The Spruce on MSN

Don't do this one thing to your holiday cactus in January—you could ruin it

Key Points None of the three holiday cacti should be fertilized in January, even if it’s still blooming.Only start the ...
Martha Stewart on MSN

How often to fertilize an orchid for bigger, longer-lasting blooms

A good rule of thumb for most orchids is to fertilize "weekly, weakly" during the growing season, says Uzar. This means ...
The Economist

A flower’s female sex organs can speed up fertilisation

ANY biologically aware parent who has started talking about the birds and the bees will have realised halfway through that what they are really discussing is flowers. Bees carry pollen grains from one ...