How to Grow African Violets

Planning the Site to Grow African Violets
You must find a spot indoors where you can grow African violets without being hit directly by sunlight. Ample filtered light is the key to optimal growth. An excess of light will burn the plant and lack [...]

How to Grow Bananas

Planning the Site for Growing Bananas
When looking for a site to plant bananas, it is important to find good well-drained soil. The soil should be mixed with 20% perlite for optimal growth. If you are serious in growing bananas and would like to [...]

How to Grow Blueberries

In recent years blueberries has been an important crop to grow. Perhaps because blueberries are naturally sweet, this is why so many people love growing them. But there are many possibilities for growing blueberries also. Whether you want to make blueberry jelly, blueberry [...]

How to Grow Raspberries

Selecting the Site
To make sure that you will be successful in growing raspberry, choose the site very carefully. It is preferable to select a site that has full coverage of sunlight. However, raspberries that are grown in partial shade can [...]

How to Grow Salvia

Selecting a Site
The best place to grow salvia is in the ground. A suitable ground site will allow salvia to gain two meters of growth in just over five months. Make sure that the site has adequate coverage of sunlight [...]

How to Grow Strawberries

Do you enjoy fresh strawberry shortcake, homemade strawberry milkshakes, or other desserts? Strawberries are an easy crop to grow, and the plants require little tending or room for growth. Growing superior strawberries, however, can be more challenging; these tips will help any strawberry [...]

How to Grow Garlic

Planning the Site
Garlic is quite tolerant of the type of soil it is planted in, but it does thrive better on sandy, clay, or loam soil that easily crumbles. It is also good to have the soil’s pH at 6. Choose [...]

How to Grow Ginseng

Planning the Site
If you wish to employ the “wild-simulated” method of producing ginseng, you should have land just within the plant’s natural range.
Preparing the Site
One way to determine if a site is suitable for ginseng production is to determine whether wild ginseng is [...]

How to Grow Radishes

Planning the Site
Choose a site that gets at least 6 hours of sun a day and has light, rich, well-drained soil with a pH of 5.8 to 6.8. For best growth use fertile, well-drained, and deep sandy soils rich in organic matter.
Preparing [...]

How to Grow Dahlias

Planning the Site for Growing Dahlias

Dahlia plants can grow almost anywhere and in any type of soil. However, for optimal dahlia growth, loamy well-drained soil is recommended. Make sure that the soil where you will plant your dahlia does not hold surface water [...]