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How to Care for Tulips

Plant your tulips in the fall, about 6 to 8 weeks before winter., Choose an area that receives some shade., Choose...

17 steps 7 min Advanced
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How to Cut Gladiolus

Cut your gladiolus when they are already partially open., Use a heavy case to counter the weight of the flowers., Place...

3 steps 2 min Easy
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How to Grow Organic Mushrooms

Buy organic mushroom spawn., Choose a good log., Inoculate the logs within two weeks., Drill holes in the logs., Drill...

11 steps 3 min Medium
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How to Control Wild Violets

Use a selective broadleaf killer., Try a spot treatment., Be careful with area applications of non-selective...

13 steps 6 min Advanced
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How to Grow Mushrooms

Purchase oyster mushroom spawn., Make a pasteurized substrate., Add the spawn to the substrate., Poke holes in the...

16 steps 9 min Advanced
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How to Grow Edible Mushrooms

Buy the mushroom spawn of your desired variety., Choose a cooler or terrarium with a lid., Fill your container with...

22 steps 10 min Advanced
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How to Grow Mushrooms Indoors

Decide what type of mushroom you want to grow., Purchase mushroom spawn., Sterilize the growing substrate., Heat the...

14 steps 9 min Advanced
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How to Grow a Venus Flytrap

Buy a Venus flytrap bulb., Choose a growing container., Make a soil mixture for the Venus flytrap., Plant the bulb root...

17 steps 8 min Advanced
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How to Grow Sundews

Research the sundew plant., Know how the sundews catch their food., Obtain your plants., Add long-fibered sphagnum...

17 steps 5 min Advanced
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How to Care for Venus Fly Traps

Know a bit about Venus fly traps before you buy one., Get your fly trap from a licensed distributor., Never harvest a...

24 steps 12 min Advanced
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How to Choose a Venus Flytrap

Consider if you can properly care for a Venus flytrap., Learn about different varieties of Venus flytraps., Look at...

13 steps 7 min Advanced
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How to Grow a Nepenthes

Welcome to the addiction., Set up your Nepenthes' pot., Water your Nepenthes., Find out what kind of nepenthes you have...

6 steps 1 min Medium
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How to Deadhead an Iris

Use your fingers or scissors to deadhead your Iris., Avoid cutting blooms that have not opened yet., Remove the stems...

4 steps 2 min Medium
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How to Deadhead Mums

Deadhead mums in late spring to mid summer., Find blooms that are wilted or dead., Pull off dead blooms with your...

6 steps 3 min Medium
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How to Deadhead Petunias

Check what type of petunias you are growing., Start with pinching petunia blooms., Get close to the plant, like you are...

7 steps 2 min Medium
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How to Dry Sunflowers

Harvest partially open sunflowers.If you intend to dry sunflowers for decorative purposes, it is better to use small to...

4 steps 1 min Easy
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How to Divide and Transplant Lilies

Examine lilies each year to know when they need dividing., Separate lilies in the fall, 3 to 4 weeks after flowering is...

6 steps 1 min Medium
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How to Divide and Transplant Peonies

Cut the stems of the peonies down to ground level in September., Prepare your new planting area., Dig around and under...

11 steps 2 min Medium
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How to Divide Snowdrops

Wait for the snowdrops to finish flowering., Lift out clumps of snowdrop plants using a hand fork., Shake off any soil...

12 steps 1 min Medium
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How to Divide Daylilies

Divide daylilies (also known as Day Lily) any time from early spring to the middle of fall., Prepare the spot where you...

10 steps 2 min Medium
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How to Divide Dwarf Iris

Choose the correct time to divide the rhizomes of the dwarf iris., Use a pair of pruning shears to cut the upper half...

10 steps 2 min Medium
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How to Fertilize Daffodils

Fertilize daffodils when the soil needs additional nutrients., Buy a soil testing kit to assess nutrition levels...

6 steps 3 min Medium
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How to Care for Limelight Hydrangeas

Water 'Limelight' as often as necessary to keep the soil lightly moist during the first year after planting., Keep the...

10 steps 3 min Medium

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