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Species guides, sowing technique and feeding plants in pots — based on research and our own sowings.
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Baobab from seed - scarification, sowing and growing in a pot in Europe
How to prepare hard baobab seeds for sowing, sow them at 25–30 °C, and guide African and Madagascar baobabs through their first year and winter in...
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SucculentsDesert rose (Adenium obesum) from seeds - sowing, the first year, and caudex formation
How to sow desert rose seeds at 25–30 °C, nurture the seedlings through their first year and winter, and develop a thick adenium caudex.
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TreesPaulownia from seeds - sowing, the first year, and overwintering in Europe
How to sow paulownia in light, care for seedlings through their first year and first winter, and which of the four species to choose for your...
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Sowing techniqueHow to Sow Exotic Seeds — Temperature, Growing Medium, Light, and Germination Time
Most exotic seeds germinate at 22–30 °C, but not all of them do. Three temperature thresholds, substrate recipes, light, and timing — a guide based on...
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Silk Albizia – cultivation in Europe
Silk albizia — cultivation in Europe. Where to plant the Persian tree silk in the ground, and where in a pot? The...
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Eucalyptus from seeds – sowing, germination, and cultivation
Few plants are as rewarding as eucalyptus grown from your own seeds. From a seed almost as fine as dust, a handsome,...
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Monstera from seeds in Europe — from deliciosa to rare collector species
Monstera from seeds
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Fertilizing Citrus Trees — When, What, and How to Fertilize Citrus Trees?
Citrus plants in pots can look “fairly good” for many weeks while actually starving if they don’t receive properly matched fertilizer for...
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Fertilizing Palms — When, With What, and How to Fertilize a Palm?
When and how to fertilize a potted palm and one planted in the ground: a year-round calendar, the right NPK ratios, signs of deficiencies, and the...
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Strelitzia from seeds — how to grow a bird of paradise step by step
Few plants doniczkowych robi takie wrażenie jak strelicja, a szczególnie strelitzia reginae wysiew z nasion. Jej potoczna nazwa — rajski ptak —...
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Moso Bamboo from Seeds – How to Grow the World's Largest Bamboo?
Moso Bamboo from seeds is a true legend among ornamental plants – in nature, it can grow up to 20–30 m and can grow at a...
