lakshmisai c asked:


general tip to avoid diseases in plants growing at home

clc6583 asked:


I know I’m going to get bashed for this – but I want to grow orchids. I have a lot of indirect lighting in my house and think it would be great for growing orchids.
The problem is smoking – there are smokers living here. Will this affect how an orchid grows or thrives?

pink lady asked:


I have a lovely honeysuckle which is about 12 foot high growing over a pegoda. Last year it developed some sort of disease , I treat it with organic disease spray and it seemed to get better although it didnt flower . This year it has flowered and the disease has returned , the stems have a grey covering on them and the leaves have brown / grey spots on and they fall off if you touch it . What do I do now , the poor thing is still flowering despite this , do I have to dig it up and start again . Many thanks in anticipation.

cucumberlarry1 asked:


I have two daisies from my grandmother’s funeral that I pressed in tissue between the pages of my Bible. Now that they are flat and dry, I want to preserve them in some sort of display that I can enjoy. What is a good way to keep them from falling apart and keep them in a nice box or something so I can see them?

PrincessQuiteAlot asked:


I am known as the Flower Lady for the past 12 years in the SE area of our town, I sell flowers for .10 each on a card table, self pay in a jar Now I would like to learn how to press them and make keepsakes for my family members, but I’d like to hear from those who learned the hard way, not from sites you have cut and pasted please. Experience usually speaks loudest

hsfinla asked:


Some time ago I purchased a bible at a flea market. It was given to an 8-year-old girl in 1910 and inside I recently discovered 12 four-leaf clovers. Nine of them have remained in tack. The other three have broken apart and the leaves have shredded. How can I preserve them remaining?

My father and grandfather used to put four-cleaf clovers on a piece of wood with an Irish good luck saying and varnish over the entire thing. The four-leaf clovers remained a vibrant green.

I don’t think this will work since the pedals are already so delicate. I would like to lay them on a piece of paper with the information about them but I don’t know if having them against the glass will further deteriorate them or if maybe a piece of vellum against the glass is the way to go.

Please help, I truly believe things like these should be treasured. Thank you!

friendlyplumber asked:


In the order of:

1) disease resistance
2) fragrance
3) repeat flowering
4) # of petals

Thank you.

banjo_mccain asked:


I tried to press some flowers and they stuck to both sides of the wax paper. What do you do ?

Son of Austin asked:


It’s kind of an investment, so I want to be careful.