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Cucumbers

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Cucumbers are the fruits of the cucumber plant, a plant that grows fairly quickly if the conditions are right – cucumbers need plenty of water and sunshine, and soil fertility plays a significant role.  The plants grow well in soil that is rich in humus and soil that is between pH levels of 6.0 to 7.0 or soil that is slightly acidic but I’ve grown them in soil with pH levels of 7.2 to 8.5 or soil that is more alkaline in content, and they seem to grow well. The table below shows the top 10 cucumber producers in the world:- Country Quantity (MT) Percentage China, mainland 1044161 34.45 Cameroon 260917 8.61 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 79649 2.63 Ukraine 49500 1.63 United States of America 44880 1.48 Russian Federation 42830 1.41 Indonesia 39586

Eucalyptus

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Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. There are more than 700 species of Eucalyptus, mostly native to Australia, and a very small number found in adjacent parts of New Guinea and Indonesia. Eucalyptus is one of the tallest trees in the world and it can attain heights up to 100 meters. Only 15 species occur outside Australia. Species of Eucalyptus are cultivated throughout the tropics and subtropics including the Americas, England, Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East, China and the Indian Subcontinent. Eucalyptus is a tree that grows up to 70-100 m in height, with a straight, grey trunk, smooth-barked, except for the rough basal. The leaves are 9-14 cm long and 1.5-2.5 cm broad, with a long acuminate apex and a smooth margin. The flowers are produced in clusters of 9-15; each flower is about 1 cm in diameter with a ring of numerous white stamens. The fruit is a capsule 5-9 mm long and 4-7 mm broad. Eucalyptus in

Miniature Allamanda

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Yellow Trumpet (Vine)

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Yellow Allamanda Plant

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Yellow Hibiscus

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Yellow Potentilla Plant (Potentilla Reptans)

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