Gardening

The Scented Geraniums

January 23, 2010
By Keith Markensen

Ideal plants for those value fragrance rather than color, are the scented-leaved geraniums.
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Coconut From Geraniums

January 23, 2010
By Keith Markensen

Scented geraniums are bothered by few pests. The most frequent troubles are red spider and white fly. Dipping or spraying with a malathion controls these in the greenhouse, natural insecticides are effective. A weekly spraying with cold water also controls red spider. The force should be hard enough to wash off the mites and...
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Home Greenhouse In Early Winter

January 8, 2010
By Keith Markensen

After the first frosts have devastated the outdoor garden, the home greenhouse comes into its own. However useful or decorative it may be at other seasons, each year, when the landscape grows bleak and the trees bare, there is renewed pleasure in the sight of healthy, flowering plants under glass.
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