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Misting has been a hotly contested topic in the gardening world. It’s a case where you’re on the extremes of the arguments – it’s either you think that it’s a waste of time or the secret technique in raising a healthy plant. Misting with mist sprayers has no beneficial effect on the plant since it…

The moon figures prominently in our moods, poetry, music, in our literature, and scientific studies, religion, and cultural practices, even gardening and agriculture. That’s why many of us wonder: can we grow plants on the moon? In general, plants can grow on the moon if all requirements for plant growth are artificially controlled such as…

 We inhale oxygen (O2) and exhale carbon dioxide (CO2), so it seems that we don’t need CO2 to survive. Since plants do the reverse – absorb carbon dioxide and expel oxygen – many think that plants don’t need oxygen to survive. Is this correct? Plants can’t live without oxygen. They need it to (1) distribute…

Ants have been cutified into cartoons with their own television shows, full-length animated movies, even served as salad toppings. However, at the end of the day, many of us want to know the best ways to kill them. Can a widely-used weed killer like Roundup do that? Roundup does not kill ants. On the other…

Can plants grow with heat lamps instead of sunlight? At first thought, why not? After all, heat lamps emit both light and heat, right? On second thought, plants need more than just heat and light from artificial lights. Plants can be grown under a heat lamp that is designed to: 1) emit full-color spectrum lights,…

Gardeners cultivate plants that repel rats, mice, and other rodents such as voles, gophers, squirrels, groundhogs, squirrels, and raccoons. Do you know the plants that repel rats, and those that attract them into your home or garden? Read on. The most common plants that have been scientifically proven to repel rats are: Amaryllis Bergamot Black…