• Green potted plants

  plant into a decorative indoor object. The plant itself is a perennial, herbaceous plant with a straight stem. Croton belongs to the spurge family of Euphorbiaceae [...] Dieffenbachia is a very popular ornamental plant and usually sold as houseplant. The leaves of the Dieffenbachia have white spots and specks and turn the plant [...] attractive foliage, flowers and ornate red fruits. These plants grow in the shade and need a moist, well-drained, humus-rich soils. Skimmia plants are strong

• Gerbera

  About The gerbera belongs to the family of daisies or Asteraceae . The flowering plant is originally from South Africa and grew among others in the Cape [...] Nowadays, the gerbera is still popular and extensively used as a decorative garden plant or sold as cut flower. Domesticated cultivars are usually the result [...] result of crossing the Gerbera jamesonii with another species from South Africa, the Gerbera viridifolia. The result is generally known as Gerbera hybrida

• Grapes

  About The common grape vine ( Vitis vinifera ) is a species of Vitis . The plant comes originally from the Mediterranean region, central Europe and so [...] Morocco and Portugal, southern Germany and Iran. The grape is the fruit of this plant and is actually a berry. Grapes are consumed fresh and they are processed [...] grapes, but only a few play an important commercial role when it comes to the production of wine, but also table grapes. Still, cultivars of the Vitis vinifera

• Pomegranate

  About The pomegranate ( Punica granatum ) is a small tree or deciduous shrub that belongs to the family of Lythraceae . The plant can grow up to between [...] cultivated for their flowers. The pomegranate’s edible fruit is actually a berry and with regards to size sits between a lemon and grapefruit, 5–12 cm [...] feet) tall. The pomegranate was originally cultivated near modern-day Iran and spread to the Mediterranean region and northern India. The tree’s flowers

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  Lorena, P. & Alomar, O. 2012. The role of omnivory in the conservation of predators: Orius majusculus (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) on sweet alyssum. Biological [...] N., Alins, G., Blasco-Moreno, A. & Arnó, J. 2021. Can insectary plants enhance the presence of natural enemies of the green peach aphid ( Hemiptera : [...] Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) selectively attracts and enhances the performance of Cotesia vestalis, a parasitoid of Plutella xylostella. https://doi.org/10.1

• Pear

  Asia. The pear tree belongs to the family of Rosaceae and sub family of Pomoideae , together with the apple and quince. The genus Pyrus consists of around [...] Europe and northern Africa. The European or common pear is a perennial, deciduous tree and cultivated for its fruit. The tree grows small, white flowers [...] About The so-called European pear or common pear ( Pyrus communis ) is a pear species that originates in central and eastern Europe and southwest Asia

• Grow your own vegetable garden

  The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations defines food security as “ a condition within which all people have access to adequate and [...] dietary needs to enable them to lead a healthy and active life.” According to a 2017 study, nearly 20% of SA households, a total of 6,8 million individuals [...] are partnering with Laeveld Agrochem to showcase the potential, and discuss the challenges, of starting a home vegetable garden. Using their Summer Home

• Olive

  europaea is the botanical name of the olive. It is a small tree species in the family Oleaceae. The olive tree is an evergreen tree or shrub. It is native [...] native to the Mediterranean, Asia and Africa. Various pests and diseases can affect olives. The most important is the olive fruit fly ( Dacus oleae or Bactrocera [...] which lays its eggs in the olive. Also the fungus cycloconium oleaginum and the bacteria Xylella fastidiosa cause damage to the olive tree. Xylella fastidiosa

• Sweet pepper

  even dark purple and brown. The sweet pepper is a very rich source of vitamin C and antioxidants. The level of carotene is even nine times higher in red [...] About The sweet pepper, also referred to as bell pepper or just pepper, is part of a specific group of cultivars that belongs to the species Capsicum annuum [...] annuum . These different cultivars of the sweet pepper plant bear fruit in different colours ranging from vanilla/white and yellow to orange, green and

• Chili pepper

  diameter) and acrid, their shape is ellipsoid-conical to lanceolate. The fruit (the peppers) usually develop from a pale yellow to a bright red when ripe. Varieties [...] About The particular species of chili pepper, Capsicum frutescens, is at times categorized under the species Capsicum annuum . The pepper cultivars of [...] perennial (short-lived) plants. The plant’s flowers are white and have a greenish white or greenish yellow corolla. The plant’s berries are very small (10–20