| Many of us have done vegetable gardening
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| | growing media.At this juncture, one must
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| at some time in our lives and some have
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| | be a little more selective, at least in
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| carried this pastime hobby indoors. One
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| | choosing the type of growing media in
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| plant which can spread beauty throughout
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| | which our new botanical jewels will spend
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| ones home or apartment is the Coleus, the
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| | their maturing lives. First, one can
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| most popular, known as Coleus Hybridus
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| | easily find soil that will grow our new
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| (painted nettle). A much more vibrant
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| | cuttings and keep them in their
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| Coleus plant, simply called "Rainbow
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| | healthiest state throughout their adult
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| Mixed Colors" on the seed package is
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| | lives and produce the brightest of color
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| unbeatable in color variations. Easy to
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| | variations in their ever changing leaf
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| keep alive through even lenghty
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| | patterns. The soil should contain the
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| unattendance and very simple propagation
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| | greatest amount of organic material as
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| techniques, it can bring much joy to the
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| | possible along with self contained
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| plant enthusiast.Because of the high
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| | nutrients within the organic growing
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| level of regeneration of the Coleus
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| | material. We should select a growing pot
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| plant, you could easily propagate a
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| | which would accommodate a progressive
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| single nursery bought plant or one
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| | growing stage, so we could probably begin
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| started from seed into several totally
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| | with a 4" wide pot, since this is usually
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| new plants. It's simple ! Once the plant
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| | the size that would hold our cuttings
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| has blossomed to a beautiful foliage,
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| | which are by now well rooted. Each
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| cuttings can then be taken. Begin cutting
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| | individual plant should have ample room
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| near the bottom. Trim each to about 6" in
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| | to remain in this size pot for about 2
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| length, then trimming 4 to 6 of the lower
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| | months. When the Coleus has outgrown its
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| leaves. Place cuttings in a jar or glass,
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| | original pot, it's time to move it to the
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| about 1/3 filled with simple tap water.
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| | 8" pot size. This should last for the
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| Several plant cuttings can be placed in
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| | rest of its natural life...but now the
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| the same jar, but the water level will
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| | process can be started all over again and
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| have to be monitored more closely. The
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| | you will have a house full of the
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| Coleus gets pretty thirsty and could
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| | beautiful Coleus plant.Author: Lucien
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| drain your plants water supply in a very
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| | Beauley
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| short time. Store in a low-level lighted
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| | Writer of human interest and science
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| area for several days, or until roots are
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| | based articles.
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| produced at the base of the cuttings.
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| | Web author of:
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| Wait until new roots have produced at
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| | Conservation.html
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| least half a dozen and the longest have
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| | This site shows how we can conserve the
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| reached about 1". Now they are ready to
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| | energy we have and also sources of
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| be transposed into a more permanent
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| | renewable energy.
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