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" Growing healthy houseplants : "
by Ellen Zachos.
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BL
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761208
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b581183
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by Ellen Zachos.
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Growing healthy houseplants : : choose the right plant, water wisely, and control pests\ by Ellen Zachos.
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North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, 2014
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Storey basics.
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| ISBN
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1612124410
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: 9781612124414
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| Contents
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Light, how much is enough? --; Water and humidity, getting it right --; The growing medium --; Cool tools --; Pests (insects and otherwise!) --; Diseases --; Repotting: it has to happen sometime --; Good grooming --; Propagation: making more plants --; Vacation for you, vacation for your plants --; It's all in the display --; Foliage --; Flowering plants --; Trees --; Cacti.
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This concise guide shows novice houseplant owners exactly how to keep indoor plants alive and healthy. Gardening expert Ellen Zachos helps you choose the right plants in the first place and then shows you how to care for them, outlining what each kind needs in terms of location, sunlight, water, and fertilizer. She also explains when plants should be repotted (and how to do that successfully), how and when to prune them, how to keep them clean of dust and pets, and more. This Storey'Basics guide has all the information you need to keep any houseplant thriving and beautiful! '
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GARDENING -- Essays.
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GARDENING -- Reference.
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House plants.
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SB419.B945 2014
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Ellen Zachos
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