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The Best Soil for Indoor Basil Plants. Basil is a warm weather plant the can be successfully grown indoors under the right conditions. It is a tender annual, and its leaves can be picked as needed for cooking.
Read MoreHow to Plant Satsuma Trees. The satsuma mandarin tree (Citrus reticulate) is a lovely small tangerine tree that reaches 15 to 20 feet in height. It produces fragrant white flowers in March and April and the fruit ripens from late October into December. The fruit is very sweet with a thin skin that peels easily. The most well known cultivar is "Clementine."
Read MoreHow to Plant Meyer Lemon Trees. The Meyer lemon (Citrus x meyeri) is a lovely small tree that reaches 15 feet in height. It is also known as the valley lemon in Texas. The Meyer lemon was discovered in China and brought back to the United States in 1908. It is not a true lemon, but is believed to be a cross between a lemon and either a tangerine or orange. The fruit of the Meyer lemon is rounder and has a thin, orange-tinted skin. The fruit itself is sweeter, and less acidic to taste.
Read MoreHow to Make a Ficus Hedge. Ficus benjamina, or weeping fig, is a very large, rapidly growing tree that is often used to form tall privacy screens or hedges in tropical and subtropical climates. It does well in full sun or shade and is not particular about the soil as long as it is well drained. It thrives on very little so there is usually no need to fertilize.
Read MoreHow to Plant Blueberries in Middle Tennessee. Geographically, middle Tennessee includes areas of higher elevations as well as rolling hills and valleys. Three types of blueberries are grown in Tennessee, and selecting the type of blueberry plant to grow in your area will depend on the elevation. Northern high bush blueberries prefer cooler temperatures and are a good choice for higher elevations where the average annual low temperature is below 10 degrees. In warmer areas rabbiteye blueberries, or the relatively new southern high bush blueberries, are a better choice. Rabbiteye blueberries are native to the southeastern United States and require warmer average winter temperatures above 0 degrees, and drier soil conditions. They also bloom earlier and can be damaged by a late frost. Southern high bush blueberries were first developed in the mid 1970s by crossing northern high bush blueberries with rabbiteye cultivars. They bloom later than the rabbiteyes so crop loss due to frost is not common.
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