![Christmas Tree Needles Dropping? Why and What to Do [11 Tips]](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA4MDAgNjAwIiB3aWR0aD0iODAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjYwMCIgZGF0YS11PSJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3VyaW5kb29yaGVyYnMuY29tJTJGd3AtY29udGVudCUyRnVwbG9hZHMlMkYyMDIxJTJGMTElMkZDaHJpc3RtYXMtVHJlZS1OZWVkbGVzLVNtYWxsLUNvdmVyLnBuZyIgZGF0YS13PSI4MDAiIGRhdGEtaD0iNjAwIiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=)
With 26 million real Christmas trees being purchased in the US each year [1], the high demand for these evergreens pushes farmers and distributors to harvest and transport the trees as early as October. By Christmas, the trees are most likely to dry up and lose a lot of needles. Chopped Christmas trees shed off…
![What is Horticultural Grit? [A Gardener’s Best Friend!]](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAxMjAwIDk2MCIgd2lkdGg9IjEyMDAiIGhlaWdodD0iOTYwIiBkYXRhLXU9Imh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LnlvdXJpbmRvb3JoZXJicy5jb20lMkZ3cC1jb250ZW50JTJGdXBsb2FkcyUyRjIwMjElMkYxMSUyRkcxNTItMS5qcGciIGRhdGEtdz0iMTIwMCIgZGF0YS1oPSI5NjAiIGRhdGEtYmlwPSIiPjwvc3ZnPg==)
Horticultural Grit can be a gardener’s best friend in preventing compact and waterlogged soil! How does one use them effectively? Finally, is it horticultural grit or is it horticultural sand? Horticultural Grit is composed of crushed rocks, mainly silica, limestone, quartzite, or a few others. Such stones are 1) extracted from the ground, 2) crushed,…
Indeed you have a pretty cactus doing great on your windowsill. Suddenly, you notice that it’s gradually turning yellow despite being given the usual care. What might be the cause of discoloration? Is there any way to solve it? Cactus can get yellow due to 1) insufficient light source, 2) poor soil quality, 3) exposure…
![What To Do When Christmas Tree Won’t Drink Water? [Keep Chopped Tree Fresh]](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAxMjAwIDk2MCIgd2lkdGg9IjEyMDAiIGhlaWdodD0iOTYwIiBkYXRhLXU9Imh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LnlvdXJpbmRvb3JoZXJicy5jb20lMkZ3cC1jb250ZW50JTJGdXBsb2FkcyUyRjIwMjElMkYxMSUyRkcxNDQtUmV2aXNpb24uanBnIiBkYXRhLXc9IjEyMDAiIGRhdGEtaD0iOTYwIiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=)
Real, living Christmas trees have an aesthetic beauty and fragrance that artificial Christmas trees simply cannot match. But watering a real tree, especially if indoors in a container, is not an easy task! It requires consistency. The only way to keep a chopped Christmas tree hydrated throughout the holiday season is to 1) remove the…
For many people, Christmas just doesn’t feel as merry without the smell of Pine, Fir, Spruce, Cypress, or Cedar wafting through the living room while you exchange gifts with your family. Once the holidays are over and all decorations have been taken down, you may be curious to know if your Christmas tree could be…
It’s almost that jolly time of the year again for families to decorate a Christmas tree together and exchange gifts under that tree. Being the centerpiece of an annual tradition which is observed in 94 million households in the USA alone [1], the Christmas tree presents an environmental choice for each family: artificial or fake….