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Plant Technician Skills

3 05, 2019

Why Plants Need Sunlight

By |2019-04-29T12:13:23-07:00May 3rd, 2019|Categories: Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills|Tags: |Comments Off on Why Plants Need Sunlight

Why Plants Need Sunlight All plants need sunlight It’s a simple fact. All green plants need light to survive and grow. Without light they could not exist. They all use light as a source of energy for photosynthesis, a chemical reaction that occurs only in the presence of light. Natural light from the sun, [...]

1 05, 2019

Tool Time for Interiorscapers

By |2019-04-16T09:16:55-07:00May 1st, 2019|Categories: Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills|Comments Off on Tool Time for Interiorscapers

Next to our watering cans, scissors, pruners, and saws rank high on the list of required tools for interiorscapers. They function as an extension of our hands, doing the work of shaping plants, forcing new growth, cutting out diseased limbs and trimming off unsightly leaves. By keeping them clean and sharp, they make plant care easier [...]

29 04, 2019

Propagation Basics

By |2019-04-16T09:33:58-07:00April 29th, 2019|Categories: Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills|Comments Off on Propagation Basics

In the spring of the year, all of us plant enthusiasts' get that annual itch in our fingertips to grow new plants. When we grow new plants we call it propagation. Propagation defined is to cause a plant or animal to reproduce itself; multiply or increase, as by natural reproduction. Two ways -to reproduce There are [...]

24 04, 2019

Time to Fertilize?

By |2019-02-26T08:07:38-08:00April 24th, 2019|Categories: Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills|Comments Off on Time to Fertilize?

A containerized plant with a limited amount of soil around its roots will need a dose of fertilizer from time to time. While plants make their own food through a process called photosynthesis, soil nutrients are used up during this process and eventually those nutrients need replacing. Plants have the ability to manufacture their own food. [...]

22 04, 2019

Neem Oil For All

By |2019-04-10T12:54:36-07:00April 22nd, 2019|Categories: Plant Knowledge, Plant Pests, Plant Technician Skills|Comments Off on Neem Oil For All

Neem oil is pressed from the seed of the neem tree (Azadirachtin indica). Native to the dry forests of eastern India, Pakistan and Burma, this tree is known by several names including "village pharmacy," "cornucopia," "wonder tree," and "the veritable gold mine." Neem leaves, stems, seeds and oil have been used for medicinal purposes and pest [...]

17 04, 2019

Nutrient Deficiencies

By |2019-02-20T16:14:16-08:00April 17th, 2019|Categories: Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills|Comments Off on Nutrient Deficiencies

All of us have made some mistakes and killed off a few plants. Overwatering, underwatering, not detecting insects until they carried the plant away, the normal stuff. But as the years go on and we learn from our mistakes, we get better at what we do, and new problems arise. Aging plants in aging soil, now [...]

15 04, 2019

Find New Energy

By |2019-02-20T16:01:52-08:00April 15th, 2019|Categories: Customer Service, Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills|Comments Off on Find New Energy

Boost your energy levels by keeping your eyes open to new opportunities, seeking new servicing and plantscaping tips, and maintaining high levels of curiosity about your industry. How does one go about doing this you ask? The following suggestions can help you expand your plant knowledge and improve your quality of service, leading to new energy. [...]

12 04, 2019

5 Steps to Prune Ficus Trees

By |2019-04-29T12:14:01-07:00April 12th, 2019|Categories: Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills|Tags: |Comments Off on 5 Steps to Prune Ficus Trees

5 Steps to Prune Ficus Trees Ficus tree Where should I start to prune? This is their pet Ficus tree; how can I cut it without asking? Is someone watching me? What if I make a mistake? I have no extra time today to prune or clean up a mess. Are these the excuses [...]

10 04, 2019

Full Foliage with Ferns

By |2019-04-09T08:51:39-07:00April 10th, 2019|Categories: Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills|Comments Off on Full Foliage with Ferns

Ferns have been part of the interiorscape for centuries but have fallen to the wayside recently, with customers favoring tall palms and little succulents. "That's fine with me," some of you interiorscapers may be saying. Ferns can be messy with their leaf droppings and temperamental nature. We would like to argue though that ferns should hold a [...]

3 04, 2019

10 Golden Rules of Interiorscaping

By |2019-02-20T16:01:18-08:00April 3rd, 2019|Categories: Plant Knowledge, Plant Technician Skills|Comments Off on 10 Golden Rules of Interiorscaping

Don't down them. Roots need air just as much as they need water. Keeping the soil soaked at all times means certain death for most plants. When learning how much water each plant needs on your accounts, consider not only the type of plant but also the amount of light it gets, the temperature of its environment, [...]

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