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How Many Years Does It Take for a Phalaenopsis to Bloom? How to Shorten the Blooming Time
Phalaenopsis, a member of the Orchidaceae family, is native to tropical Asia. Its flowers resemble butterflies, are brilliantly colored, and have a long blooming period. However, Phalaenopsis grows rather slowly and usually needs a certain amount of time to reach the blooming stage. Generally speaking, it takes about 2 to 3 years for a Phalaenopsis to go from a young seedling to blooming. This is because
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The symbolism and meaning of wind-knowing grass: can it still survive after three years of care?
Today we introduce a plant commonly used in landscaping. Its name is "wind-knowing grass," also known as autumn crocus, a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). Wind-knowing grass has tough stems and sways in the breeze as if it can sense the wind, so in cultural symbolism it represents foretelling and perceiving change, and stands for keen awareness of subtle changes in the environment.
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Which flowers are widely recognized as difficult to grow? Even with ten years of gardening experience, they are hard to keep alive
I believe many households have one or two pots of easy-to-keep plants like pothos, spider plants, and snake plants, which can also be propagated by cuttings, turning one pot into many. However, at flower markets you can still find plants that have become familiar in recent years yet are difficult to grow, and they can be a newbie's nightmare. Below, the editor talks about 2 good-looking plants that you should not
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How many years does a lucky bamboo (Aglaonema) need to be grown before it blooms? Is its blooming an auspicious sign?
Aglaonema is a perennial herbaceous plant with a flowering period from May to June, symbolizing wealth, good fortune, longevity and everlasting green. It is deeply loved by people and is a common indoor foliage plant. It usually needs to be cared for a long time before it may bloom. Generally speaking, under suitable environment and good care conditions, Aglaonema may need three
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America's cicada disaster! After a gap of 221 years, the 13-year cicadas and 17-year cicadas will meet again.
Cicadas are an insect that no one is unfamiliar with. In our impression, the chirping of cicadas has already become a symbol of summer. However, it is not an
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Engineer Turned Tea Farmer for 10 Years Wins Grand Prize at Hsinchu County 2021 Oriental Beauty Tea Black Tea Competition
Hsinchu County held its annual Oriental Beauty Tea summer tea competition finals this morning. This year there were a total of 10,726 jin of submitted tea samples, with total registration points reaching 943. Although this year adopted online livestreaming, the judging process still invited professional Tea Research and Extension Station experts to carry out the judging work.
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He couldn't bear to see pesticide cans scattered across the farmland, so he spent 8 years converting it to organic and turning it into an ecological paradise
How long does it take for a seed of good intention to sprout and grow strong? Lai Yu-wei told me that he spent 8 years, through the first 5 years of transition and the last 3 years of nurturing the soil, to heal a piece of land ravaged by pesticides and chemical fertilizers. The regional ecology finally had a chance to breathe, rest and be reborn. Right at
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Yilan Zaodaotian Leisure Farm has been rooted for five years, building an organic food-and-play agri-innovation space
As the saying goes: "Focus on your own trade and run it with heart, and in five years you will certainly achieve something through your efforts!" Located in Yuanshan, Yilan, the Zaodaotian food-and-play agri-innovation space is being built on this piece of land that began as an eel-farming site in the 1970s of the Republic of China era, then later became farmland for crop cultivation, and now, as Zaodaotian, is renowned across Taiwan for its diamond-grade green building constructed with the solid-wood cross-laminated timber CLT method and building materials from Japanese hinoki cypress, all writing a new page in the history of Yuanshan, Yilan.
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No pesticides, no chemical fertilizers: Lin Yilong's 16 years of farming with stable income
Lin Yilong's home sits on the mountainside of Luye Highland, where time paces between the Coastal Range and the Central Range. In the morning, he watches the mist drift through the Beinan River Valley; at night, he observes the moon wax and wane, letting the stars lull him to sleep. Dulan Mountain and Luye River sing in harmony, a performance of "The Four Seasons" he never tires of hearing.
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How did Taiwan, China's coffee make a comeback after 30 years of silence?
While coffee is sweeping the globe, Taiwanese people's coffee drinking habits have also been keeping pace. According to the 2019 "Food Power" survey "Coffee Fans, Which 'Coffee' Can't You Do Without?!", the number of cups of coffee consumed in Taiwan, China rose from 36 cups in 1990 to 204 cups in 2018 in less than 30 years. But in fact, even earlier, Taiwanese people only "grew" coffee rather than "drank" it! Taiwan, China's "black gold industry" even entered a 30-year ice age! So why did coffee cultivation in Taiwan, China rise again later? And how can Taiwanese coffee beans leverage their own unique flavors to break back into the global coffee market? Let "Food Power" tell you!
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