For container gardening, you can use a succulent or cactus potting mix (or you can amend a standard potting soil with sand.) “If planting in the ground, you’ll want a loamy, sandy soil,” Lalicata ...

The problem is that generations overlap, so a plant will have one-year-old canes bearing fruit, mixed with the next season's stems making their early growth. To prune the plants, cut out the ...

When pruning it's essential to keep your secateurs sharp. Blunt tools can cause branches to tear, leading to wounds on the tree that will attract disease. It's also important to have a pruning saw ...

The agave plant is a succulent well known for having thick, spiky and structural leaves. Visually striking, this plant can add drama to any outdoor space and is often thought of as a good option for a ...

Mink and Tim Sumner-Wilson bought the Agave cactus plant in 1968 It shot up to 16ft in three weeks after suddenly growing two inches per day Dubbed the 'Green Giant', it even smashed the ...

With less water to go around and hotter conditions threatening many legacy crops, farmers are fallowing more acres and losing ...

Agave inulin is made when the heads of the succulent plant are cut into smaller pieces and inulin is extracted by a machine. It's then processed and usually turned into a powder. Agave nectar ...

Acid cherries such as 'Morello' have been developed from the dwarf cherry from south-east Asia, Prunus cerasus, and are pruned quite differently once mature. All cherry pruning should be carried out ...

Mexico's production of mezcal has increased exponentially in the last decade. The rapid growth is changing lives at family ...

The plant juice can be used to manufacture biofuels and candies. Wear protective gloves and cut the prickly pear cactus. Crush the entire plant with a chuff cutter several times for until to form ...

To harvest the whole head of lettuce at once, either remove the entire plant by cutting from the roots or cut off all of the leaves from the base of the plant. If you plan on continuing your ...