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Where does Vanilla come from? How to grow your own Vanilla Beans
Vanilla planifolia - Bourbon Vanilla Bean Orchid beans, seeds
Vanilla planifolia - Bourbon Vanilla Bean Orchid flower
Vanilla planifolia - Bourbon Vanilla Bean Orchid
Vanilla dilloniana - Leafless Vanilla Orchid, flower
Where does Vanilla come from? How to grow your own Vanilla Beans.
Learn more:
📚 Vanilla - The Most Versatile Orchid
🎥 How to produce my own vanilla: secrets of Vanilla pollination
Vanilla dillioniana - The Biggest Vanilla Orchid in 100 Gal Pot
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- ❣️ Vanilla spice comes from
Vanilla Orchid! - ❣️ Vanilla planifolia is a leafy climbing orchid from hot, wet tropical America. It is grown for its pods which, when dried, become the commercial vanilla.
- ❣️ The flowers are hand pollinated.
- ❣️ The Aztec Indians in Mexico used Vanilla Pods to flavor their chocolate drink 'Xoco-latl'. Vanilla was believed to be a tonic for the brain.
- ❣️ Vanilla Pods are picked green when they have no scent. The lengthy curing process, which develops fragrant aroma, is one reason for its high cost.
- ❣️ Vanilla orchid needs a flat, solid, porous support for climbing and in order to flower and produce seed pods. It can be grown over a log or a board (make sure the support wood is not chemically treated), or climb over a tree.
- ❣️ If really happy, Vanilla orchid can exceed 100 feet in length in just a few years. The plants flower only when mature, which takes a few years. It only flowers when it gets strongly attached to a support with its aerial roots.
- ❣️Vanilla orchid can be grown indoors as a house plant. Culture is similar to traditional orchids, however, it will need a support or trellis. Just keep in mind that for Vanilla Bean production, Vanilla Orchid must attach to a porous surface (like a wood log).
Learn more:
📚 Vanilla - The Most Versatile Orchid
🎥 How to produce my own vanilla: secrets of Vanilla pollination
Vanilla dillioniana - The Biggest Vanilla Orchid in 100 Gal Pot
🛒 Shop vanilla orchids
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What is your cat
♌️ 😵 What is your cat's Zodiac sign?
Cat Horoscope - Leo Zodiac Cats 07/23-08/22
❓ How to know the astrological sign of your cat? It can be determined by either their date of birth or adoption, as adoption is often considered a second birth for cats.
♌️ Leo Zodiac Cats are:▪️commanding, fond of power
▪️independent
▪️courageous, brave, fearless
▪️majestic and laid-back lazy
▪️sybarite, love all beautiful, including plants, especially lush and bright
🌟 Learn more about Leo Zodiac Cats and their lucky plants
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Cat Horoscope - Leo Zodiac Cats 07/23-08/22
❓ How to know the astrological sign of your cat? It can be determined by either their date of birth or adoption, as adoption is often considered a second birth for cats.
✨ You can discover the astrological traits that describe the cat, such as their independence, diva-like tendencies, sense of humor, intelligence, and more.
✨ It's also important to consider the astrological relationship between cats and plants...
♌️ Leo Zodiac Cats are:
🌟 Learn more about Leo Zodiac Cats and their lucky plants
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Kittens are born with their eyes closed
😠 "Kittens are born with their eyes closed. They open them in about six days, take a look around, then close them again for the better part of their lives." - Stephen Baker
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What are the best butterfly attracting plants for a Southern garden?
Asclepias - Milkweed, butterfly attractor
What are the best butterfly attracting plants for a Southern garden? 5 best butterfly attractors.
If you love butterflies and if you enjoy having nature around your home, then plant a butterfly garden. Caterpillars, which transform into butterflies, require special kinds of plants to feed upon. Below are the top five winners that butterflies appreciate the most. Besides, remember That all yellow flowers are attractive to butterflies, for example Cassias. Butterflies like the Sun and everything that looks like the Sun! 🌞
🏆 5 best butterfly attractors:
1. Calotropis gigantea - Giant milkweed, Arka
2. Odontonema cuspidatum - Firespike
3. Plumbago - blue, white and red
4. Rondeletia leucophylla - Panama Rose
5. Asclepias - Milkweed
💻 Learn more:
🎥 ABC-7: Butterfly plants at Top Tropicals
The Milkweed and the Monarch, how to raise your own
Musings of a butterfly gardener about the milkweed bug
Plants that attract butterflies and hummingbirds
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If you love butterflies and if you enjoy having nature around your home, then plant a butterfly garden. Caterpillars, which transform into butterflies, require special kinds of plants to feed upon. Below are the top five winners that butterflies appreciate the most. Besides, remember That all yellow flowers are attractive to butterflies, for example Cassias. Butterflies like the Sun and everything that looks like the Sun! 🌞
🏆 5 best butterfly attractors:
1. Calotropis gigantea - Giant milkweed, Arka
2. Odontonema cuspidatum - Firespike
3. Plumbago - blue, white and red
4. Rondeletia leucophylla - Panama Rose
5. Asclepias - Milkweed
💻 Learn more:
🎥 ABC-7: Butterfly plants at Top Tropicals
The Milkweed and the Monarch, how to raise your own
Musings of a butterfly gardener about the milkweed bug
Plants that attract butterflies and hummingbirds
🛒 Shop butterfly plants
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What are 5 most useful edibles for tropical garden?
Hibiscus sabdariffa - Flor de Jamaica, Karkade Sorrel
Gynura procubens - Longevity Spinach, Cholesterol spinach
Sauropus androgynus - Katuk, Tropical Asparagus
Cymbopogon citratus - Lemon grass
Lippia dulcis - Aztec Sweet Herb, Sweetleaf
What are 5 most useful edibles for tropical garden?
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Longevity spinach post
Longevity Spinach Recipes
Aztec Sweet Herb
🎥 Karkade Tea
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- 📍 1. Hibiscus sabdariffa - Flor de Jamaica, Karkade Sorrel - Flowers are used to make a tea "Agua de Flor de Jamaica". Medical studies show that it lowers blood pressure and has diuretic effects. The pleasant flavor is on the tart side similar to a cranberry juice. We make this cold tea every day - perfect for hot summer. Full sun ☀️
- 📍 2. Gynura procubens - Longevity Spinach, Cholesterol spinach - one of the Superfoods, and there are many claims that it lowers cholesterol. We use it in our cooking all the time and so far we are all alive! Full sun☀️
- 📍 3. Sauropus androgynus - Katuk, Tropical Asparagus. Delicious young shoots, one of the most popular leaf vegetables in Southeast Asia. In Vietnam, people cook it in stews and soups. It is among only a few flora containing vitamin K. Full sun or semi-shade☀️🌓
- 📍 4. Cymbopogon citratus - Lemon grass: Versatile performer in the kitchen where it can be used in teas, beverages, herbal medicines, Eastern inspired soups and other dishes. Full sun or semi-shade☀️🌓
- 📍 5. Lippia dulcis - Aztec Sweet Herb, Sweetleaf: Mexican herb with incredibly sweet leaves that can be eaten from the plant like candy or tossed into fruit salads for an unusual addition. It has been used since the time of the Aztecs for coughs and colds. Tastes great, can be used by diabetic patients. We add this herb to Karkade or Mint tea as a sweetener. Shade or semi-shade ☁️ 🌓
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📚 Katuk
Longevity spinach post
Longevity Spinach Recipes
Aztec Sweet Herb
🎥 Karkade Tea
Longevity Spinach
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