Gardening - Greenkosh

20 Dec

Best Trees For Rooftop Garden For All Seasons

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Terrace gardens or rooftop gardens are becoming pretty common in urban areas. Due to the lack of space inside and outside the houses these days, people prefer to grow plants on their terraces. Not only does this bring more freshness and lively feeling to your roof, but the vibrant charm makes the surroundings pure as well. Majorly all the types of plants and trees can be grown on your rooftop due to the abundance of sunlight and the ideal temperature to thrive. But still, people find it difficult to identify which are the best trees for rooftop gardens. The plants…

09 Dec

Potting Soil For Succulents: How To Make Your Own

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You may have grown a lot of plant varieties in your garden or indoors using the normal gardening soil. But do you have any succulents? Did you find it difficult to grow succulents at home? And do you know the actual culprit that hampered the growth of your plant? The answer is the soil. Succulents are picky when it comes to soil and you may need to identify the best soil that works for them. The best potting soil for succulents can be prepared at home if you are aware of the major ingredients. Traditional potting soils are prepared in…

07 Sep

Madhumalti (Rangoon Creeper) Flowering Plant– How to Grow, Care and Benefits

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It is known by their botanical name ‘Combretum Indicum’ or ‘Quisqualis Indica Linn’ in the scientific epoch. Madhumalti plant (Rangoon Creeper) is a special kind of flowering vines that change in colour with age. Rangoon Creeper Botanical name, Combretum Indicum, is derived from the name of its genus, Combretum. The beautiful flower of Rangoon Creeper plant has a divine fragrance, and its color varies from white to pink to red. This color changing the property of these flowers is considered as a strategy to attract different pollinators. The leaves of Rangoon Creepers are elliptical with a rounded base with green…

30 Jun

9 Gardening Tools that will make your Garden Greener

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Caring for a garden requires the use of specific gardening tools. As in any activity, there are some of the fundamental purpose and others less famous. With how many and which ones to count, it depends on the size of the garden, the time dedicated to it and the budget that is available. This article lists essential tools for the garden, other utensils and parts that are necessary and electrical appliances that become allies to maintain this space of the house in optimal conditions. Effectual Gardening tools in the delineation The tools to cut are fundamental types of gardening…

09 May

Lemongrass – Best way to get Healthy Life Naturally

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These days’ people have become super conscious about their skin, hair and weight loss. The inclination of people towards chemical products is witnessing a downfall and people are turning their heads to grandmom’s secret recipes. With the drastic increase in the use of lemongrass, people have started growing lemongrass in their small balconies. Lemongrass comes from the class of grasses, having 45 species in the family. The lemon grass plants are typically native to Asian regions, and India is considered as the most significant producer of lemongrass. The range of the Western Ghats in India, covering the borders of Arunachal…

01 May

Growing Herb in Kitchen – Things Need to be Know

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Herbs are one of the most flavor-packed greens one can buy. Whether your purpose behind buying them is to add that perfect cherry-on-top garnish, your intake of leafy greens, a pop of color on a monotone dish or for a spiritual flavor journey, you have invested quite a bit of money into accomplishing these goals. When you are at the supermarket deciding which herb to buy, you would probably look at that .99c price tag and say, “Oh wow what a steal.” However, when you do the math of how much you spend on a single herb throughout the year,…

19 Jul

Amazing Indoor Mosquito Repellent Plants

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Mosquitoes are not just insects that will frustrate you when you outdoors, they could also cause various health problems that could lead to the fatal condition. They could bring various diseases like malaria, Zika and West Nile virus, which is the probably your potential worst enemy. However, chemical sprays could also cause negatively impact on health, also. So as a gardener, you can find different plants that could help you manage the insects and bugs by using the power of smells. Mosquitoes are attracted to body odor and sweat; however, certain scents could repel them. We decided to present you…

10 Jul

Natural Ways to Enrich Kitchen Garden Soil

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Plants rely on enriched soil conditions that contain many different minerals and nutrients, and that is the reason why you should enrich the soil of your backyard garden every once a year. That could be because of several factors such as plants that have been grown before because some plants will add quality to soil and others could drain all important nutrients. You can choose to improve your soil quality with chemical components that are efficient but in the long run, it will permanently damage your garden. The, best time to start is around fall so that your soil could…

08 Jul

Water Plants – Give Your Home A Fresh Look

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Water plants are widely recognized and considered as the best way to enhance features of water. They are also called aquatic plants, and there are water plants for every type of water feature. They will suit your landscape and grow the character of each plant. We present you water plants that you can choose and they are considered as the most popular ones. Water plants are widely recognized and considered as the best way to enhance features of water. They are also called aquatic plants, and there are water plants for every type of water feature. They will suit your…

18 Mar

Multiple Benefits of Home Gardening, Start Now

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Whether it is just a kitchen garden, flower garden or any other gardening you do at home, the advantages are plenty. In the end, you get more out of having a home garden than not having one at all. Some of the advantages include: Contributing to Green Living Home gardening plays an important role in increasing the environmental friendliness of your home. The ways it helps do that include the reusing of your excess house water for the plants, purifying the air around and inside your home, providing a place to recycle your organic kitchen waste as manure and many…