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Hi. There are various discoveries when you grow plants by yourself. Today I took a picture of the molting (maybe there is a formal name...) of the new shoot of an apple tree in the second year of seedlings. The above picture is hard to look the "molting", so I expanded. If you look closely, you'll find a skin that is transparent and can be peeled off easily. When I first raised an apple tree, I thought it was an illness, but it is growing without dying. So now, I'm thinking it's one of the physiological phenomena. By the way, "Secondary growth" is another phenomenon. The trunk becomes thicker with vertical cracks as shown in the image below. At the beginning, I was worried about various things. For example, I thought my apple tree got sick by seeing the white hair (trichome) of the buds (I didn't know the buds has it). But after a year, I get used to raising apple trees. In how many years will apple trees grown from seeds bear fruit? I can't wait...

Hi. “Thin out” It is a work that I feel the waste of the seedlings. I know that leaving healthy seedlings leads to good results, but would you like to use thinned seedlings? I would. So, in this article, I’ll introduce How to transplant very young seedings such as thinned seedlings. For example, look at this Marigold seedling. It was one of them below. Please read through the all contents (take 2-3 min.) and then start work because you understand what you should prepare. I don’t recommend working on reading. Table of Contents Point 1: Don’t hurt the roots as you can Point 2: Use gardening trowel skillfully Point 3: Care 3-7 days after the transplanting Summary Point 1: Don’t hurt the roots as you can If you cut the roots, your seedlings get less power of sucking water and are likely to fall over to the soil. So, you should be careful not to cut the roots as you can.  When you transplant from a mini pot Pour water into a bucket and gently loosen the root in it. When you transplant f...

Hi. In this article, I’ll write about how to revive damaged Basil from my experience. When I bought young Basil pot in this Spring (April 1st), my planted Basil was dying, but now, it’s very fine! At first, I’ll write the conclusion below. The conclusion is Care your Basil in your room until it recovered From now, I’ll describe real experience and 3 points when you care Basil. Please check them before you begin caring. Table of Contents Fine Basil of mine which was dying a month ago Point1: Keep right temperature Point2: Avoid wind Point 3: Sunlight through the window is OK, direct sunlight is BAD Summary Fine Basil of mine which was dying a month ago At first, I show you my photos. Let me to pick up one of them. A month ago, like this. It has turned to this. As you can see, my Basil was really dying, however, they revived. So, your Basil may revive. The 3 points below are important, please check them! Point 1: Keep right temperature This poin...