native to tropical America. Pepper plants are perennials, but are typically grown as summer annuals. Pepper plants are propagated by seeding direct…
value are specially grown as cut flowers. This concerns various types. Origin, cultivation method and substrate differ greatly. Important types are:…
known as Gerbera hybrida and there are now many cultivars that differ greatly in size, shape and colour. The main colours are white, yellow, orange,…
originates from these warmer climates they are not frost hardy. Temperatures not falling below −2 °C (28 °F) are required for successful cultivation.…
speaking, avocados are very valuable and the fruit is produced in tropical and Mediterranean regions. Avocados ripen only after they are harvested.
the family Rosaceae. Rose also refers to the flowers the plant bears. There are more than one hundred rose species and thousands of different…
these same ovaries. The so-called ‘seeds’ (achenes) that are visible on the strawberry’s skin, are in reality the ovaries of the flower with a seed…
many different cultivars are being produced on a commercial scale, especially muskmelons. The most common species of melon are: Watermelon ( Citrullus…
fruit is a berry and it varies in colour, size and firmness. Bananas mostly are elongated and curved. Its flesh is soft, rich in starch and its skin…
orange to black and purple, but also red, yellow and white. The carrots which are produced nowadays derive from the wild carrot, Daucus carota ,…
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