Houseplants

Houseplants and their care

Plants for an alpine slide

Plants for an alpine slide

April 1, 2021

An alpine slide or rock garden is a piece of mountain nature in the yard, or a mountain flower garden made of stones of different sizes, which raise flowers higher from the ground, imitating a mountain particle of nature, and ornamental plants enhance the effect of mountains. Planting plants on an alpine slide should be started in early spring.

Stem cabbage angiosperm – fighting

Stem cabbage angiosperm – fighting

March 22, 2021

The stem cabbage angiosperm is distributed throughout Ukraine. Food specialization - cabbage, namely cabbage, rutabaga, spring rapeseed, mustard, radish, turnip.

Capsicum cabbage mosquito – signs of appearance, methods of control

Capsicum cabbage mosquito – signs of appearance, methods of control

March 22, 2021

Capsicum cabbage mosquito - harms both at the larval stage and adult insect. The larvae feed on seeds, as a result of which the pod cracks and the seeds spill out. Adult insects cause the most harm in dry, calm weather.

Common flax: description, harvesting and storage, medicinal properties

Common flax: description, harvesting and storage, medicinal properties

March 22, 2021

Flax is used in industry as a valuable hemp raw material and for the manufacture of oil. Its medicinal properties are also well known.

Turkestan spider mite – signs of appearance, methods of struggle

Turkestan spider mite – signs of appearance, methods of struggle

March 16, 2021

The Turkestan spider mite is common in the southern regions of Ukraine. It has a wide food specialization, in total it damages more than 240 cultivated and wild plants, but most of all it causes damage to soybeans, melons, fruits, and if developed indoors, then cucumbers.

Tobacco (onion) thrips – signs of appearance, methods of control

Tobacco (onion) thrips – signs of appearance, methods of control

March 16, 2021

Tobacco (onion) thrips damages plants from the family of nightshades, buttercups, umbrellas, rose-floweres, lilies, tobacco, seedlings of cucumbers, cabbage, onions.

Sprout fly – signs of appearance, methods of struggle

Sprout fly – signs of appearance, methods of struggle

March 12, 2021

The sprout fly (Hylemia cilicrura) is distributed throughout Ukraine. It damages corn as well as pumpkin, seeds and seedlings of beans, beets, spinach, peas, lupins, grains and other crops.

Beet root aphids – fighting methods

Beet root aphids – fighting methods

March 12, 2021

Beet root aphid (Pemphigus fuscicornis Koch.)distributed throughout Ukraine.

Beet nematode – signs of appearance, methods of struggle

Beet nematode – signs of appearance, methods of struggle

March 12, 2021

Plants affected by the beet nematode are easily recognizable by the "bearded" root crops that are formed by the lateral roots.

Lemon balm officinalis

Lemon balm officinalis

March 5, 2021

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) is a perennial herbaceous plant up to 1 m or more high.

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