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Devil’s Ivy

By Ellen Wells | Published: July 25, 2009

Q. I have Devils Ivy, Would it be invasive? In zone 9, Florida, with sandy soil. Also, is it possible to grow it in a pot its entire life, even when it gets huge?
Marion County, Florida
A. The Devil’s Ivy is also known as Pothos which is a desirable plant. It grows best in the shade [...]

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Starting Jade Plants

By Ellen Wells | Published: July 6, 2009

This question has three answers!
Q. I had a beautiful dense jade plant that unfortunately got left outside during a sharp frost, and died. However, shortly before, I took a small cutting, and this has grown to about a foot high, but is very stringy/straggly, i.e. it is growing tall, but not spreading out. My question [...]

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Windowsill Gardening in NYC

By Ellen Wells | Published: May 17, 2009

Q. I am looking for best tips for organic gardening in NYC windowsills. I am growing tomatoes, peppers, baby greens/mesclun, basil and mint in my windowsills for first time ever. Most are from seeds, but I bought couple of small tomato plants when I thought my seeds didn’t sprout ..and then they did. (I actually [...]

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Palms as houseplants

By Ellen Wells | Published: April 29, 2009

Everyone’s had this problem: keeping that frondy palm tree you bought at a home improvement center alive in your own home. Here’s a solution!
Q. I brought a home palm tree. At first it was put in the sun. After a while we saw that it got brown and yellow so we put it in the [...]

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