Becca Badgett
Becca Badgett was a regular contributor to Gardening Know How for ten years. Co-author of the book How to Grow an EMERGENCY Garden, Becca specializes in succulent and cactus gardening.
Latest articles by Becca Badgett
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Feeding A Dracaena – How To Fertilize Dracaena Plants
Dracaena plants are a fixture in many homes. Since the dracaena is highly visible, we want to keep it healthy and looking great. Appropriate care includes fertilizing dracaena correctly. This article will help with that. Click here for more information.
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How To Measure Your Garden
Click here to learn how to calculate garden size and just how to measure your garden space.
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How To Divide A Succulent: Tips For Splitting Succulent Plants
If you want succulents without shopping or shipping fees, consider splitting succulent plants. When your plants have outgrown their pots or put out lots of babies, it’s time to divide your succulents. Click here to learn more about dividing a succulent plant.
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Caring For Petunias: How To Grow Petunias
Growing petunias can offer long-term color in the summer landscape and brighten dreary borders with lovely pastel colors. Proper petunia care is simple and easy. This article will help.
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How To Grow Chives Indoors
Growing chives indoors make perfect sense so that you may have them near the kitchen. Read this article to learn more about how to grow chives indoors so you can have easy access to the plant year-round.
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Toad Lily Care: Information About The Toad Lily Plant
Toad lily flowers are attractive in the shady landscape, blooming in a range of spotted colors. Toad lily care is minimal if the plant is sited properly. This article will help with that.
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Emerald Ash Tree Borer Treatment: Tips On How To Prevent Ash Borer
Ash borer damage is significant in all species of North American ash trees that become infected. Learning how to protect ash trees from ash borer can save your trees. This article can help with that.
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Melon Blossom Rot - Fixing Blossom End Rot In Melons
Melon blossom end rot can discourage the gardener, and rightly so. Preventing melon blossom end rot is something most gardeners aspire to, and the tips in this article will help with that.
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Stokes Asters Flowers - Tips For Stokes Aster Care
Sustainable and xeric gardens benefit from the addition of the stokes aster. Care of this charming plant is minimal once the stokes aster plant is established in the garden. Read this article to learn more.
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Tips On How To Grow Collard Greens
Growing collard greens is a southern tradition. Learning how to grow collard greens provides an abundant supply of this dark-green, leafy vegetable at other times of the year. Read here for more information.
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Allium Plant - How To Grow Alliums In Your Flower Garden
Allium plant is related to the garden onion, but don't let this deter you from planting it. In fact, minimal allium care and a show of large blooms are just a couple of reasons to include them. Get more info here.
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Celery Harvest - Picking Celery In Your Garden
Learning how to harvest celery is a worthwhile goal if you have been able to grow this somewhat difficult crop to maturity. The time for picking celery and how it's done can be found in this article.
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Care Of Delphinium Flowers: Tips For Growing Delphinium Plants
What are the secrets to the correct care of delphinium? Read this article for tips about delphinium planting and how to get the best performance from growing delphinium plants.
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Rust On Daylily Plants: Learn How To Treat Daylily Rust
For those who’ve been told that the daylily is a pest-free specimen and the easiest flower to grow, finding daylilies with rust can be disappointing. However, there are things that can be done to avoid or treat this issue. Learn more here.
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Growing Winter Daphne Plants: Care For Winter Daphne
Daphne plants are short-lived evergreen shrubs. Gardeners often complain that growing winter daphne is difficult. Follow the suggestions in this article for successful growth and blooms on your daphne bushes.
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What Are Cereal Cyst Nematodes – How To Stop Cereal Cyst Nematodes
Less vulnerable to warm season pests, issues do arise during the cool season when growing grains. One of the most prominent issues is cereal cyst nematodes. If you’re curious and asking, “what are cereal cyst nematodes,” click here for an explanation.
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Growing Cyrtanthus Lily Plants: Information About Cyrtanthus Lily Care
When adding new houseplants, especially if you want blooms and fragrance, consider growing Cyrtanthus lily. Take a look at how to grow these lilies in this article.
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Controlling Oat Culm Rot – How To Treat Oats With Culm Rot Disease
Culm rot of oats is a serious fungal disease often responsible for crop loss. It is not uncommon, according to oats culm rot info, but can be controlled if caught in the early stages. Learn more about culm rot of oats in this article.
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Crested Succulent Info: Understanding Crested Succulent Mutations
You may have heard of cresting succulents or even own a succulent plant with a crested succulent mutation. Perhaps, you’re wondering what is a crested succulent? We’ll explain how this mutation happens to a succulent plant in this article.
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Creeping Zinnia Info: How To Grow Creeping Zinnia Flowers
Easy to plant with long-lasting color, you should consider growing creeping zinnia (Zinnia angustifolia) in your flower beds and borders this year. What’s so special about it? Click on the following article for more information.
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Growing Cockscomb Flower In The Garden
The cockscomb flower is an annual addition to the flower bed, commonly named for the red variety that is colored similar to the cock?s comb hanging from his chin. Read more about the plant in this article.
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Cobweb Houseleek Care – Growing Cobweb Hens And Chicks
A favorite outdoor plant, cobweb hens and chicks may already be growing in your garden or container. This interesting plant is covered with a cobweb-like substance, making it much sought after by many growers. Click here to learn more about this succulent.
By Becca Badgett