Archive: Posts Tagged ‘Plants’

The benefits of using Crystal Soil for your cut flowers and plants

No comments December 6th, 2009

Flowering plants need light, water and nutrients to grow and bloom. You supply a clear vase; Crystal Soil provides an excellent source of water and nutrients. Crystal Soil also known as Water Crystals is a new type of clean, environmentally friendly potting material that comes in an array of beautiful colors. It can absorb many times its weight in water. It’s as small as a sesame seed but can grow to the size of an acorn. You simply add it to clean water and wait a few hours for the Read more

Why plants do not need Soil to grow

No comments December 6th, 2009

It may surprise many of you to find out that plants do not need soil to grow. What plants primarily need to grow is air, water and nutrients. This means soil is not all what it is cracked up to be. Essentially the soil is just a medium for holding up the plants and allowing the roots to pull nutrients through the water.Hydroponics aka hydroculture (from the greek words hydro water and ponos labor) is a method of growing plants using mineral solutions in water without soil. Plant Read more

Recognizing Cat Toxic Plants

No comments December 5th, 2009

A home should never be without plants. In some cases however, the plants in your indoor pots and the ones in your garden could be the cause of illness or death in your pet cat. There are points therefore that you should remember to help prevent your cat from getting poisoned by plants. Plants Toxic to Cats Over a hundred listed cat toxic plants are listed online. Others estimate however, that the list of toxic plants could go well over 700. What is important is that you are able to easily Read more