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HOW TO GROW SWEET PEAS IN HANGING CONTAINERS? Regular sweet pea plants can grow up to 8 feet. You can grow them in-ground, in your raised bed and in containers. But these varieties are not suited to grow in hanging baskets.Still, you can grow dwarf varieties of sweet peas in your hanging baskets. Dwarf varieties can grow up to 3 – 5 feet in height. #gardening #sweetpeas #flowers #slickgarden
How To Fertilize Peonies Before Spring – Get Big Blooms This Year!
One of the biggest keys to getting your peonies to bloom big and bright in the spring is to fertilize them with the right set of nutrients at just the right time. And as it turns out – that time just happens to be in very late winter, right before spring arrives!
Firebush Tips for Making Your Yard a Hummingbird Sanctuary
Attract hummingbirds effortlessly with these essential firebush tips. Discover the best practices for planting and maintaining firebush to create a vibrant, hummingbird-friendly yard. Save this pin for later and click to learn more!
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Milkweed The Only Food Source Monarch Caterpillars Will Eat
The only food source for the caterpillar is milkweed plants. For that reason, it is important to have a healthy milkweed population. Collecting and planting milkweed seed is a way to make sure we have a future healthy monarch population.
8 Different Types of Milkweed (Photos)
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