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Plants for the East Side of the House. The eastern side of a house is the side that gets the morning sun, which is a cooler and a much less intense heat and light than afternoon sun. Plants that grow best in these conditions are plants that do not require more than four to six hours a day of sun. Plants on the east side of a house are also shielded from some of winter's harsh winds and coldest temperatures.
Read MoreThe Best Indoor Tomato Varieties. Tomatoes can be grown indoors, but some cultivars are better suited for the job than others. When deciding which plants to choose, taking the size of the plant into consideration is just as important as light and water requirements. Many tomato plants can grow 8 to 15 feet wide and are not suited to growing indoors. The best tomatoes for growing indoors are the smaller varieties such as Pixie or Tiny Tim, but there are some of the larger, slicing tomatoes that grow well in indoor settings.
Read MoreHow to Install Chicken Wire. Chicken wire is a very versatile product, used for a range of purposes from chicken coops to plant supports to framing for parade floats and stucco walls. Chicken wire is often sold under the name poultry wire or poultry netting and is very flexible, yet strong. Because it has small enough holes to keep out rodents and other garden pests, chicken wire is very useful for garden fencing and vegetable plant supports.
Read MoreHow to Install Landscape Weed Block Cloth. Weed block cloth is used for many types of gardens as a barrier to keep weeds from penetrating and growing in garden beds and walkways. It is especially useful around shrubs, in perennial gardens or under pavers where the plantings will not be changing often. Laying the landscape fabric is a simple project that doesn't require any special tools. It is most effective when weeds have already been removed.
Read MoreHow to Trim off the Blooms on Hosta Plants. Although the main decorative purpose of hostas is the color and texture of the plant's large tapering leaves, they also produce long clusters of bell-shaped flowers on long spiking stems. Flower colors vary somewhat from white to blue to purple depending on the variety. Some gardeners prefer to leave the flowers to grow, while others deadhead the blooms, removing them so energy that would have been spent on the flowers going to seed, goes instead to building healthier leaves and roots. Trimming off the flowers can be done at any time, depending on the preference of the gardener, but is usually done after all the blooms have opened and have begun to die off.
Read MoreCorn Planting Dates in Georgia. Although most of the state of Georgia rests firmly in USDA hardiness zone 8, the northernmost part of the state is in zone 7 and the southernmost part is in zone 9. This variation in zones represents a variation in climate temperatures and a variation of the time of last frost, which is the indicator for the best time to plant. Those gardening in the northern part of the state will need to plant their corn weeks later than those in the south to avoid the danger of frost. For those who plant according to the moon, above-ground crops such as corn are planted during the light of the moon, which is the time between the new moon and the full moon. Corn should only be planted in the early springtime in Georgia; although many crops can be planted twice a year in this area, corn doesn't withstand the rigors of being planted in the fall for a second crop as the pest danger is too high.
Read MoreWhat Are the Stages of Sunflower Growth?. Sunflowers in full bloom are topped with cheery blossoms that follow the sun through the sky during the day and reposition themselves at night to start the process all over again. There are many variations of sunflowers, but all are warmly colored--from yellow through orange and into deep red--as though they have been kissed by the sun. Some sunflowers grow to be only a few feet high, while others are bred to grow over 15 feet and have heads that can be as large as 12 inches in diameter.
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