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I’m doing a project to see if constructing a very simple greenhouse-like structure would help the people in Ethiopia grow their plants easier. I need plants that can be found somewhere like Lowe’s, for instance herbs and stuff. Just as example plants. What kind of plants should I use?

Why Ethiopia? I mean, we don’t have issues on growing plants. A few months ago when we celebrated our New Millennium, 70-80 million trees were planted all over the country.

Maybe you should change your research to what the indigenous Ethiopian trees are, and how to get their seedlings to the farmers or whatever population that wants to plant them.

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I had them last year in my garden and I can’t remember what those flowers are called. I’ve also seen them with orange petals and purple centers. They kind of look like shasta daisies. The one thing I know for sure is that it’s not a cone flower.
they aren’t gerberas, cause they don’t come like that

You seem to be describing a daisy. Another option could be aqualegia. hard to say with the detail provided.

Usually, how tall are okra plants before they start to bloom? My plant is about 1ft tall. It looks very healthy but I have not seen any blooms yet. Thanks for any help.

Mine start blooming when they’re about 6 feet tall. There are different varieties of okra and it may be different from variety to variety.

I read somewhere that white doesn’t look so nice. Does anyone have a picture of someone in an ivory dress with white flowers? My other colors will be a pale yellow and a nice purple. Not too dark but not pale either. Wedding is in July. Thanks!

How about you do flowers that mix your pale yellow and purple together.

Like for example, florists take the pale yellow roses and they brush the tips into a purple pastel, then you got both.

Therefore you will have three different flowers and then you’ll have a pretty flower with your ivory dress.

My wife and I want to get a couple large floor plants for our home, but one of our beloved cats has a taste for plants. Whenever we’ve had floor plants in the past, he always chews the leaves to shreds and then leaves little piles of green vomit around our home (pleasant, I know). Anyway, are there any kinds of plants that cats will not eat?

There are many plants that are toxic to cats. Here’s a website that lists them all:

I want to plant some flowers to attract some butterflies. I have tons of seeds, but which flowers are good to toss into the garden?

Here are some links to plants that will create a beautiful butterfly garden and are butterfly magnets:
http://plants.naturehills.com/search?w=butterfly
http://www.naturehills.com/product/thyme_creeping.aspx
http://www.naturehills.com/product/butterfly_blue_scabiosa.aspx
http://www.naturehills.com/product/yarrow_strawberry_seduction.aspx
http://www.naturehills.com/product/walkers_low_catmint.aspx
http://www.naturehills.com/product/butterfly_deep_pink_penta.aspx
http://www.naturehills.com/product/sunshine_blue_bluebeard.aspx
http://www.naturehills.com/product/butterfly_plant_cinderella.aspx
http://www.naturehills.com/product/summersweet_vanilla_spice.aspx
http://www.naturehills.com/product/butterfly_bush_miss_ruby.aspx

Yes i water the plant, and no, i do not over water the plant. Yes the plant gets some sun. I get tropical plants, and even bought plant food for the new plant, but he is not doing good at all.

The last plant i got was healthy, then all of a sudden he got weak, and then i noticed bugs that looked like centipeads (spelling?), where did these bugs come from?

No Green Thumb. Tropical plants like it warm and enjoy a fine mist with water at room temp. It sounds like the bugs that attacked your last plant was because there was mold in your dirt and the dirt did not get a chance to dry out thoroughly. The next time you buy a plant make sure you have the directions for care. Follow them to the T and you should be OK. Most need water once a week. Water them till it runs out the bottom then stop. As for food do not get on leaves just poor on dirt. Try again you’ll get it down sooner or later. Good Luck!!

My theme is Chocolate, my colors so far are a dark espresso brown, Ivory, and Tan. Like the colors of chocolate. I’m having a hard time finding flowers to go with my theme. I was hoping to find a dark brown accent flower, with maybe some ivory calililys, or even hydrangia. Since I’m having such a hard time, I’ve been thiking of adding a little bit of color to the whole scheme, but that would totally defeat the whole chocolate idea, unless I did like a minty green or a sage. I’m completely stuck. Any ideas?

Great idea Chocolate sounds great, If you keep all to the same colours then everything will just merge in to one. Defiantly add a accent colour, If you think about chocolates in a box then they have all sorts of centers, so what about Gerber’s they came in some really vivid reds,pinks,oranges and purples also the centers of Gerber’s are a chocolate colour. You could even carry this through to the reception flowers. Good Luck

I know that plants need a certain amount of nutrition from the soil to grow, and that when growing plants indoors, the only nutrition they get is what you give them. I am trying to grow these plants completely organically, with dirt from my backyard, using nothing bought from a store except the vegetables/plants from which I took the seeds. So far I have large sprouts of morning glories and catnip, and small sprouts of tomatoes, green beans, cucumber, and green bell pepper. They seem to be doing very well with a combination of filtered tap water and mineral water, but I want to make sure they don’t suddenly die out because they are getting too much or too little of something. The mineral water is bottled still (not carbonated) Italian mineral water. I have southern exposure in the window that they sit in, so sunlight doesn’t seem to be a problem. Any tips for growing these through the winter would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Filtered water is best. I would not bother with mineral water, you would be better of getting correct supplements for your plants than using mineral water. Speak to your local nursery and they should be able to tell you what you need to add to your soil in the area in which you live. Happy Gardening!

I don’t have enough land to own a farm or any large scale cultivation project. My original idea was to grow bonsai trees, but a 4 year old tree goes for $20. I don’t see how anyone in the world can make any sustainable income off of that.

I can grow anything from cacti to flowers to a full blown tree (don’t have enough space for a tree).

Any ideas on how I can turn my gardening ability into a business?

You didn’t say how much space you do have but you might consider herbs. Many of them don’t take a lot of space and fresh ones are very popular.