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Among the 200 species of jasmine that have been identified by the botanist only about 9 types of jasmine are commonly cultivated and there are 8 types of jasmine potential to be used as an ornamental plant. Most of the type of jasmine grows wild in the forests because they have not revealed their economic and social potential.

Types, varieties and traits important (characteristics) jasmine plant are as follows:
* Jasminum sambac Air (white jasmine, puspa nation)

* Jasminum multiflorum Andr. (wild jasmine: gambier, poncosudo, ‘Star Jasmine’, J. pubescens Willd.)

* Jasminum officinale (jasmine Casablanca, Spanish Jasmine) is synonymous with J. floribundum = Jasmine grandiflorum). Shrub 1.5 meters tall

* Jasminum rex – King Jasmine King Jasmine)

* Jasminum parkeri Dunn. (jasmine pot)

* Jasminum mensyi (Jasminum primulinum, Primrose jasmine)

* Jasminum revolutum Sims. (Italian Jasmine)
Simplicifolium * Jasminum (Jasmine Australia, J. volibile, Star jasmine). Jasmine hybrid. Pink flowers and fragrant.

The species and variants of Jasmine which is on the island of Java, among others:
* Jasminum sambac (Jasmine White), among other varieties: ‘Maid of Orleans’, ‘Grand Duke of Tuscany’, menur and ‘Rose Pikeke’

* Jasminum multiflorum (‘Star Jasmine’)

* Jasminum officinale (gambier).

You can choose one of the which can bring a seductive fragrance in your garden

The wrong choice could affect the beauty of planting media and plant health. An important component when we would grow crops is planting medium. Each type of plant growing media requires different. Fallacy or less exactly the election could lead to crop planting medium is not growing well, and even death.

To get a good planting medium and according to the type of crops to be grown, we must have an understanding of the characteristics of growing media which may vary from each type. Planting medium should also be replaced every 3 months. Watering factors must also be considered.

However, before knowing the types of planting media, which also needs to know is which plants will be planted. For example, if these plants prefer dry or humid atmosphere? Knowing which plants will be planted facilitate choosing the right planting medium.

Each type of plants need different types of planting media. Plants occupants dry areas such as cactus, Adenium, or eforbia, should be planted using a planting medium that is porous (not absorb water up welled up) and easy to dispose of water. While the types of plants that like damp conditions, such as anthurium and Aglonema, must use a planting medium that can store water properly.

Well, what kind of planting medium that often used?

Fern
Fern tree fern originating from old and chopped-chopped. In addition to digital, fern media is also already widely available in the form of slabs. Excellence fern is a lightweight, porous, able to hold water well, and the soft texture, making it easy to penetrate plant roots. Its very porous will give the composition of air (aeration) is good. Ferns also have nutrients that plants need.

Charcoal
Charcoal is less able to bind water in large amounts, so suitable for use as growing media for plants in areas with high humidity. Charcoal is also not easily decomposed, making it difficult overgrown with mold or fungus that can harm plants. However, the media tends to poor nutrient charcoal. Therefore, into the planting medium is necessary nutrients are supplied in the form of fertilizer application.

Nelumbo nucifera, better known by the name of the lotus, the lotus is often equated with the person (nymphaea) because it’s still one family. Popular because of the lotus flower is often used in Buddhist ceremonies such as in Thailand, Cambodia or China.

Enchantment of the flowers during full bloom, making lotus favored as an ornamental plant, grown in water and mud.

Lotus flowers that had been circulating in the market have a large petals and single (not tiered). Now, a new type of lotus comes, i.e. lotus with double lids (flats), which form a ‘topping’, as well as sunflowers. Besides in the swamp or in ornamental ponds, how to plant it can also be in containers of water in wide-mouthed jar.

PLANTING LOTUS:

• Make sure the surrounding area gets sun at least four to six hours a day (if not, forget to plant a lotus, as it will not get optimal results). Read the rest of this entry »

For some people, gardening is one of relaxation therapy for themselves. This hobby as well as hone your patience and perseverance to undergo the process of growing up to eventually flourish. If you lay in this field and want to start with, be it known, there are some basic equipment that should be owned.
Some tools are required to provide convenience to you for gardening. Among these are:

1. Spade with a fork, which is handy for scraping the soil before planting, especially to raise the hard ground, so that the land be better for planting.

2. Hoe, became the main tool when planting. In addition to opening the land to be planted, as well as make way for water and nutrients to be absorbed plants needed in the process of growth.

3. Spade with spherical shape can also be used to prepare the soil be planted. The tool is also more flexible in use, particularly if the planting area was minimal.

4. Garden scissors becoming an important tool to cut the plant or to shape it to keep it neat and beauty intact. Tips before you buy, make sure scissors has a comfortable handle to grip.

5. Water sprinklers made from plastic, for more flexible use in watering plants, especially plants in the house. Choose which have a long enough neck to allow the flow of water coming out can be more controlled and able to reach the hard to reach.

Lately, the need for the use of chemical fertilizer for agricultural land is increasing. While organic fertilizers (compost) began to be abandoned. Before the introduction of chemical fertilizers is to the community, compost has become a necessity and the target farmers to increase agricultural production. Now the farmers prefer chemical fertilizer than compost. They reasoned chemical fertilizers have a good content of nutrients and can improve the quality and quantity of production, while compost is not able to improve the quality and quantity of production. Even some farmers use chemical fertilizers in excess. Admittedly, on first use of chemical fertilizers on agricultural land is the quantity of production increased dramatically, more than the use of compost fertilizer. Chemical fertilizers are proved incapable of improving soil conditions. While the compost, although containing fewer nutrients than chemical fertilizers, but can improve soil conditions and maintain the function of soil for nutrients contained in soil is more easily absorbed by plants.

Basically, the use of chemical fertilizers did not become serious problems if used in balance with the compost. What should be our remarks are not using chemical fertilizers in excess. This is because chemical fertilizers can pollute and damage the environment (soil) if used excessively. Compared to compost, chemical fertilizer is very difficult to be absorbed by plants, hard water described, and can poison the products produced by plants. The results showed chemical fertilizers containing free radicals and harmful to humans as it can settle in the fruit produced. Most chemical fertilizers are not absorbed by the plant will also accumulate on the ground and can not be described by the water. Such conditions make the soil is not productive.

Gardening can be a hobby that supports health. Unwittingly, gardening activities can burn calories at a time into a positive physical activity. However, there are some things to consider in order maintaining safety while gardening.

Here are some suggestions from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide security while gardening, among others:

• Use long pants, special glasses and shoes that can support your body when you’re mowing the lawn or using other machinery.

• Protect your ears when using the machine in the garden.

• Wear gloves to prevent cuts and skin irritations.

• Use insect repellent containing the chemical DEET, wear high boots and make sure your pants introduction into socks or shoes to avoid the bite of mosquitoes or other insects.

• Protect yourself from sun exposure with long-sleeve clothes, hat, sunglasses and protective lotion.

Composting is one of the best ways to go green and save the environment from the cruelty of global warming and other environmental issues attached to it. There are many other ways to do it but composting seems to be one of the easiest. Yes, I said that composting is easy. Composting is indeed easy if you know just the right way to do it and use just the right compost bins. Nature Mill understands that composting can be a burden from many people. That is why they come up with compost bins that are user friendly. It means that they are easy to use and they can also be fun at the same time.

Composting is fun especially when you do it with the kids. You get to teach them about the importance of composting and why it is important. With the compost bins from Nature Mill, there will be no more problems of having to smell bad odors from the composting process. The bins were designed very carefully that they can keep the odors inside the bins and not disturbing people. You can even put them indoor. They fit to your kitchen cabinet so you can use them anytime. It is fun and easy way to keep the environment clean and healthy.

The most important problem in the planting of ornamental plants or plants of fruits and vegetables is the availability of adequate land. For people who stay in the city with a narrow gardening area, they could certainly apply shelf stacking method for gardening. Besides easy to do, this gardening activities can also become a place for hobbies. Indirectly, we can do a simple work out and the take advantage of the house yard that is normally plastered / cemented.

Indeed the city’s main constraint to farming or gardening is a matter of the limited land available. Wise people always say, every problem must have a solution. To satisfy those needs now there is a way to plant called verticulture, which is farming or gardening activities in vertical stages. That is, plants that were planted were prepared to rise above (a kind of shelf) so that the problem of limited land could be overcome. Taking advantage of yard and unused land into vegetable gardens, ranging from the profit aspect, the method of adjustment to plant in a narrow area, the implementation of verticulture system, making the building verticulture, preparation for planting, raise technical, to harvest and post-harvest.

Plants on the yard, other than greening the home can also beautify it, choose the type of plants to grow in the house yard that are multi-purpose, for example, can be used for traditional medicines and herbs can be used for spices, fruits and vegetables.