Q&A for How to Grow Healthy Plants

The nutrients in the peel will become available to the soil as the peel decomposes. They aren't readily available, but will slowly release over time.

Aloe Vera is a great houseplant. It needs a sunny location, and a pot with well draining soil. Water it weekly at most, allowing the soil to dry out between waterings.

Your plant might be not getting enough nutrients, water, or sunlight. It could even be something small, like not being buried deep enough. Try giving your plant some plant food and giving it some time to adjust.

In some plants, old leaves just turn yellow and drop. However, if new growth is yellow it could be a sign of overwatering, low light, or nutrient deficiency. Fertilize the plant well and give it the recommended amount of light and water.

A small plant, like a cactus or a mini sunflower, could thrive on a windowsill. An orchid could be put on a coffee table. You could use a desk, a shelf or any other horizontal surface.

Some plants are just slow in growing, but it also could be caused by infertile soil. If it's the latter, apply a balanced fertilizer to boost growth.

Plenty of sun, adequate moisture, fertile soil, and a pest-free environment.

Don't be upset, roses are very demanding plants. Roses need a lot of sun, more than 4 hours a day to get a healthy plant. Apply rose fertilizer according to the instructions and spray an appropriate pesticide to control bugs.

Some good shade-loving plants include ferns, azaleas, jasmine, and hydrangea. They are relatively inexpensive, and can typically be found at your local nursery.

Use cool, rich soil that is kept only slightly moist. Hyacinths do not like heat or wet soil. The prime conditions are 50-60 degree weather in full sun, with occasional light rains. In pots, a larger container with good drainage, in full sun is best. Move the pot into partial shade when temperatures start to get high.

Peppers need high temperatures and humidity to fruit well. Fertilize as recommended, give it lots of sun, and protect it from bugs.

It depends on the plant. If it's a sunflower that requires its stem, then you could try splinting it back into position, or tying it to a stake. If it's a lily, you will miss a bloom. If it's a multi-stem plant, or branched stem, then you may just cut it back. If it's a rose or vegetable, then you may see more regrowth than was cut.

Yes, but you don't need to if you are using a good pot.

Check your plants for places where slugs have chewed leaves or stems. If you notice chewed places, check your plants again at night when slugs usually come out. If you don't notice any chewed places, good for you! Either your garden is slug-free or they don't like your plants.

Water them, and then put them in the shade temporarily.

Winter and summer radishes. It takes about a month to mature and harvest.

If the leaves in your plant are turning yellow, this could mean that your plant is suffering from a lack of nutrients. Water your plant more frequently, and try using plant food to help give your plant more nutrients.

It is not recommended, because the rain water will have nowhere to run off to. This could cause a lot of flooding, and therefore flood damage.

Growing plants can be a slow process, and it is one that should not be rushed.

Cut it immediately, and add some fertilizer and adequate water to nourish it.

Gather a bunch of eaten fruit (banana peels, orange peels, etc.) and combine it with a little bit of soil. Then, you will have compost.

Of course. You just need to find the right soil, supplies, and seeds.

Every year, cut back all weak branches and leave the stronger ones. Once it fruits, get rid of the weak fruits and leave one or two fruits per cluster.

Wikihow has an article on how to make fertilizer .

Water it on a daily bases give it much sunlight and in a year or shorter it will be alive again. If it has a bad cut on it, just snip it off first and then proceed with water and sunlight.

Yes, I use horse, chicken, rabbit, and goat manure. Do not use dog, cat, etc. because they eat meat and the waste of carnivores does not work as well as herbivore manure.

Yes. Banana peels are a great source of potassium. Bury the peel just beneath the soil, as close to the roots as possible.

The soil is probably a fast-draining soil type. If you don’t want to water frequently, you can get different soil.

Lilies aren’t picky. They’ll take full or partial sun, or dappled and even light shade.

You'll either have to get a larger pot with adequate drainage (or make an adequate substitute), or cut the cup away and plant it in the ground.