I’ve been experimenting with keeping tropical tradescantias alive over winter, here in rainy Wales. They’re hardier than many people think, as long as they’re kept dry.
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Uncovering the Garden Professors’ cult of expert personality, as they go to extraordinary lengths to avoid admitting mistakes or learning anything.
My research study shows that drainage layers really do reduce the water retention of plant pots, contrary to popular mythbusting belief.
Tradescantias are often included on “toxic” plant lists, but these lists can be unreliable and inaccurate. In reality tradescantias are not severely dangerous to humans or animals.
To understand plant colour and variegation, we need to consider two factors: the how, and the why.
The how factor is the question, “What physical and chemical processes inside the leaf created the colours we see?”
The why factor is the question, “What caused those physical and chemical processes to happen in that way?”
An FAQ about plant growth regulators (PGRs), covering how and why they are used, and what effects they have on plants.
Recently there’s been increasing media attention on peat, how it’s used in growing plants, and its effect on the environment. There’s often some misunderstanding about what exactly peat is and where it comes from, and lots of people don’t realise how much it’s used or what the implications are. This article should clear some things up!