Prune trees produce five years after planting just as plum trees. However, their fruit has a much higher sugar content, making it preferable for drying with the pit inside without the risk of fermenting. Italian prune tree plantings are ready for harvest in early September. Early Italian prune plum trees mature around 15 days ahead of Italian prune trees, making it a good choice for regions prone to early frost that may damage ripening fruit....

When Should I Repot Jade Plants? You might think of repotting jade plants if they’ve stopped growing or if they appear too crowded. Overcrowding in the container is not bad for the plant, but it does limit more growth. Jade plants grow to the size their root system allows, often reaching 3 feet (1 m.). Professionals say small jade plants should be repotted every two or three years, while larger plants can wait four or five years....

Japanese Cedar Tree Facts Japanese cedar trees have many ornamental features. Their short, shiny needles are an eye-catching shade of blue-green, arranged in spirals pointing toward the tip of the stems, like foxtails. The foliage bronzes in winter. The wood is fragrant, waterproof, light, and resilient. They can live over 600 years. Japanese cedar facts include information about the mahogany-colored bark. It peels off in long strips, making the tree ornamental all year long....

When and How to Repot a Jasmine Plant As a jasmine plant grows, the roots wrap themselves around inside the pot, much like any other plant. The proportion of roots to potting soil slowly changes, until you have more roots than soil. This means the amount of material that holds moisture is less than when you first planted. So when you water your jasmine plant and it needs watering again after two or three days, it’s time to repot....

Reasons for Jasmine Leaves Turning Yellow Below are the most common issues to look at when a jasmine has yellow leaves. Pests Pests may be the culprits if your jasmine has yellow leaves. Rule out a pest infestation before you move on to more complicated troubleshooting. If you discover an infestation, treat the pests with insecticidal soap or horticultural oil. Scale: Scale is a tiny, sap-sucking pest that attaches itself to jasmine stems and leaves....

Causes of Knobby Potatoes In order to figure out how to prevent oddly shaped potatoes, it’s necessary to understand the causes of knobby, deformed potatoes. Really, it’s very simple. Any stress on the developing tuber will cause it to become ill-formed. What kinds of stresses? Well, temperature fluxes and improper planting are two major factors. In the case of temperature, high temps cause field stress. Generally, the longer the tuber variety, the more susceptible it is....

Kumquat Tree Info Kumquats grow on evergreen trees and are native to China. They reach heights of 8 to 15 feet (2 to 4.5 m.) and have a vase-like or rounded canopy. In spring, you’ll be treated to showy, fragrant white flowers. The trees are self-fertile, so you’ll only need one to produce fruit. Growing kumquat trees is easy. They need full sun and tolerate any soil pH and most soil types as long as the soil is well-drained....

What is Upland Cress? There are many names for upland or land cress plants. Amongst these are: American cress Garden cress Dryland cress Cassabully Winter cress In the southeastern states, you’ll see/hear this plant referred to as: Creasy salad Creasy greens Highland creasy In that region, growing upland cress can often be found growing as a weed. Although similar in taste and growth habit, land cress is much easier to grow than watercress....

Successful roadside landscaping is better achieved by adhering to some of the following roadside planting tips. About Landscaping Along Roads As you travel across the highways of the United States, there is plenty to note and admire regarding roadside plants. Landscaping next to roads is done primarily when nearing a city or town while the remainder of the plants along roadsides are native plants of the region. Planting with natives is an excellent idea when selecting plants for roadside landscaping....

Lavender Flowers Drooping Lavender flowers drooping is a very common problem, and it often comes down to water. Knowing how often to water lavender is usually all it takes to get it fighting fit. Lavender is a Mediterranean plant that prefers sandy, low quality soil that drains very quickly. If you’ve planted it in dense soil or are watering it daily, this might be the cause of your lavender flowers drooping....

The Lawn in Heat Waves In most of the U.S., lawns are made up of cool weather grasses. These include Kentucky bluegrass, fescue, and perennial rye grass. They grow best in temperatures between 60 and 75 degrees F. (16-24 C.). When the hot days of July arrive, these grasses naturally go dormant. This means the lawn turns brown, which may be natural but is less than ideal for homeowners. You have two choices: let it brown and go dormant (it will green up again as the days cool) or try to keep it going....

Types of Blueberry Leaf Spot Blueberries with leaf spot are common at any point in the growing season. While there may be some signs of disease on flowers, stems or even fruit, the primarily affected part is the leaf. As the disease progresses, the leaves begin to die and fall off. Such defoliation reduces a plant’s ability to photosynthesize. Recognizing disease symptoms is key to designing effective blueberry leaf spot treatment and prevention of disease the next season....

How to Plant Raspberries If you want to know how to grow raspberries, you should first know that raspberries ripen shortly after strawberries. They prefer a sandy loam soil that is rich in organic matter. The soil should be well drained and have a pH of about 5.8 to 6.5. Growing raspberries bushes also prefer sunshine, so they should be planted in an area that gets six to eight hours of sun a day....

Signs That Broccoli is Ready to Harvest Broccoli planting and harvesting are sometimes a bit tricky, but there are a few signs you can look for that will tell you if your broccoli is ready to be harvested. Has a Head – The first sign as to when to harvest broccoli is the most obvious; you have to have the initial head. The head should be firm and tight. Head Size – The broccoli head typically will get to be 4 to 7 inches (10 to 18 cm....

Once the beetle starts chewing on the plant, the bacteria enter the plant and multiply very quickly in the plant’s vascular system. This starts producing blockages in the vascular system that causes cucumber wilt. Once the plant is infected, the beetles are even more attracted to the cucumber plants suffering from cucumber wilt. Stopping Bacterial Cucumber Wilt When you find your cucumber plants are wilting, investigate to see if you can find any of these beetles....

Along with seeking out great gardening websites like Gardening Know How as fantastic places to gain experience with your gardening, seek out local societies or clubs as well. There are usually some local gardening clubs and more specific plant societies or clubs to seek out. If you love to grow African violets, orchids, or roses, there is a local society of folks to join up with. There is usually a local gardening club as well that takes in all sorts of gardening interests....

Will Leather Break Down in Compost? Leather has long been one of the substances you want to avoid putting in the compost pile, according to expert info online. Some of its ingredients are natural, but some additives are metal shavings and unknown chemicals, potentially slowing the composting process. These unknown ingredients can affect the behavior of the fertilization properties, slowing or even stopping them. All composting materials should be metal-free, and this includes leather....

Common Reasons for a Plant Dropping Leaves Leaves drop for many reasons, including environmental stress, pests and disease. Listed below are some of the most common causes for leaves falling off. Shock – Shock from transplanting, repotting or dividing, is probably the number one reason for leaf loss in plants. This can also be true of plants going from an indoor environment to an outdoor one and vice versa. Fluctuations in temperature, light, and moisture can have an adverse effect on plants, especially as they are transitioning from one environment to another—often resulting in the loss of foliage....

Licorice Plant Information What is a licorice plant? Related to peas and beans, licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is a flowering perennial that grows to about 5 feet (1.5 m.) tall. Its scientific name, Glycyrrhiza, comes from the Ancient Greek words glykys, meaning “sweet,” and rhiza, meaning “root.” Just like the name suggests, the part of the plant that contains that distinctive flavor is its extensive root system. Native to Eurasia, it has a long history of use from China to Ancient Egypt to Central Europe both as a sweetener (it is 50 times sweeter than sugar) and as a medicine (even today it is widely used in throat lozenges)....

Root System on Lilac Lilac roots aren’t considered invasive and as long as you leave enough space between the tree, or shrub, and the structure, there is little risk from planting lilacs near foundations. Lilac roots generally spread one and one-half times the width of the shrub. A distance of 12 feet (4 m.) from the foundation is generally enough to prevent foundation damage. Potential Damage from Lilac Roots It’s very unlikely that lilac bush roots will break through the side of a foundation....