The oil of citronella has long been touted as a mosquito repellent. That said, does growing the plant in your garden do ...

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If you add too much water to a geranium pot, the roots begin to rot. This disease does not make itself felt immediately and is first manifested through the lower leaves – they begin to turn red.

Deep genome sequencing and comprehensive phenotyping of 294 samples of hexaploid sweet potato identify genomic loci with an increase in the number of copies of alleles that enhance the expression ...

By Jancee Dunn I was on the phone with a friend the other day, and because I can’t sit still, I started to dust the leaves on my sprawling bird of paradise plant. This is nice, I thought ...

Unlike many of us, geraniums do not like the Florida summers and usually decline. Some struggle to make it through the hot humid weather but most wither away. Find your new plants for the cooler ...

Lemongrass oil and geranium are both effective at keeping mosquitoes away ... In an empty spray bottle, combine 30 drops of essential oils like citronella, lemongrass, or eucalyptus, with 1 cup of ...

What steps should you be taking when your geraniums have flowered to ensure they thrive long-term? Whatever garden trend you embrace, prolonging the lives of your flowers and their blooms will always ...