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The jade plant, crassula arborescens, or money plant is a decorative foliage plant, which when small can be used to add height to succulent bowl garden and as they mature to make a feature plant. For example, pour 1 cup of water into a 6inch pot that holds 10 cups of soil. However the chances that youve seen the actual author, dr. With nearly 10 million copies in print, its the worlds bestselling book on house plants, and its back again, better than ever, in a new edition with the latest tips for buying, potting, growing, displaying, treating, and breeding more than 300 varieties. Be your own gardening expert 1959, republished 1961. The plant also promotes happiness and positivity and is considered to be a good luck charm. Since the publication of the original house plant expert, gardening has evolved and tastes have changed. Calculate what the volume of each plant pot, and give each plant roughly 110th of that amount of water. Over the years it has become the bestselling plant book the world has ever known and there are now more than 14 million copies in print. Updates have appeared at regular intervals, and now at last the longawaited sequel is available the house plant expert.
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