Horticulture - Plant identification, Care and Maintenance
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Oxalis tuberosa - Oca
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Latin plant name Oxalis tuberosa Common plant name Oca Plant ty...
Planting a tree
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To plant a tree we need to dig a hole three times the size of the pot of the tree. Once the hole is digged we will untighten the roots ...
Perlite
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Perlite is an amorphous volcanic glass that has a relatively high water content, typically formed by the hydration of obsidian. It occurs...
Vermiculate
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Vermiculite is a hydrous , silicate mineral that is classified as a phyllosilicate and that expands greatly when heated. Exfoliation o...
Planting cuttings
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When we take cutting from a plant we should plant them in the next half an hour. We can put them in water till we work with them. Before p...
Rooting compound
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Synthetic plant hormones (PGR) are commonly used in a number of different techniques involving plant propagation from cuttings, grafting, m...
Pruning a tree
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Scar in the bark due to wrong pruning When we prune a tree we have to be careful not to make scars on the bark. If the pruning of a bra...
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