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How to protect Mango Trees from Cold Weather

Small Mango tree with fruit

🥶 How to protect Mango Trees from Cold Weather

🌞 Mango trees love warm weather. They grow best in temperatures between 70F to 100F.

📍 Cold weather can be harmful to mango trees: when the temperature drops below freezing, trees can get damaged. Frost can hurt young leaves and flowers, reducing the amount of fruit.

💬 Ways to protect mango trees from cold
  • 🔹 Right location: Plant in sunny areas with protection from cold winds.
  • 🔹 Cover them up: Use blankets or frost cloth to protect young trees.
  • 🔹 Add mulch: Helps keep the roots warm during cold weather.
  • 🔹 Move potted trees: Bring them inside when it gets too cold.
  • 🔹 Use Sunshine Boosters to improve tree hardiness

➡ Fertilized mango trees are stronger and more resilient.
  • ➡ They grow faster and have better root systems, making them more hardy against cold weather.
  • ➡ Sunshine Boosters provide the essential nutrients needed for strength and vigor, helping plants recover faster from cold damage.


🥭 Sunshine Boosters "Mango Tango" makes mango trees stronger and more resistant to cold. A well-fed tree can survive cold better and produce more fruit. With Sunshine Boosters, you ensure your mango trees stay healthy, even in chilly weather!

📚 Learn more from the articles:
Mango trees and how to deal with cold weather
How to fertilize your Mango trees

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Which fertilizer to use: Organic or Inorganic?

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💩 Which fertilizer to use: Organic or Inorganic?

ℹ️ Fertilizers help plants grow. They give plants nutrients they need. There are two types of fertilizers:

🐮 Organic Fertilizers:
  • · Made from natural materials: compost, manure, plant waste.
  • · Good for the soil and environment.
  • · Release nutrients slowly, which helps plants over time.


🧪 Inorganic Fertilizers:
  • · Made from chemicals in factories.
  • · Can give plants quick nutrients.
  • · Might harm the soil and environment over time.


⏺Pros of Organic Fertilizers:
  • · Better for the health of the soil.
  • · Helps good microorganisms live in the soil.
  • · Safer for pets and kids.

  • 🔴Cons of Inorganic Fertilizers:

· Can cause pollution.
· Might make soil unhealthy if used too much.

🟢 Sunshine Boosters is your ultimate solution:
  • ➡ based on organic fertilizers (organic amino-acids).
  • ➡ help plants grow strong and healthy without harming the environment.
  • ➡ make the soil better, support friendly bugs, and are safe for everyone.
  • ➡Using Sunshine Boosters means you’re taking care of your plants and the planet!


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Organic or inorganic fertilizers, which is best?

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Why do we love Ground Orchids?

Ground Orchids

Ground Orchids

❔ Why do we love Ground Orchids?

❓ Q: I need your expert advice on a low growing perennial with pretty flowers that I can plant in semi-shade close to my house. What is your favorite perennial?

😊 A: Our most favorite bright flowering perennials are ground orchids!
  • 💋 Ground orchids are the easiest and most rewarding flowers for a tropical garden. They thrive in regular garden soil or potting mix, tolerate both sun and shade, and bloom nearly year-round.
  • 💋 Their adaptability makes them a perfect choice for any spot in the garden, whether you need to fill a sunny patch or a shaded area under trees.
  • 💋 And look at these colors! From vibrant purples to soft pinks and yellows, ground orchids bring a splash of tropical beauty with minimal effort. Their consistent blooming makes them a must-have for gardeners seeking color all year.
  • 💋 For profuse blooming, apply Sunshine Orchidasm - Orchid TotalFeed Booster.
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Earrings for your Princess!

Dichrostachys cinerea - Princess Earrings, Sickle bush

💎 Earrings for your Princess!

⭐️ Dichrostachys cinerea - Princess Earrings, Sickle bush from West Africa is one of the most unusual and unforgettable flowers of cheerful color combination... They bring hope, joy and sunshine into your day!

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We remember 9/11, and we always will

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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." - Martin Luther King Jr.

As this day approaches, the weight of its memories fills our hearts - honoring the lives lost, the bravery of the heroes, and the resilience that carried us through such a difficult time.

In our journey of healing, let us stand united, supporting one another with love, kindness, and understanding. In times like these, tolerance and mutual respect, regardless of our differences, become gifts we share with the world.

Take a moment to appreciate what we have today, the people who surround us, and the ones who love us. Cherish them while they are here - today. Give a hug to those you love while you have the chance.

Nature offers us healing power in its quiet way. Fragrant flowers calm the mind, young fruiting trees represent renewal, every plant reminds us of life's resilience. As we reflect, may the beauty and growth around us help us find peace, and remind us of the strength that comes from standing together.

Dichrostachys cinerea - Princess Earrings, Sickle bush

In the photo above: Dichrostachys cinerea - Princess Earrings, Sickle bush from West Africa is one of the most unusual and unforgettable flowers of cheerful color combination... Let them bring hope, joy and sunshine into your day.

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🔥 "Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow." - Vincent van Gogh

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😳 "Aunts are like sunshine in the garden of life" - Auntie Tigerlilly.

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What is hotter that hot pepper?

Capsicum annuum x chinense - Biquinho Pepper

Capsicum annuum x chinense - Biquinho Pepper

Capsicum annuum x chinense - Biquinho Pepper

Capsicum frutescens - Wiri Wiri Papper

Capsicum frutescens - Wiri Wiri Papper

🔥 What is hotter that hot pepper? Wiri Wiri Pepper! - it's about how to live long and have a great skin.

🌶 These two peppers are a must for spice lovers - intense fruity habanero flavor packs quite a bang! 💥
Extremely showy, these ornamental peppers have culinary benefits and are great for container garden.
  • ❤️ Capsicum annuum x chinense - ❤️-shaped Biquinho Pepper that you saw in earlier post. An exceptionally distinct pepper, an ancient hybrid of Capsicum annuum (bird pepper) and Capsicum chinense (habanero group). While of small size (1"), these heart-shaped red fruits are prolifically produced along the branches of compact plants.

  • 🔴 Capsicum frutescens - Wiri Wiri Pepper from Guyana is the illustrious gem; hard sought and rarely found. This plant produces good yields of small 1/2" berry shaped hot peppers. Peppers grow upright, are very hot, and turn from green, to orange, to red when mature. Guyanese dinners will only take one of those meals for you to never forget! The secret of their food is the flavor, and one of the cornerstone ingredients in many of their dishes is the Wiri pepper. The Guyanese population claim that it is not just a key ingredient to their diet, but also to why they are so good looking, live so long, and have such great skin.


❗️ What makes these peppers so much different than any other hot peppers?
Hot? Yes, it is important that hot peppers are, but the people who really know, know that it is not just about heat, it is about flavor! And that is exactly what makes these little red gems so special.

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How to get an easy and showy butterfly attracting bush

Tecoma stans - Yellow Elder

Tecoma stans - Yellow Elder, flower

Tecoma stans - Yellow Elder, flower

Tecoma stans - Yellow Elder flowering

Tecoma stans - Yellow Elder flowering

💛 How to get an easy and showy butterfly attracting bush 🦋
  • 🐝 Tecoma stans - Yellow Elder is a great everblooming bush or a small tree for your butterfly garden.
  • 🐝 Golden Blooms: Bright yellow trumpet-shaped flowers that light up your garden with vibrant color.
  • 🐝 Pollinator's Delight: Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, adding lively visitors to your garden.
  • 🐝 Drought-Tolerant: Tough and resilient, perfect for sunny spots and low-water gardens.
  • 🐝 Long Blooming: Flowers almost all year round, providing continuous bursts of sunshine.
  • 🐝 Compact Size: Ideal for small spaces or containers, fitting nicely into any garden layout.
  • 🐝 Easy Care: Low-maintenance and hardy to light freeze, great for gardeners of all experience levels.
  • 🐝 Lush Greenery: Rich green foliage that stays beautiful all year, even when not in bloom.
  • 🐝 Tropical Charm: Adds a bright, tropical feel, making every day feel like a sunny getaway.


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How to grow Bougainvillea bonsai

Bougainvillea bonsai

Bougainvillea bonsai

Bougainvillea bonsai

Bougainvillea bonsai

🎍 How to grow Bougainvillea bonsai
  • 🌸 Choose a Variety: Select a dwarf variety or one with smaller leaves and flowers for easier training. The best dwarfs are "Pixie" and "Sunvillea" varieties.
  • 🌸 Potting: Use a small, shallow bonsai pot with good drainage. A bonsai soil mix is ideal as it provides proper aeration and drainage.
  • 🌸 Pruning and Training: Regularly prune to maintain shape and encourage new growth. Use wire to train branches, but be careful not to damage the plant. Prune after flowering to shape and maintain size.
  • 🌸 Watering and Feeding: Water thoroughly when the soil is dry but avoid waterlogging. Use a liquid fertilizer such as Sunshine Megaflor for profuse flowering.
  • 🌸 Light: Place in a sunny location, as bougainvilleas require plenty of light to thrive and bloom.


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