Having grown corn in my home garden for many seasons, I’ve learned that successful pollination is the key to producing ears filled with plump, sweet kernels. Corn is a wind-pollinated plant, and understanding how that process works can make all the difference in your harvest. The Role of Tassels and Silks Each corn plant produces…
Successful seed and seedlings’ growth depends on moisture, warmth, air, and light. Seeds and seedlings require optimal temperatures, even watering, open-air circulation, and bright light to thrive. When a seed fails to sprout or a seedling fails to thrive there is usually a simple and easily correctable reason. Here are the most common reasons seeds…
Peat pellets are used for seed starting. Peat pellets are compressed disks of dehydrated peat moss and other organic materials. They are used to germinate seeds indoors before transplanting seedlings into the garden. A peat pellet is a self-contained pot and planting medium all in one. When it comes to gardening and horticulture, peat pellets…
A grow light is an artificial light source that mimics the natural sunlight required for plants to thrive. Grow lights are also known as plant lights or propagation lights. Grow lights are important for indoor seed starting and plant growing. They allow for the growth of a wide range of plants regardless of the available…
Cuttings is a method of propagation by which plants that are identical with the parent are reproduced. Cuttings are parts of plants cut or sometimes broken from a parent plant and inserted in water, sand, soil, peat moss, or some other medium to root and become new plants. Cuttings are a way to increase plants…
Division is a form of plant propagation in which new plants are not grown from seeds or bulbs but are separated or divided from their parents. A plant newly separated from its parent is called a “division.” Division or separation are two of the easiest method of propagation that home gardeners can use to increase…
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