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Questions tagged [growth]

For all questions about plant growth

Use this tag for all questions about plant growth. E/g. How big will it grow? How fast will it grow? Is this growth habit normal? How do I encourage growth on one side to balance lopsided growth? This plant appears to have stopped growing?

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Is there a way to grow plants super fast while it still being organic (i.e. healthy)?

Is there a way to grow plants super fast while it still being organic (i.e. healthy)? Wheat / vegetables / fruits / etc...
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Where does the carbon that makes up a plant come from?

I have had this question throughout the time that I have been gardening. Where exactly does the carbon that goes into the plant structure? Is it like the nitrogen cycle? Does it come from the air? Is it from the ground? Is it a combination? I…
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Miracle Fruit grow rate

How long does a Miracle Fruit Tree (Synsepalum dulcificum) take to grow to (say) 2 feet? I've just got one that's 5 inches tall and has 6 leaves and was wondering (1) how long it would take to grow to a reasonable size and (2) how long will it take…
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Will the power of sunchoke ruin plastic?

I have some large PVC pipes near my sunchokes, so I was wondering if it's been known to damage PVC pipes.
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Growth of my plant

It's been a year since I bought this plant. When I had bought this it had only 2 leaves and was tiny. I then transferred it into a big pot. It then grew quite fast but from past 4-5 months it's not growing anymore. There are no new leaves I can see…
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how can i stop my dracaena growing to tall?

[![enter image description here][1]][1]I had just one dracaena 10 years ago. But it grew too fast. Finally It reached to top of the room. At first, it was not quite a big problem. Every time when It reaches to top of the room, I cut if half. Now, I…
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Will a thick layer of coffee grounds cause girdling?

If you put a thick layer of coffee grounds on top of a plant, like a tomato, or a blueberry bush, will girdling occur? If so how do you easily fix it?
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Plants growth rate

I'm making a "device" to plant some vegetables, and I would find more than useful to know what growth/time equation plants follow. It is linear?, or do some plants growth exponentially?. Not sure where to ask this question, any links will be…
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Christmas cactus oddity

My Christmas cactus generally has pink flowers. For some reason, it is growing this one single white flower like thing. It’s been on the plant for at least two weeks and has not opened or gotten any bigger. Can anyone tell me what this is. It does…
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Potted Salix has only produced leaves at the end of the stems so far this year

I was given a potted salix last year and it grew well. So far this year, only the ends of the stems have leaves (probably about 25% of the length of the stems). There are nubs along the stems where I would expect the rest of the growth to appear,…
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Remove buds to speed up growth of newly planted cherry laurels (Prunus Laurocerasus Novita)

In november I planted around 65 meters of cherry laurel (Novita). I would like them to grow higher and more dense, as quickly as possible. As winter is ending, they are producing a lot of clusters of flower buds. Will it help the plants to grow…
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Producers of oxygen

Are plants the only producers of oxygen? (I know algae aren't plants, but also produce oxygen, but asides them) Do mushrooms,other fungi, and plantlike organisms also produce oxygen?
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Three organic avacodo pits, two are one color, the third is another

I have potted three organic avacodo pits and am wondering why two of them are growing tall,thin and red in color while the third is shorter with a thicker green stalk.
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Can electromagnetic fields from high tension wires affect a garden?

We can get plants (tomatoes, blueberries, grapes, etc.) to grow but they will not produce fruit. We have tried all kinds of soil. We have planted in the ground and in plant beds and in pots. we will get small green fruit and then it falls off.
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Green side up, green side down

Parrots sleep upright on their perch; bats sleep hanging upside down. In the plant world the mantra is "green side up" but is this always the case? Are there any plants that would find roots above more rewarding than below? Are there any plants that…
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