12 More Plant Care Secrets 83 Keep heavy squash and melons from rotting on the ground as they ripen by placing a heavy flat stone under them. 84 Cut flowers for arrangements in the morning when they are most full of moisture. 85 Prune plants by cutting on an angle. The slanted cut prevents diseases. 86 Do not put the same type of plant in the same spot every year. Rotating them is good for the soil and the plants. 87 If the bottom leaves of your tomato plants are yellow between the veins, add iron to your soil. 88 Want your tulips to stand up straight in your vase? Drop a few copper coins in the vase.Image © 2013 CJS. All Rights Reserved. 89 To keep plants healthy, clean your pruning shears with a solution of one part bleach per ten parts water before moving on to the next plant. 90 Learn to “listen” to your plants and they will tell you what they need. For example, if your tomatoes are rotting from the bottom before you can harvest them, the plants need calcium. A few crushed tums dissolved in water used to water the plants will give the plant a calcium boost. 91 Easy way to add iron – Soak a few old rusy nails in a coffee can or jar of water for a day or two. Remove the nails and water your plant with the water they soaked in. 92 After bulbs bloom cut and remove the flower stalk but allow the leaves to yellow as they provide nutrients for the bulb for next year’s flowers. 93 Plant items closer than suggested. You can reduce the recommended distance by 25% (or more in some cases) for a lusher looking garden and to keep the soil covered, and roots cool while reducing the need for mulch. 94 Some plants and herbs can take over your garden. If you can’t resist potentially invasive plants, contain them by planting them first in flower pots and then planting the potted plant or confine their roots by planting them inside the center of a buried length of vertical pvc pipe that is longer than the roots will grow deep.
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