Among the countless varieties and hybrids of sweet peppers, there are those, such as the Ramiro pepper, whose popularity is literally worldwide. And if most vegetables on supermarket shelves are nameless, and it is almost impossible to find out about their variety, then the name of this pepper “Ramiro” will certainly be on the packaging. And, as my experience has shown, this pepper is worth letting other gardeners know about it. In connection with which this article was written.
Autumn is the most mushroom time. It is no longer hot, and heavy dew falls in the mornings. Since the earth is still warm, and foliage has already attacked from above, creating a completely special microclimate in the ground layer, the mushrooms are very comfortable. Mushroom pickers are also comfortable at this time, especially in the mornings when it is cooler. It's time for both to meet. And, if you haven’t introduced yourself to each other, get to know each other. In this article I will introduce you to exotic, little-known and not always edible mushrooms that look like coral.
If you are a busy person, but at the same time not devoid of romance, if you have your own plot and are endowed with aesthetic taste, then explore the opportunity to purchase this wonderful ornamental shrub - karyopteris, or Nutwing. He is also “wing-hazel”, “blue fog” and “blue beard”. It truly fully combines unpretentiousness and beauty. Karyopteris reaches its peak of decorativeness in late summer and autumn. It is at this time that it blooms.
Pepper ajvar - vegetable caviar or thick vegetable sauce made from bell peppers with eggplants. The peppers for this recipe are baked for quite a long time, then they are also stewed. Onions, tomatoes, and eggplants are added to ajvar. To store eggs for the winter, they are sterilized. This Balkan recipe is not for those who like to make preparations quickly, undercooked and underbaked - not about ajvar. In general, we approach the matter in detail. For the sauce, we choose the ripest and meatiest vegetables on the market.
Despite the simple names (“sticky” or “indoor maple”) and the status of a modern substitute for indoor hibiscus, abutilons are far from the simplest plants. They grow well, bloom profusely and provide a healthy look of greenery only in optimal conditions. On thin leaves, any deviations from comfortable lighting or temperatures and disturbances in care quickly appear. To reveal the beauty of abutilons in rooms, it is worth finding the ideal place for them.
Zucchini fritters with Parmesan and mushrooms - a delicious recipe with photos of available products. Ordinary zucchini pancakes can be easily turned into a non-boring dish by adding a few savory ingredients to the dough. During the squash season, pamper your family with vegetable pancakes with wild mushrooms; it is not only very tasty, but also filling. Zucchini is a universal vegetable, it is suitable for stuffing, for preparations, for main courses, and even for sweets there are delicious recipes - compotes and jam are made from zucchini.
The idea of growing vegetables on the grass, under the grass and in the grass is scary at first, until you become imbued with the naturalness of the process: in nature, this is exactly how everything happens. With the obligatory participation of all soil living creatures: from bacteria and fungi to moles and toads. Each of them contributes. Traditional tillage with digging, loosening, fertilizing, and fighting all those we consider pests destroys the biocenoses that have been created over centuries. In addition, it requires a lot of labor and resources.
What to do instead of a lawn? So that all this beauty does not turn yellow, does not get sick and at the same time looks like a lawn... I hope that the smart and quick-witted reader is already smiling. After all, the answer suggests itself - if you do nothing, nothing will happen. Of course, there are several solutions that can be used, and with their help, you can reduce the area of the lawn, and therefore reduce the labor intensity of caring for it. I propose to consider alternative options and discuss their pros and cons.
Tomato sauce with onions and sweet peppers - thick, aromatic, with pieces of vegetables. The sauce cooks quickly and is thick because this recipe contains pectin. Make such preparations at the end of summer or autumn, when the vegetables have ripened in the sun in the garden beds. Bright, red tomatoes will make equally bright homemade ketchup. This sauce is a ready-made dressing for spaghetti, and you can also simply spread it on bread - very tasty. For better preservation, you can add a little vinegar.
This year I often observed a picture: among the luxurious green crown of trees and shrubs, here and there, like candles, the bleached tops of shoots “burn.” This is chlorosis. Most of us know about chlorosis from school biology lessons. I remember that this is a lack of iron... But chlorosis is an ambiguous concept. And lightening of foliage does not always mean a lack of iron. What is chlorosis, what our plants lack during chlorosis and how to help them, we will tell you in the article.
Korean vegetables for the winter - delicious Korean salad with tomatoes and cucumbers. The salad is sweet and sour, spicy and slightly spicy because it is prepared with Korean carrot seasoning. Be sure to prepare a few jars for the winter; in cold winter, this healthy and aromatic snack will come in handy. You can use overripe cucumbers for the recipe; it is better to harvest vegetables in late summer or early autumn, when they are ripe in the open ground under the sun.
Autumn for me means dahlias. Mine begin to bloom as early as June, and all summer the neighbors peek at me over the fence, reminding them that I promised them a few tubers or seeds by the fall. In September, a tart note appears in the aroma of these flowers, hinting at the approaching cold. This means it’s time to start preparing the plants for the long, cold winter. In this article I will share my secrets of autumn care for perennial dahlias and preparing them for winter storage.
To date, through the efforts of breeders, according to various sources, from seven to ten thousand (!) varieties of cultivated apple trees have been bred. But despite their enormous diversity, in private gardens, as a rule, only a couple of popular and beloved varieties grow. Apple trees are large trees with a spreading crown, and you cannot grow many of them in one area. What if you try to grow columnar varieties of this crop? In this article I will tell you exactly about these varieties of apple trees.
Pinjur - Balkan-style eggplant caviar with sweet peppers, onions and tomatoes. A distinctive feature of the dish is that the eggplants and peppers are first baked, then peeled and simmered for a long time in a roasting pan or in a thick-bottomed pan, adding the rest of the vegetables specified in the recipe. The caviar turns out to be very thick, with a bright, rich taste. In my opinion, this cooking method is the best known. Although it is more troublesome, the result compensates for the labor costs.
“They say that to exude a fragrance means to waste oneself,” wrote poetess Irina Feshchenko-Skvortsova. Green friends grow in our flowerpots, giving us part of their soul - a noble and exquisite fragrance. So, who are the most fragrant indoor plants?
Plectranthus(indoor mint). This plant with curly light green leaves can fill your home with the amazing scent of mint - just touch it. Loves bright rooms and good watering. With careful handling it grows quickly. Belongs to the same family as peppermint. I have not seen any official records regarding its consumption, but at my own risk I sometimes add it to tea and ice cream. But what is true is true: the aroma of plectranthus has calming properties and ensures good sleep.
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Sansevieria. All varieties of this popular indoor plant produce unusually long peduncles that bloom in the evening and emit a pleasant and mellow aroma, reminiscent of the smell of a lily. Sansevieria (sansevieria) blooms in spring and/or autumn. Each flower fades by morning. However, there are a lot of them on the peduncle, so you can enjoy the fragrance for a long time.
Indoor rose essential oil. It has a bright and delicate aroma. It is believed to have a good effect on well-being and is a powerful aphrodisiac. The smell of this flower can be heard wonderfully in a small room.
Indoor jasmine (sambac). Another aphrodisiac is a fragrant houseplant. It blooms with small white flowers, but how richly fragrant they are! When caring for home jasmine, you need to take into account that it is a climbing plant, so it needs support.
Lemon geranium. As a matter of fact, all geranium and pelargonium leaves emit odors. But in the same zonal pelargonium it is specific (although the essential oil of this particular plant is used in perfumery). But the leader of the list of living fragrances can be called lemon geranium, the leaves of which exude the goodness of lemon. (If you pass by the market, it is often sold by older women from their home collections). There are varieties that have a natural aroma composition of lemon-rose, lemon-melissa, lemon-wormwood and even Coca-Cola.
Pelargonium zonal. And yet this beauty cannot be ignored. It is necessary in a living home aromatic collection because its leaves serve as an indicator of well-being. If it smells unpleasant to you, then this is an indicator of your psychological well-being. If, on the contrary, the smell seems attractive, then not everything is okay in the emotional sphere. Most likely, you are overtired - and you need peace.
Eucalyptus. All varieties of this plant emit a fragrance. But the most striking of these indoor trees is lemon eucalyptus. With a small touch of even one leaf, it can saturate a standard medium-sized room with aroma.
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Gardenia. She is an English rose. The heavy, languid fragrance of this green miracle cannot be forgotten. It is often included in perfume compositions and is used as a solo scent. Caring for this houseplant is not easy, but it is worth the effort. Carefully! Messages have appeared on the Internet that this flower needs to be fed... with meat. If you want to send this exotic to another world, use this advice. If you want it to linger longer on the windowsill, under no circumstances do this: even small particles of meat clog the soil. It is more correct to use meat water: rinse the container that held fresh meat or fish and pour it into a bottle. And, before watering the plant, carefully filter this water through cheesecloth (to remove meat or fish pieces).
Spicy plants. Namely, noble laurel and rosemary, which can be eaten, are excellent for keeping at home and fill the room with a pleasant aroma.
Citrus trees. Everything in them is full of pleasant notes: both leaves and flowers. At home, indoor lemon, tangerine, calamondin, orange and even grapefruit are grown.
cacti. Oddly enough, these thorns can also become sources of homemade incense. Some types of astrophytums (they emit the smell of pineapple), echinopsis, and gymnocalycium have fragrant flowers.
Conifers. Houseplants that smell can easily be classified as members of the conifer family. However, it is extremely difficult to keep them at home - you need to spray them a lot and protect them from dry air. Cypress, cypress, and araucaria are considered the most “survivable” at home. But they also need to be looked after very carefully.
This fragrant bouquet can be collected on one windowsill. Of course, scented indoor flowers are natural air fresheners. Unlike synthetic products - "loaders" of unpleasant odors, based on a combination of artificial substances, homemade green friends do not destroy, but improve health. There is also an important difference with household chemicals: the aroma of indoor plants does not irritate the sense of smell (smelling synthetics can ruin it). And the main thing about such “perfume in flowerpots” is that they are a gift from Nature itself.
You can make your home even more comfortable if you fill it with the scents of indoor plants. There are certain varieties of flowers that emit a pleasant aroma from the inflorescences or the entire plant (inflorescences and leaves, for example).
Did you know that you can place a plant such as plectranthus in your home and you will constantly smell the aroma of mint? This plant is popularly called indoor mint. The aroma is very refined, light, unobtrusive. The smell of this plant only intensifies when we water it or accidentally touch it. This is a great solution for those who are crazy about mint. As you know, the latter, if you drink tea with it, gives a feeling of relaxation and normalizes sleep. Just so you know, plectranthus also normalizes sleep and its smell has an anti-stress effect.
The indoor rose also belongs to the species of very fragrant plants. Its scent is refined and delicate, but it is revealed mainly only in a small room. Most likely, in a large house or apartment it will be only slightly perceptible, and then only at close range.
One of the plants known to us that can be found in almost every home is indoor jasmine, which is also called sambac. It is considered, among other things, an excellent aphrodisiac. The smell comes mainly from small white inflorescences. Jasmine not only looks beautiful and fits into many decorative solutions, but also gives a feeling of lightness, comfort, and satisfaction. Its appearance evokes a warm homely feeling, so if you decide to place it in your home, you will definitely not regret it, since you will want to return to such a house again and again.
Another plant that should be highlighted from the entire group of fragrant flowers is lemon geranium. No air flavorings produced by artificial chemical means can compare with it. This flower gives such a subtle and pleasant smell of lemon, as if there is always fresh baked goods in the house. Lemon is somewhat invigorating and stimulating, but is not a harsh and cloying aroma. You can choose not only the lemon subspecies of geranium - all plants of this type smell wonderful and emit odors not only from the inflorescences, but also from the leaves. In addition, geranium looks very interesting.
You can experiment and place plants such as myrtle, eucalyptus or any other coniferous plant at home. This is especially interesting in combination with rustic decor, when with wooden elements and the smell of coniferous plants, your home turns into a real forest hut. Moreover, these plants (listed above) have a calming property. Don't worry, you won't saturate your home with scents to such an extent that it will be completely impossible to breathe. The good thing about myrtle and other conifers is that they begin to smell fragrant only after touching the leaves. You can use rarer, but no less interesting plants, such as muraya, eucharis, stephanotis and others in home decor.
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Flowers with a strong aroma and beautiful long-lasting flowering are a real decoration of the garden and home flower beds. Recently, fragrant plants have also become especially popular and are widely used for home and interior decoration.
Popular flowers for the garden with a strong aroma
Fragrant annuals and pleasant-smelling perennials can be used for the garden. To get a spectacular and fragrant flowerbed for a long time, you need to know which of the most unpretentious garden plants form a fragrant flower.
The most fragrant flowers for the garden
Garden fragrant flowering crops can be annual or perennial, which allows you to create attractive compositions:
- sweet pea– an annual plant with a pleasant, distinct aroma. It is distinguished by a variety of colors, which helps to create front gardens or flowerpots in different styles and colors. Bush-type varieties and hybrids look impressive in flower beds and ridges;
- flowers Alyssuma or sea lobularia smell like honey and are not afraid of spring frosts, so they are ideal for growing in cold regions;
- short Lily of the valley grows well in the shade. This perennial plant produces small flowers and goes well with peonies and carnations;
- the most common daffodils white and yellow-flowered varieties have a very subtle and very refined aroma, which new varieties and hybrid forms lack;
- spring Hyacinths especially popular in early flower beds and flower beds. The plant is represented by numerous varieties with all kinds of flower colors, which allows you to choose the best option for decoration;
- shade-loving viols It is best to sow before winter, which improves resistance to negative weather factors. This is an ideal solution for decorating difficult-to-cultivate areas and tree trunks of garden plantings;
- many varieties Carnations They are distinguished by flowers with a persistent aroma that can effectively repel mosquitoes and many plant pests. The most unpretentious species include lush, blue-gray and feathery carnations.
No less popular among gardeners are lilies, roses, chrysanthemums and peonies that bloom profusely with fragrant flowers.
Flowers that smell at night
The fragrant flower in the evening is popular in the design of garden areas and flower beds located in close proximity to the house. Night flowering plants or ornamental crops that smell amazing at night:
- tropical annual Mirabilis is able to bloom profusely throughout the entire summer season, and forms delicious-smelling delicate white, pink, red and yellow inflorescences that open in the evening;
- evening relatively small flowers of fragrant tobacco not only attractive, but also very fragrant. The most popular varieties include winged, forest and jasmine;
- Name Mattiola known to many amateur flower growers. This annual plant opens its flowers to smell in the late afternoon and does not tolerate sunny areas, so it is sown in flower beds and flower beds in the shade of lilac or dahlia;
- beautifully blooming Levkoy is a relative of matthiola, but the significant difference is represented by magnificent flowers with many shapes and colors;
- garden Mignonette fragrant especially highly valued by landscape designers for the beautiful shape of the leaves and a pleasant, unusual aroma that persists at night;
- night violet or Hesperis female is the most common decorative type of violet in home gardening, characterized by abundant flowering and a characteristic pronounced aroma.
The annual flower Moonflower is best suited for evening garden decoration, and its delicate aroma intensifies after sunset. The plant is best suited for areas with hot and sunny climates.
Fragrant flowers for the garden (video)
Spicy herbs and fragrant plants
Spicy-aromatic fragrant plants, which have characteristic healing properties, are widely cultivated in most regions of our country. The most popular plants include:
- Peppermint, longleaf, curly, garden and apple are perfect for growing in garden plots, and are a valuable ingredient in salads, soups, meat dishes, various drinks and homemade baked goods;
- Melissa medicinal is a popular perennial essential oil herbaceous plant called lemon balm, which is due to the pleasant smell of lemon that the plant retains even when dried;
- Catnip or catnip - the crop is not only useful, but also very decorative, thanks to its purple or lilac flowers, as well as grayish-blue leaves;
- Oregano or oregano is a beautiful ornamental plant with a very pleasant aroma, which intensifies on sunny days. The flowers have an attractive pale lilac or pinkish color;
- ordinary, creeping or lemon Thyme known as thyme or Bogorodskaya herb and has a delightful smell and spicy taste;
- Hyssop or blue St. John's wort refers to semi-shrubby spicy plants with a tart taste, blooming with attractive spike-shaped blue inflorescences;
- essential oil and decorative Monarda or garden bergamot is a medicinal and aromatic plant, and cut bright red, pink, white or purple flowers are perfect for making compositions.
- medium-bodied spicy-aromatic Lovage has very beautiful pinnately dissected leaves and can become a real decoration not only for garden beds, but also for flower beds;
- perennial spicy Fennel has bluish-green split leaves and a characteristic, very pronounced smell of anise, due to which it is widely used in soups, vegetable, fish and meat dishes;
- Tarragon known to many as tarragon. The leaves of this medium-sized plant are widely used in a variety of fish dishes in French cuisine and in the preparation of poultry.
No less popular among domestic gardeners are such spicy and aromatic crops as dill and basil.
Fragrant flowers for indoor growing
In the conditions of modern indoor floriculture, not only highly decorative, but also aromatic plants with a long flowering period:
- madagascar jasmine or Stephanotis belongs to the semi-shrub vines, and prefers good lighting. The star-shaped white flowers have an exquisite aroma, but the perennial requires support and careful regular care;
- capricious fragrant gardenia needs good lighting, warmth and moisture, therefore it is most often grown only by experienced gardeners;
- exotic Amazon lily or Eucharis has a very pleasant and delicate aroma. The bulbous perennial is distinguished by large dark green foliage and umbellate exquisite inflorescences;
- Hoya or wax ivy produces flowers with a strong sweetish smell, which intensifies in the evening. The liana is unpretentious and drought-resistant, and also has attractive leathery leaves and long shoots.
Features of growing eucharis (video)
Any parts of the following indoor ornamental crops have a pleasant, pronounced aroma:
- coniferous plant Araucaria often grown at home and is characterized by a pleasant pine smell, and is also capable of saturating the air with beneficial phytoncides;
- indoor mint or Plectranthus highly valued by indoor gardeners due to the ease of care and decorative attractiveness of the foliage;
- evergreen perennial Myrtle has leathery leaves and single or numerous white flowers, collected in short racemes.
When placing fragrant plants in the house, you need to remember that fragrant crops are not recommended to be grown in the bedroom and children's room.
Fragrant ornamental shrubs and trees
This category of decorative fragrant crops is in great demand in the design of homestead landscapes. Many fragrant ornamental shrubs and trees go well with flowering and decorative deciduous annuals and perennials. The following are especially popular in home garden decor:
- tall decorative witch hazel, which in early spring produces a huge number of yellow-orange flowers with a characteristic almond smell;
- Extraordinarily attractive Mahonia Biel has a pronounced lily of the valley aroma, and reaches a height of two meters;
- Low growing ornamental shrub Daphne the ordinary one blooms in early spring, immediately after the bulk of the snow has melted and its aroma resembles garden lilac;
- Tall, unpretentious Japanese scarlet reaches a height of 6-7 meters and is distinguished by early spring flowering with inconspicuous flowers that have a characteristic smell of cinnamon, vanilla and caramel;
- Medium-sized spikelet Corylopsis blooms in early spring with attractive yellow flowers with a slight scent reminiscent of primrose;
- Tall and widespread bird cherry blooms with abundant and large white inflorescences in the last ten days of spring;
- low growing shrub Fothergill the mountain one has a strong honey smell emitted by white May inflorescences;
- Medium height Skimmia japonica distinguished by white flowers with a relatively subtle lily of the valley scent;
- Common and Chinese lilacs forms inflorescences of various sizes and colors with a rich lilac smell;
- Tall Rhododendron yellow has a sweetish smell that comes from golden inflorescences that bloom in the last ten days of spring;
- The medium-sized and unpretentious ornamental shrub has a characteristic strong odor. Mock orange crown;
- Popular Honeysuckle honeysuckle distinguished by long shoots and yellow flowers with a pleasant honey scent;
- A profusely flowering medium-sized garden plant has a spicy and very pronounced smell.
Calicant brownish-red flowering; - The garden plant has a long and very abundant flowering with a spicy aroma. Buddleya David, the height of which often exceeds a couple of meters.
Perhaps the most popular and widespread in landscape decoration is still the fragrant Viburnum with fragrant pink flowers.
Despite the fact that almost all fragrant flowers are among the unpretentious ornamental crops, in order to maintain their attractiveness and abundant flowering they must be provided with proper care. Among other things, you need to remember that crops with a very pronounced trailing aroma cannot be planted under the windows of a bedroom or kitchen.
You can enjoy the aromas of exotic flowers throughout almost the entire year at home. There are many known fragrant indoor plants. Each of them has its own unique smell and you can easily choose a home flower to suit your taste.
Among the many plants that people grow in their homes, there are species that are completely odorless or with a faint, almost imperceptible aroma of fresh foliage or cut wood. The average person cannot distinguish such faint odors. It is these species that are recommended to be used as indoor plants for offices, because it is no secret that for some people the floral scent causes headaches, and everyone has different tastes.
All fragrant indoor plants can be divided into two large groups:
- Only flowers have fragrance
- all parts of the plant smell, the smell intensifies when damaged
House plants from first group Only during flowering they delight with the aroma. This group includes some, stephanotis (Madagascar jasmine), roses, gardenias, and some cacti. It should be noted that almost always among the representatives of one genus of fragrant flowering plants there are those that do not smell. The breeders made sure to please all customers: among the many hybrids, you can always choose an orchid that is completely odorless or with a pleasant exotic aroma.
