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Stevia Plant Care, Uses and Benefits

Stevia is a small green leaves plant from sunflower family.Stevia is native Brazil and Paraguay. Stevia also know as sweetleaf and candyleaf because their leaves have 200-300 times sweetness of sugar, this is the main reason people growning it home and also Grown widely to sold its leaves to companies that manufacturing products from leaves. Stevia have white and purple flowers in autumn. Stevia Plant Care Soil             Stevia plant grow well in sandy soil and rich potting mix. You can use  garden soil or clay (40%) , sand (40%) and leaf mold or vermi compost (20%) in 8 to 12 inch pot. Watering                  Stevia plant like moist soil to fast growth so water regularly and next water when soil surface get dry out completely 1 inch down from surface. Water your stevia properly make sure water come out from drainage hole that all roots get water properly. Sunlight       ...
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MONEY PLANT (DEVIL'S IVY) CARE IN SOIL AND WATER

Money plant (devil's ivy) is a species in arum Araceae family.Money plant is native to Mo'orea in the society Islands of French Polynesia.Money plant's scientific name is Epipermnum aureum.Money plant have many other common names devil's ivy, golden pothos, taro vine, ivy arum, marble queen etc. Money plant is a hardy plant growth 12 months and can also grow in dark thats why it's called devil's ivy (devil's vine). Money plant can grow everywhere in home, office and where you want.

Money plant (devil's ivy) care

Soil
          Money plant grow well in normal garden soil don't need any rich potting mix.If you want to make potting mix you can use garden soil,cocopeat,leaf mold and vermi compost or sulphur.
                     Money plant grow in water for long time. Don't shift your money plant in water that is growing in soil just take their stem cutting and dip one node in water.In water money plant grow very slow than growth in soil. 

Watering
                   Money plant don't like too much moist soil money plant grow fast and well in 20 moist in soil or dryness in soil. Water your money plant once in 7 to 10 days, for next watering make  sure soil is  completely dry 2inch down from surface.
               Don't overwatering your money plant that damage money plant's roots. Overwatering sign is plants leaves get yellow, brown tips and brown spots on leaves,in future  all leaves drop down and die. To save your dying money plant cause of overwatering you need to put out plant root blow from pot and remove soil and damage roots from it then repotting your money plant in new dry potting mix don't water immediately.
            Money plant that growing in water you need to change water once in 10 to 15 days.

Sunlight
                  Money plant (devil's ivy) can grow bright to low indirect sunlight. So u can place your money plant where u want just need one window or artificial light. Full day direct sunlight burn your money plant leaves and stem get yellow. Morning time 1 to 2 hour direct sunlight is ok not brun your plant. 
                          In water growing  edmoney plant place it indoor bright to low light. Don't place it outdoor because sunlight  there is active Algae in water and bottle or jar, it's not harmful just look ugly. For outdoor u need  black or coloured bottle (jar) ,roots don't need light to grow.
 
Fertilize
               Money plant can grow well and fast without much fertilize just one time fertilize in spring season is enough. You can fertilize money plant vermi compost, leaf mold, liquid fertilize and NKP 20 or sulphur.
               In water growing money plant don't need any fertilize just change water once in 10 to 15 days.

Temperature
                         Temperature range for grow money plant is 17 - 30°C (63 - 86°F).below 10 °C money plant leaves get yellow and fall down can't survive. 
Size
           Money plant can grow up to 20 meters (66ft) long and stem up to 2inch in diameter. As houseplant money plant grow up to 3 to 5 meter. Actually money plant size and leaves size depends on their aerial roots if aerial roots get place to climb like wall, tree, wood stick and other they absorb moisture from there and their leaves get big and big. 

Propagation
                         Money plant propagation very easy from stem cutting, leaf and air layering. For propagating from stem cutting you need a stem with 2 to 3 nodes and their one node place in soil or water, it's take 3 to 4 week to start rooting.
                       Propagating from leaf cutting you need  a leaf with node area and put in their node area in water or soil.
 
                    For Air layering propagation their is airlayering balls in market or online shop thats work well and fast rooting but it's depends on season. In rainy season and spring  season rooting start very fast and easy.

Pruning 
                Pruning is very necessary for money plant growth and make it bushy.Prune  their old and brown leaves.there is no season for pruning of money plant you can prune it regular or any season

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