are added to water and are
immediately available to your plants by absorption
through the roots.
Organic fertilizers are derived from animal or
vegetable waste, or contain minerals which
organically exist in nature already.
Synthetic fertilizers are inorganic, or man-made
fertilizers.
All fertilizers have 3 numbers on their packaging
representing the percentage of each nutrient present.
These 3 elements are called Primary Macronutrients
because they are consumed in larger quantities by plants.
•The first number represents Nitrogen (N)
•The second number represents Phosphorus (P)
•The third number represents Potassium (K)
Any fertilizer labeled 15-9-12, for instance, contains....
•15% Nitrogen
•9% Phosporus
•12% Potassium
The 3 Secondary Macronutrients include....
•Calcium (Ca)
•Sulfur (S)
•Magnesium (Mg)
But any good fertilizer also contains Micronutrients.
They are called Micronutrients because they are
required by plants in much smaller amounts than
Macronutrients.
Micronutrients include....
•Boron (B)
•Copper (Cu)
•Iron (Fe)
•Manganese (Mn)
•Molybdenum (Mo)
•Zinc (Zn)
•Chloride (Cl)
Sometimes we look at plants and think they are
sick because they show yellowing leaves or other
signs which disturb the appearance of the plant.
But all your plants need is a change in their
"diet and menu" you are giving them,
namely fertilizers.
This Ezine was a trip back memory lane visiting
chemistry class.
In the next Ezine I want to talk about organic
fertilizers and organic soil additives which benefit
your tropical plants tremendously.
Next, for your FREE Gift, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, which includes useful tips on how to grow tropical plants in any climate, visit Tropical House Plants.
Copyright © Bob Walsh Enterprises 2010
www.bestindoortropicalhawaiianhouseplants.com
let them adjust in their new pots for about
2 weeks, it's time to talk about fertilizers.
Fertilizers are sold as....
•Granular
•Liquid
•Organic
•Synthetic
Granular fertilizers are usually slow release
fertilizers meaning that they release the nutrients
to the plant over a period of time.
Liquid fertilizers are added to water and are
immediately available to your plants by absorption
through the roots.
Organic fertilizers are derived from animal or
vegetable waste, or contain minerals which
organically exist in nature already.
Synthetic fertilizers are inorganic, or man-made
fertilizers.
All fertilizers have 3 numbers on their packaging
representing the percentage of each nutrient present.
These 3 elements are called Primary Macronutrients
because they are consumed in larger quantities by plants.
•The first number represents Nitrogen (N)
•The second number represents Phosphorus (P)
•The third number represents Potassium (K)
Any fertilizer labeled 15-9-12, for instance, contains....
•15% Nitrogen
•9% Phosporus
•12% Potassium
The 3 Secondary Macronutrients include....
•Calcium (Ca)
•Sulfur (S)
•Magnesium (Mg)
But any good fertilizer also contains Micronutrients.
They are called Micronutrients because they are
required by plants in much smaller amounts than
Macronutrients.
Micronutrients include....
•Boron (B)
•Copper (Cu)
•Iron (Fe)
•Manganese (Mn)
•Molybdenum (Mo)
•Zinc (Zn)
•Chloride (Cl)
Sometimes we look at plants and think they are
sick because they show yellowing leaves or other
signs which disturb the appearance of the plant.
But all your plants need is a change in their
"diet and menu" you are giving them,
namely fertilizers.
This Ezine was a trip back memory lane visiting
chemistry class.
In the next Ezine I want to talk about organic
fertilizers and organic soil additives which benefit
your tropical plants tremendously.
Next, for your FREE Gift, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, which includes useful tips on how to grow tropical plants in any climate, visit Tropical House Plants.
Copyright © Bob Walsh Enterprises 2010
www.bestindoortropicalhawaiianhouseplants.com
Friday, August 6, 2010
Tropical Plants - Grow Your Own Tropical Garden
Love at first sight. You hear the stories of two people meeting for the first time, and they "fall in love at first sight". It's a very magical experience, and it is happening over and over again with more and more frequency all over the world involving more and more people.
People from all over the world are seeing tropical plants in their natural habitat, and they are falling in love with them. More people are traveling to the tropical and subtropical regions of our world discovering for themselves the myriad of tropical flowers. They travel to various Caribbean Islands in the West Indies, to Hawaii and the Polynesian Islands such as Tahiti, Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Bali, and the jungles of Central and South America.
The modern international travelers, like the explorers centuries before them, discover the precious gems called tropical plants and flowers, often for the first time. Their bright exquisite colors, rich intoxicating fragrances are like gold in the senses of the modern day explorers.
Like their predecessors, they, too, want to bring these newly found treasures home with them. These treasures include heliconias, gingers, bananas, costus, bromeliads, hibiscus, bird of paradise and other tropical plants with variegated foliage.
With love and for love they want to create a bit of the tropics and a bouquet of tropical blossoms right in their own backyard gardens, green houses, porches, and in every room and window available in their homes savoring the very sensuous experience of the tropical paradise they just visited.
Many of these international travelers live in temperate zones that would prevent these subtropical and tropical plant species from surviving and/or growing. In the past this would have been the end of the story. Like a disappointed teary-eyed child, they would have returned home and lived with a broken heart for the rest of their lives.
But over the years with new modern day equipment of indoor lighting, better techniques and improved growing methods, the dream of creating one's own tropical garden of visual beauty and intoxicating fragrances can become a part of their reality.
More and more books are being written for the passionate tropical plant lover. More and more nurseries and garden centers each year are introducing and offering more and more varieties from more and more destinations around the world.
Both locally and on the internet interest in tropical plants is growing by leaps and bounds every year. With more and more books being written on the subject describing in details how to grow your own tropical garden and how to care for your tropical plants, more and more tropical plant lovers can live out their dreams.
Even if you live outside the subtropical and tropical hardiness zones of 9, 10, or 11 hope springs eternal for tropical plant lovers worldwide. You, too, equipped with the right book with good solid information and a good and reputable nursery or plant store, can create your own tropical garden both indoors and outdoors, in greenhouses, garden rooms, and on window sills throughout the house.
Even if you can't afford to travel to a tropical paradise every year, you will have a bit right there in your own home with all of the beauty and fragrances of these exotic flowers.
Next, for your FREE Gift, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, visit Tropical Garden.
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People from all over the world are seeing tropical plants in their natural habitat, and they are falling in love with them. More people are traveling to the tropical and subtropical regions of our world discovering for themselves the myriad of tropical flowers. They travel to various Caribbean Islands in the West Indies, to Hawaii and the Polynesian Islands such as Tahiti, Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Bali, and the jungles of Central and South America.
The modern international travelers, like the explorers centuries before them, discover the precious gems called tropical plants and flowers, often for the first time. Their bright exquisite colors, rich intoxicating fragrances are like gold in the senses of the modern day explorers.
Like their predecessors, they, too, want to bring these newly found treasures home with them. These treasures include heliconias, gingers, bananas, costus, bromeliads, hibiscus, bird of paradise and other tropical plants with variegated foliage.
With love and for love they want to create a bit of the tropics and a bouquet of tropical blossoms right in their own backyard gardens, green houses, porches, and in every room and window available in their homes savoring the very sensuous experience of the tropical paradise they just visited.
Many of these international travelers live in temperate zones that would prevent these subtropical and tropical plant species from surviving and/or growing. In the past this would have been the end of the story. Like a disappointed teary-eyed child, they would have returned home and lived with a broken heart for the rest of their lives.
But over the years with new modern day equipment of indoor lighting, better techniques and improved growing methods, the dream of creating one's own tropical garden of visual beauty and intoxicating fragrances can become a part of their reality.
More and more books are being written for the passionate tropical plant lover. More and more nurseries and garden centers each year are introducing and offering more and more varieties from more and more destinations around the world.
Both locally and on the internet interest in tropical plants is growing by leaps and bounds every year. With more and more books being written on the subject describing in details how to grow your own tropical garden and how to care for your tropical plants, more and more tropical plant lovers can live out their dreams.
Even if you live outside the subtropical and tropical hardiness zones of 9, 10, or 11 hope springs eternal for tropical plant lovers worldwide. You, too, equipped with the right book with good solid information and a good and reputable nursery or plant store, can create your own tropical garden both indoors and outdoors, in greenhouses, garden rooms, and on window sills throughout the house.
Even if you can't afford to travel to a tropical paradise every year, you will have a bit right there in your own home with all of the beauty and fragrances of these exotic flowers.
Next, for your FREE Gift, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, visit Tropical Garden.
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Successful Guide To Growing Tropical Plants - Volume 1
"Successful Guide To Growing Tropical Plants"....Volume 1, August 4, 2010
Welcome to your first issue of
Successful Guide To Growing Tropical Plants.
The intention of this Ezine is to provide you with
useful information on how to have your tropical
plants grow and look their best.
You browse the internet and/or catalogs,
you decide to order some tropical plants for
yourself, and today they arrive in the mail.
You receive your plants in one of three ways....
Bare rooted wrapped in shredded newspaper
Bare rooted wrapped in sphagnum moss
Plant is sent in its original pot
If you receive your plants bare rooted, make sure you
have all your potting ingredients and utensils ready,
including your soil-less potting mix, before you unwrap
the roots.
Tropical plants need a fast draining soil. The better draining
your soil is, the less chance of over watering.
Add some Perlite or horticultural Pumice to your soil-less
potting mix for better drainage.
The best way to do this is by mixing them in a separate
container before adding them to the pot you will use for
planting your new arrival.
Be aware that Perlite holds more water than horticultural
pumice which affects your watering schedule depending
on the climate you live.
Also be aware that, if your potting mix contains fine particles,
they will settle over time at the bottom of the pot and deprive
the roots of oxygen. This may result in the demise of your
precious exotic plant.
After transplanting always use a transplant solution which
contains Vitamin B1.
It's helpful to separate your new plants from the rest of your
plants to make sure there are no bugs hidden in the soil
which could attack the plants you are already growing.
Most plants are treated with an Insecticide before shipping,
but it never hurts to be cautious.
If your plants arrive in their original pots, place them in a
partially shaded area and water them if needed.
Do not fertilize or transplant them for the next 2 weeks.
This enables the plants to adjust to their new environment.
Enjoy your new plants, watch them grow, give them the care
they need, and they reward you with beautiful foliage and
vibrant flowers.
For Your FREE Tropical Plant Guide, which includes useful tips on how to grow your own tropical garden, visit Grow Your Own Tropical Garden
Happy Growing,
Bob Walsh
www.bestindoortropicalhawaiianhouseplants.com
Welcome to your first issue of
Successful Guide To Growing Tropical Plants.
The intention of this Ezine is to provide you with
useful information on how to have your tropical
plants grow and look their best.
You browse the internet and/or catalogs,
you decide to order some tropical plants for
yourself, and today they arrive in the mail.
You receive your plants in one of three ways....
Bare rooted wrapped in shredded newspaper
Bare rooted wrapped in sphagnum moss
Plant is sent in its original pot
If you receive your plants bare rooted, make sure you
have all your potting ingredients and utensils ready,
including your soil-less potting mix, before you unwrap
the roots.
Tropical plants need a fast draining soil. The better draining
your soil is, the less chance of over watering.
Add some Perlite or horticultural Pumice to your soil-less
potting mix for better drainage.
The best way to do this is by mixing them in a separate
container before adding them to the pot you will use for
planting your new arrival.
Be aware that Perlite holds more water than horticultural
pumice which affects your watering schedule depending
on the climate you live.
Also be aware that, if your potting mix contains fine particles,
they will settle over time at the bottom of the pot and deprive
the roots of oxygen. This may result in the demise of your
precious exotic plant.
After transplanting always use a transplant solution which
contains Vitamin B1.
It's helpful to separate your new plants from the rest of your
plants to make sure there are no bugs hidden in the soil
which could attack the plants you are already growing.
Most plants are treated with an Insecticide before shipping,
but it never hurts to be cautious.
If your plants arrive in their original pots, place them in a
partially shaded area and water them if needed.
Do not fertilize or transplant them for the next 2 weeks.
This enables the plants to adjust to their new environment.
Enjoy your new plants, watch them grow, give them the care
they need, and they reward you with beautiful foliage and
vibrant flowers.
For Your FREE Tropical Plant Guide, which includes useful tips on how to grow your own tropical garden, visit Grow Your Own Tropical Garden
Happy Growing,
Bob Walsh
www.bestindoortropicalhawaiianhouseplants.com
Monday, August 2, 2010
Exotic Tropical Plants - Grow Your Own Tropical Garden
Folks travel all over the world to tropical destinations and fall in love with the exotic plants they see.
Wishing to be able to grow them in their own climate they return home just with memories of their tropical paradise.
But it is possible to grow these tropical plants at home as well.
Find out more and get your absolutely FREE ebook, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, by visiting Grow Your Own Tropical Garden.
Copyright © Bob Walsh Enterprises 2010
www.bestindoortropicalhawaiianhouseplants.com
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Best Indoor Tropical House Plants – Grow Your Own Tropical Garden
Bob Walsh Enterprises proudly announces the release of their FREE ebook, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden. This FREE ebook draws attention to one of the hottest gardening interest in recent times.
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| Strelitzia reginae - Bird Of Paradise |
Once thought to be impossible to grow outside the subtropical and tropical areas of the world, and plant hardiness zones 9, 10 and 11, tropical plants have drawn the attention of plant lovers worldwide. Through increased international travel to tropical areas of the world, including the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Central and South America, and the Caribbean, the discovery of these beautiful and exotic plants has captured the minds and hearts of gardeners everywhere.
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| Allamanda cathartica |
Now, travelers have passionately fallen in love with the idea of bringing these tropical plants home to create their own gardens both indoors and outdoors as house plants even though they live in plant hardiness zones not known for growing tropical flora.
Grow Your Own Tropical Garden wants to offer tropical plant lovers worldwide, including those who live in northern climates, the opportunity to keep their dream alive and create their own tropical garden. Whether it began with an image from Hawaii, Tahiti, Bali, or somewhere in the Caribbean that ignited this dream based on the visual beauty and intoxicating fragrances of these tropical flowers, the dream of creating one’s own tropical garden is always present in their mind and hearts. It has become a passion with them.
Bob Walsh Enterprises is offering through this FREE ebook the opportunity to once again experience the breathtaking beauty of these tropical plants, and give tropical plant lovers the information they need to create their own piece of tropical paradise no matter where they live.
Based on their own experience of growing tropical plants outdoors and indoors, both in windows and under grow lights, and many years of learning and successfully developing growing methods, the author now shares his knowledge with other passionate tropical plant lovers through this FREE ebook, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden.Next, for your FREE ebook, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, visit Best Tropical House Plants.
Copyright © Robert Walsh Enterprises 2010
Copyright © Robert Walsh Enterprises 2010
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