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	<title>Walter Reeves: The Georgia Gardener &#187; Houseplants</title>
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		<title>Houseplants &#8211; Care While on Vacation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[House plants can be kept in good condition for several days while you’re on vacation by using clear, plastic bags as miniature greenhouses. Soak the soil thoroughly, allow to drain, then insert 2 &#8211; 3 wooden skewers around the edge of each pot. Place the plant into a plastic bag and close. The sticks in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June Houseplant Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Divide an overgrown Boston fern into quarters; plant two quarters into each of two separate hanging baskets filled with potting soil. The ferns will look great in four weeks and you double your money in only thirty minutes. Spruce up your front porch, patio, or balcony with a funky container garden! Recycle shoes, wagons or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lime Tree Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: A radio caller asked about getting a lemon tree to bear fruit.  I am attaching pictures of my Persian lime tree.  It is about 10 years old and has had limes since it was two years old.  We bring it into the basement in November and put it back out in mostly sun after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paperwhite Narcissus &#8211; Make Sturdier Stems</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love the scent of paperwhite narcissus during the holidays! Too bad the stems usually grow so tall they flop over in my container. Now there is an easy way to keep them shorter&#8230;and it involves alcohol! A horticulture student at Cornell University, under the direction of the head of the Flower Bulb Research Program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ficus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: I just moved my ficus to a bigger pot and all the leaves have fallen off except four. Is there anything I should do? I have not applied any fertilizer to the tree in a while. A: Weeping ficus (Ficus benjamina) is famous for going into a plant pout whenever conditions around it change. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Geraniums – Bringing Indoors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those fiery red blooms look pretty ragged in late fall so this is a fine time to think about keeping them for the winter. There are three methods: keep them potted indoors in a sunny window, store them &#8220;roots, soil and all&#8221; in a paper bag in the basement or start new plants from cuttings. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Science vs Pseudo-science</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most ill-informed decisions of my life was to major in chemistry in college. Sure, I had excelled in the subject in high school. I could make my own gunpowder from ingredients bought at the pharmacy in town. To the dismay of my tee-totaling parents, I set up a small distillery in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paperwhite Narcissus – Keeping Short – Science Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tired of floppy paperwhites?? Acording to Beth Jarvis from the University of Minnesota, if you&#8217;re bummed because your paperwhite nasrcissus always flop over, help is at hand. No, you don&#8217;t need to stake or tie them, just keep them mildly buzzed by watering them, after they&#8217;ve rooted in, with a 4 to 6 percent alcohol [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ficus – Bringing Indoors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ficus benjamina is famous for making tremendous growth while outdoors in the heat of a Georgia summer. But it is equally famous for dropping copious quantities of leaves when brought indoors for the winter. The plant is just trying to adjust its leaf characteristics to lower light level but that is small solace when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ferns – Bringing Indoors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most fern baskets must be divided each year. Otherwise, the root mass simply holds too much water and root rot begins. It is difficult for homeowners to duplicate greenhouse conditions during cold weather but try these tips: 1. Cut the fern foliage back by half, removing the older, longer fronds and leaving those that are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas cactus – Good Description</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This excellent article tells all you need to know about these holliday favorites. Holiday Cacti Chris Currey, University of Minnesota Graduate Student Thanksgiving cactus, Christmas cactus, Easter cactus&#8230;what about Halloween cactus, Valentine&#8217;s Day cactus or Mother&#8217;s Day cactus? Three different holiday cacti are probably enough for now! With Thanksgiving approaching and Christmas not far off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poinsettia – Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the poinsettia plant came in a foil wrapper, check for water at the bottom before you add more moisture to the plant. Poinsettias are accustomed to soil that&#8217;s on the dry side. If their roots sit in water day after day, the roots will rot. Check for drafts in the place you choose to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poinsettia – Choosing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Examine the tiny yellow-green flowers at the ends of the poinsettia branches. If more than one or two are open, the poinsettia will not hold its freshness for long. Poinsettias are typically sent to stores in several shipments. Ask to look at the latest arrivals before you inadvertently pick up one that has been there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Night-Blooming Cereus – ID</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two plants are called night-blooming cereus: One is a night blooming, fragrant epiphytic cactus, classified as Hylocereus due to the TRIANGULATE leaves, and upright growth to 15&#8242;. Selenicereus grandiflorus is commonly called night-blooming cereus or Queen-of-the-Night. The leaves look like squared off &#8211; three point versions of prickly pear with numerous, repetitive spines on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Cactus – Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The striking red, pink or white flowers of the Christmas Cactus make it an obvious candidate for holiday houseplant blooms each winter. Imagine the consternation, though, when most of the flower buds fall off of a newly purchased plant! Most of the time, the problem is caused by heat or dryness in the home. Christmas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Plants – Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the holidays are just around the corner, your office and home are probably awash with holiday plants. Red, pink and yellow poinsettias perch on cubicle dividers. Amaryllis steadily send their thick bloom stalks skyward. Christmas cactus are either blooming profusely or dropping their buds on the floor, much to the glee or chagrin of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Houseplants – Do They Clean Indoor Air</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Internet search for Web sites containing &#8220;houseplant air pollution&#8221; yields more than seven hundred entries. Most of them offer to sell me plants that clean indoor air. They vaguely refer back to a series of experiments conducted by Dr. Bill Wolverton at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1984. Dr. Wolverton discovered that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orchid – General Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most popular booths at the Southeastern Flower Show is the one that sells orchids to show-goers. The aisles are crowded with persons trying to protect the brilliant flowers and slender flower stems of their newly purchased beauty. The booth owners assure their customers that orchids are easy to grow. But because orchids [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orchids – Best Growing Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orchids have a reputation as being finicky. Far from being picky and delicate, though, they simply have different needs from most other houseplants. Once you understand those needs, they become as easy to grow as a pot full of pothos! The website Beautiful Orchids has some excellent tips on growing these beautiful flowers. Their notes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Houseplants – General Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Reeves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outdoor gardeners sometimes feel a little lost during the winter. We wander outside, picking at the occasional sprig of chickweed and removing noticeably dead tree branches, but there is not much more to be done. Forgetting the sweaty summer, when everything needs feeding or watering, and the mosquito-ey misery of August, we drift around indoors [...]]]></description>
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