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57 days ago by skyfiery

White fungusy stuff With the recent span of rainy days (isn’t it supposed to be sunny?) coupled with really humid conditions, I suspect that my soil has been infected with some random patches of fungus. It’s happening below my pots too. White stuff. I’ve sprayed commercial white oil on it (label say ...

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61 days ago by publicast

Go natural - and use lemon eucalyptus pure essential oil to keep mosquitoes away this season. Mosquitoes naturally don’t like the scent of lemon or eucalyptus, and with this essential oil, you can dilute it and use it on your skin, add it to lotions and soaps, even use it in a liquid potpourri inste ...

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64 days ago by skyfiery

Remember the lemon eucalyptus which toppled over in the squall the past week or two? I had to cut it almost into half that very night. Was wondering if my poor plant would be stunted from then on. I had a surprise. Woot!

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72 days ago by skyfiery

Lemon eucalyptus In the bright daylight, the heavy pruning left it looking even more dismal. *cries over poor lemon eu* Moroccan mint Looking good. Not going to make the mistake I did with the other plugs. I potted this one down and placed it in bright shade instead of full sun. Rearrangements More ...

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73 days ago by skyfiery

My lemon eucalyptus finally forced me to hard-prune it. It toppled over from the strong winds and my dad had to clean up (I was out). So…prune. Now it looks bald. =( Sorry for the poor quality pictures. I came home at night and had to prune immediately. Before. After. The leaves for my guy. The cutt ...

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83 days ago by skyfiery

Sometimes, left alone to grow on their own, plants seem to grow a lot more happily and a lot lusher than if we were to fuss over them every tiny bit. That’s the lesson I’ve learnt. Of course, I still do the almost-daily checks for pests and stuff, but generally, my regieme is to water once a day unl ...

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122 days ago by lindasmith

One thing the pharmaceutical industry fails to tell us about flu vaccinations is that they don’t protect against all strains of flu. In fact, they can only guess which strain of flu will hit in any one season. Hmmm… That means we are playing Russian roullette with vaccinations, only guessing if the ...

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136 days ago by skyfiery

My planting space was getting really, really cluttered, what with countless experiments using hydroponics and soil methods for seeds, and propagating a lot of mints for sale, and-this-and-that. So, I cleared more dead plants, rearranged A LOT of things, and yay, more space. The kinds of “creativity” ...

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