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- NEW: Lace-Leaf Heuchera FYRE WING Coral Bells
- Cool New Plant Varieties at Monrovia Breeder's Showcase
- New Plant Releases for Monrovia's 100th Anniversary
- Are You Ready for a Greenhouse?
- Using a Greenhouse to its Full Potential - The Beginner's Garden Podcast
- Cool Tool for Fall Planting: Use an Auger for Planting Trees and Shrubs
- Listen to This Before You Buy a Greenhouse! With Leslie Halleck
- Swan Island Dahlias; The Bloom Room!
- Planning Your Dream Greenhouse with Leslie Halleck
- Greenhouse Growing for Beginners: What You Need to Know Before You Buy and Grow
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- Humidity And Houseplants, Growing Joy Podcast with Leslie Halleck
- Why are you FLF’ing yourselves? Fiddle Leaf Figs and WHY They Look So Sad
- TOTIPOTENCY! Begonia Petiole Leaf Cutting
- 2024 Gardening, Landscape, & Houseplant Trends from a Horticulture Expert
- Happy National Houseplant Appreciation Day! Bad Internet Plant ID
- Botany 101: Why are There Seedlings Sprouting From my Tomato?!
- 10 Steps to Grow Tiny Tomatoes Indoors from Seed to Harvest
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- Plant Parenting: Seed Chitting
- Gardening Under Lights: Use HO T5 Lamps for Seedlings
- Plant Parenting: Tomatoes can be Planted Deep
- Plant Parenting: Thinning Out Seedlings
- Plant Parenting: Use Coir to Increase Humidity for Seeds
- Plant Parenting: How to Know When to Transplant
- Plant Parenting: Herb Stem-Tip Cuttings
- Plant Parenting: Crops Vary in Days-to-Harvest
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August
July
- Plant Parenting: New Roots at Plant Wound
- Plant Parenting: Tiny Seeds can be Hard to Collect & Germinate
- Plant Parenting: Cloning Succulents
- Plant Parenting: Some Plants are Female or Male
- Plant Parenting: Some Plant Cuttings Need a Callus
- Plant Parenting: Make Plant Clones From a Mother Plant
- Plant Parenting: Nigella Seed Pods
- Plant Parenting: Make New Succulents from Leaf Cuttings
- Plant Parenting: Grow Peperomia From Leaf Cutting
- Plant Parenting:Tomatoes Grow Air Roots!
- Plant Parenting: Pilea Make Pups Under the Soil
June
- Plant Parenting: Seeds Can Vary Greatly in Size
- Plant Parenting: Recycle Plastic Containers for Plant Cuttings
- Plant Parenting: Flower Pollination
- Plant Parenting: Stretch Your Plant Budget with Seeds!
- Plant Parenting: Rooting African Violet Leaf Cuttings
- Plant Parenting: Seeds Won't Germinate? Take Plant Cuttings Instead.
- Collecting Seeds from Your Garden: Asclepias
- Plant Propagation: Rooting Cuttings in Water
- Plant Parents: Ready to multiply?
March
- Grow Lights: What are Lumens?
- Aphids on Peppers
- Why Aren't My Tomatoes Ripening?
- Grow Cuttings in an Automatic Propagator
- Thermoperiods for Plants in Grow Tents
- Light Photoperiods for Growing Squash Indoors
- Countertop Grow Lights
- Use a Humidity Dome to Root Cuttings
- Some Seeds Need Red Light to Germinate
- Coir for Seed Starting
- Grow Dwarf Squash Indoors
- Full-Spectrum Lamps Emit All Colors of Light
- Powdery Mildew on Indoor Plants
- Tiny Seedlings Need Bright Light
- Fiddleleaf Fig Care
- Grow Kale
- Grow Lamp Distance From Plants
- Ladybug Larvae Eat Whiteflies on Citrus
- Tips for Growing Oregano
- Counter-top Plant Growing Systems
- How to Water Orchids
- LED Grow Lights for Large Houseplants
- Combining Single Spectrum LED Lamps
- Pollinate Your Plants by Hand
February
- Potting Soil for Indoor Gardening
- Salvia benefits from Chilling
- Use Full Spectrum LED Grow Lights for White Light
- How Fast do Seeds Germinate?
- Heat Tolerance for Indoor Crops
- Compressed Seed Pellets for Seed Starting
- Citrus Require Bright Light
- Cannabis Grow Lighting Schedule
- Grow Cilantro Indoors
- Coneflower are Long-Day Plants
- African Violet Leaf Cutting
- Seed Pack Instructions
- Best Temperatures for Dendrobium Orchids
- Temperature and Humidity Levels
- Watts Only Tell You How Much Electricity Your Grow Lamp Uses
- Tips for Growing Cucumbers Indoors
- Trouble Germinating Seeds?
- Temperature Triggers Flowering in Some Plants
- CFLs are Efficient Grow Lights in Small Spaces
- Electronic Ballasts for Grow Lamps
- Lettuce Seeds Need Light to Germinate
- Can You Grow Different Orchid Types Together?
- LED Grow Lamps Can Generate Less Heat
- What are Dual-Band LEDs?
- Flexible LED Grow Light Strips
- Dual Lamp Grow Light Fixture
- Grow Lights: What is Yield Photon Curve?
- Watch Out for Incorrect Grow Lighting Measurements
January
- Direct Sow Lettuce Seeds in Pots
- Metal Halide Grow Lamps Produce Bright White Light
- Multicolor white LED Grow Lights
- Thin Your Seedlings
- Growing Plants Indoors
- What are HPS Grow Lamps?
- Grow More Dill!
- Aphids Thrive in Cool Temperatures
- Nanometer Specific Fluorescent Grow Lights
- Grow Strawberries in Fabric Pots
- Zygopetalum Orchids Bloom Better with Short Days
- Mounting Single Bar LED Grow Lights
- Grow Tents for Indoor Gardening
- Measure Light from Your Grow Lights
- Grow Bonsai Indoors Under Spotlight LED
- What is the Critical Photoperiod for Cannabis?
- What is an Aqua Garden?
- How Much Light Does Thyme Need Indoors?
- Indoor Gardening Spaces
- Direct Seeding Vegetable Crops
- Are Incandescent Lamps Good for Indoor Gardening?
- What Are LED Grow Lights?
- Weltschmerz: Why You are Houseplant Crazy!
- Rooting a Succulent Leaf
- Tulip Vernalization for Flowering
- Should You Use Incandescent Bulbs for Plants?
- Can You Grow Citrus Indoors?
- Why Are My Plants Stretching?
- CFLs Work Well in Small Spaces
- Salvia Stem Cutting
- Group Indoor Edibles by Temperature Needs
- Spotlight LEDs for Houseplants & Orchids
2018
December
- Repotting a Seedling
- Custom Kitchen Grow Light Shelves for Herbs
- Cool & Warm Spectrum Fluorescent Grow Lights
- Many Plants are Photoperiodic
- Hydroponic Growing Systems
- Seedlings Will Stretch if Too Far From Light
- Speed up Seedlings with Heat Mats
- Haworthia Houseplant
- How Far From Grow Lights to Place Seedlings
- Where to Take a Plant Cutting
- Ideal Temperatures for Growing Broccoli
- Oedema Blisters on Indoor Pepper Plants
- Biodegradable Seed Pots
- Grow Lights: Choose the Right Quantity and Spectrum of Light
- Coir Mats for Microgreens
- What is Seed Chitting?
- Can You Grow Plants Using Only Red Light?
- CMH Grow Lamps Require Less Electricity
- Orchid Light Requirements
- Grow Rainbow Beets
- Why do Plant Leaves Change Color?
- Carnivorous Plants Need Bright Light Indoors
- Optimal Humidity for Indoor Plants
- African Violet: A Perfect Houseplant
- HPS Grow Lamp Light Spectrum
- Rooting Hormone Speed Up Plant Cuttings
- Three Categories of Plant Photoperiods
- Heat Generated by Grow Lamps
- Choosing Grow Lights
- Catteleya Orchids Require Short Days to Flower
- Snake Plant Thrives in Low Light
November
- Grow Lights: What is Kelvin (K)Temperature?
- Begonia Leaf Plantlets
- Scale Insects on Citrus Plants
- Tomatoes Won't Ripen? It's the Temperature!
- Start Seedlings Under Cool Full-Spectrum Lamps
- Light Requirements for Garlic to Form Bulbs
- Foam Root Plugs for Cuttings
- Grow Lights: Use Timers to Control Photoperiod
- Impact of PPFD Light Levels on Cucumber Plants
- Grow Dwarf Citrus Indoors
- Ferns Growing Under Indoor LEDs
- Grow Mixed Lettuce Indoors
- Grow Tent Considerations
- Grow Mint Indoors
- Can You Grow Citrus from Seed?
- New 2019 David Austin English Roses
- Use Grow Lights to Grow Citrus Fruit Indoors
- Grow Light Shelf Setup
- How Does Photosynthesis Work?
- Hot Temperatures Can Hinder Plant Growth
- Lamp Wattage and Distance Grow Lights
- Grow Carrots Indoors
- Can You Replace LED Grow Lamps?
- Growing Kale in Cool Temps
- Plantgeek Chic: Gardening Gifts for Plant Lovers
- Grow Arugula
- Countertop Lettuce with Grow Lights
- When to Start Fertilizing Tomatoes
- How Does Blue Light Affect Plant Growth?
- Use Ratchet Cords to Move Grow Lights
- Rooting Plants in Water
October
- Full Spectrum Grow Lights
- Air Cooled Grow Lamp
- Adjusting Height on Grow Lamps Changes Light Delivery
- Rose Stem Cuttings
- How to Harvest & Save Wet Seeds
- Grow Light Wattage per Square Foot
- Grow Lights: What are Facultative Long-Day Plants?
- Collecting & Saving Seeds
- CFLs Are Good Grow Lights for Living Spaces
- Narrow Grow Light Spectrum With LEDs
- Seeding Turnips
- LED Grow Lights Run Quietly
- Grow Vanda Orchids
- Humidity Dome Vent for Seedlings
- What are Chives?
- Do LED Grow Lights Cost More?
- How Light Effects Plant Development
- Orchids on Display
- Lighting Needs Depend on the Type of Plant
- How to Water Indoor Begonia Plants
- LED Zoned Grow Lamps
- Do Your Plants Have Chlorosis?
- Tomato 'Homeslice' for Indoor Garden
- Hydroton Pellets for Hydroponics
- Grow Lights Boost Your Indoor Plant Collection
- Countertop LED Growing Unit
- Vegetable Days to Harvest
- LED Grow Light Tech is Growing
- Fabric Pots for Container Tomato Plants?
- Use Full Spectrum LED Grow Lights for White Light
- Grow Microgreens in a Small Space
- Taking a Begonia Leaf Cutting
September
- HPS Lamps Can Cause Plant Elongation
- White Full Spectrum LED Grow Lights
- How to Plant Bare-root Strawberry in Containers
- Measure Light with Quantum Flux Meter
- Recycle Plastic Garden Pots for Seed Starting
- Mixing Light Spectrums and Influencing Plant Growth
- Seed Stratification for Germination
- How to Fertilize Citrus Trees
- Why Did My Plant Die?
- Problems Growing Cucumbers?
- Small LED lamps work in Home Light Fixtures
- Indoor Seeding Station
- Estimating Grow Lighting Needs
- HO T5 Fluorescents Good for Seedlings
- HPS Grow Lamps Boost Plant Flowering
- Best Grow Lamps for Small Groups of Cannabis Plants
- Grow Lights: What is a Quantum Flux Meter?
- Warm Spectrum Light Triggers Plant Flowering
- CMH Grow Lamps Offer Full-Spectrum Light
- Tips for Growing Peas
- Two Phases of Cannabis Growth
- Keep Air Moving in Your Grow Tent
- Do Plants use UV Radiation?
- What Causes Tomato Early Blight?
- Grow Lights: What is a PAR Meter?
- Digital Ballasts for Grow Lamps
- Indoor Plants Turning Brown? Could be Low Humidity
- How to Seed Microgreens
- Tomato Vines Need Support
- Aquaponic Growing Systems
August
- CFL Grow Lamps
- Use Porous Pots to Grow Orchids Indoors
- When to Transplant Seedlings
- Fixtures for Fluorescent Grow Lights
- LED Growing Units
- Rooting Brugmansia Cuttings
- Miltonia Orchids Can Grow in Low Light
- Grow Basil Indoors
- Seed Peat Pellets
- What are Microgreens?
- Grow Oxalis as a Houseplant
- Transplanting and Potting up Seedlings
- Feed Your Carnivorous plants
- Harvesting Peppers Indoors
- Sooty Mold on Citrus Leaves
- LED Spotlights for Indoor Wall Gardens
- Aerial Roots on Tomato Plants
- Elm Bonsai Need a Dormancy Period
- Roots Forming on a Plant Cutting
- What is a Deep-water Propagator?
- Red Chinese Evergreen Houseplant
- Young Transplants Need Supplemental Light
- Spinach Grows Best in Cool Temperatures
- Don't Let Soil Get Soggy With Cuttings
- Blue Flowering Clematis Vine
- Temperature Range of Citrus
- Strawberry Plant Runner
- When do Orchids Bloom?
- Donkey Tail Spurge
- Grow Ghost Plant Indoors
- Kitchen Grow Light Shelves for Herbs
- Grow Succulents with LEDs
July
- Choose Bush Beans for Indoor Growing
- LED Efficiency Getting Better
- What is a Dormancy in Plants?
- Veggie Harvest
- CMH (LEC) Plug and Play Fixture
- Grow Lights: What are Qualitative and Quantitative Photoperiods?
- Use Yellow Sticky Cards to Control Fungus Gnats
- Grow Kale in Cool Temperatures Indoors
- Reduce Nitrogen Fertilizer When Tomatoes Begin to Flower
- LED Grow Light Bars
- Use CFL Grow Lamps in Home Light Fixtures
- Harvesting Dry Seeds
- Air Cooled Grow Lamps
- Hydroponic System Parts
- Garage Gardens & Grow Tents
- What are Chilling Requirements for Plants?
- Don't Bury Your Seedlings Too Deep!
- Dual-Band LED Produce Pink Light
- Senecio Succulents
- Understand Optimal Temperatures for Indoor Growing
- Different Sizes of Fluorescent Grow Lights
- Red Light Drives Photosynthesis
- Capillary Mats Help With Plant Watering
- Pink Frills Echeveria
- Fluorescent Grow Lights Great for Home Gardeners
- Gardening Under Lights: Is it a SCANDALOUS book?
- Use a Humidity Dome for Seedlings
- Are Unfertilized Female Cannabis Plants More Potent?
- UV-A and UV-B light
- Light-emitting Plasma LEP Grow Lamps
- Grow Phalaenopsis Orchids
June
- Grow Lithops, Living Stones, Indoors
- Grow Cymbidium Orchid Indoors
- Hens and Chicks Succulents Indoors
- Grow Ruffled Echeveria Indoors
- Cacti Are Succulents Too
- Grow Tent Sizing
- Hawthoria, Low-light Houseplants
- Grow Pony Tail Palm Indoors
- Grow Aloe Vera Indoors
- Can Succulents Grow in Low Light?
- Overwintering Succulents Indoors
- A Blooming Sea Urchin Cactus
- Grow Echeveria Indoors
- Reflective Wall Covering for Grow Lamps
- Growing Indeterminate Tomatoes Indoors
- Dual Arc Plant Grow Light
- Ladybug Larvae are Whitefly Predators
- Double-Ended HPS Grow Lamp
- Sansevieria the Perfect Houseplant for Low Light
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October
- Want to grow fall and winter vegetables?
- October Fine Gardening
- Fancy Bulb Forcing
- Harvesting Mushrooms
- Trailing Rosemary Blooming Gangbusters!
- My Garden Bottle Tree
- Edible Dallas & Fort Worth: The Cookbook!
- Chihuly at The Dallas Arboretum
- Love me some Cardoon!
- Big Bend Grasshopper
- Iceland Poppies: Fall Planted Winter Beauties
- Big Bend Journey
September
August
July
- I know it’s 106 F degrees…but I’m still planting.
- Time to start planning your fall garden!
- Agave Takes the Heat!
- Harvest in 100 degrees!
- Monsanto genetics “trespassing” onto organic farms.
- Rico Suave: Yes, my favorite Silkie is a BOY.
- Almost time to harvest my ‘Faerie’ melons!
- Reblooming Iris ‘Smell the Roses’
- Rose Rosette Disease
- Dallas Observer: Dallas People 2012, The Chicken Quixote
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2011
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2010
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June
May
- How to Harvest Garlic
- Poor Einstein…she’s been henpecked, literaly…
- Phyllis has gone broody…
- The Succulent Project, Stage 2
- Rough Earth Snakes in the Garden
- How do you like your ‘Sapho’ tomatoes?
- Oakleaf Hydrangea blooming away…
- Harvesting Mixed Lettuce
- The first Nasturtium blooms…
- Is it strawberry time or what?!
- Proper Watering Techniques for Hot Climate Gardens
- First blooms on the Clematis ‘Ramona’
April
- The Roses are Going Nuts!
- Blue Spiderwort Flowers UP CLOSE
- Blue Flower Groundcover: Ajuga ‘Catlin’s Giant’
- Should You Prune or Pinch Fava Bean Plants?
- Iris ‘Orange Glaze’
- Square Foot Gardening Soil Mix…Do I think it works for Texas?
- More Eggs!!!
- Backyard Chicken Keeping Program, Saturday, Dallas
- Japanese Maple ‘Oshi Beni’ seedlings…
- Chihuahua meets chicken…lol
- Asparagus…
March
February
January
2009
December
November
October
- Fall Tomatoes in Texas
- Make Homegrown Pepper Relish
- Going to Peru…
- Morning coffee malfunction…
- October is Garlic Planting Season in Texas
- Wet Chicken: Have you ever seen anything sadder?
- Fall Harvest of Beautiful Beans
- Passion flower, Passiflora violacea
- Chickens are starting to earn their keep…
- Harvesting Fall Vegetables
September
August
- Aggie Cotton in Bloom
- Butterfly Ginger in Bloom
- Hummingbirds at the door…
- Black Bumblebee…
- Hummingbird sightings!
- When You Forget to Harvest Your Okra
- Tomato hornworm THAT'S a Meaty Larva
- My Cucumbers and Melons Cross Pollinated
- Chicken bribery…mealworms.
- What Seeds to Start in August for Your Fall Garden
- Welcome to the GrowLively Blog
- Philippine Lily: A Bright Spot in the August Garden
July
June
- Why Your Tomatoes Are Not Producing Fruit or Not Ripening
- Veggies That Can Handle Hot Climates
- Added New Chickens to the Flock
- Fabulous Finished Custom Chicken Coop
- Building a Custom Chicken Coop: Under Construction
- Gorgeous Summer Garden Blooms
- Backyard Chickens: Goodbye Scooter!
- The Strawberries Speak for Themselves…
- Backyard Chickens in the Garden
- I’m going to sail my zucchini boat away….
- Backyard Chickens Love Spaghetti!
May
- Spring Texas Garden Plants in Bloom
- Test Garden Salad
- Squash and wine…that’s it…
- Summer Vegetables: The Sweet Spot
- Fyi..JULIE is the chicken lady…
- How to Properly Prune Cilantro
- Garden Tour May 2009
- Yard of the Month…this one’s for you Julie…
- Yes, more chicken pictures…
- Resurrection…Julie’s Sorrel…Not Spinach!
- Stone’enge…
- Garden Defenders: Beneficial Predators
- Backyard Landscaping Progress
- I SWEAR Chickens are Hip
- New Chickens Have Arrived
- April blooms…