1.   Azaleas are grown in a very light soil mix and it dries quickly, especially in hot, dry homes.

2.   Add lime or calcium to your soil mix before planting your tomatoes next season.

3.   But make sure the soil mix does not become overly wet.

4.   Cut off the dead foliage, repot the bulb in fresh soil mix and water it in.

5.   Dip the bottoms into rooting hormone, tap excess and insert each into a well-draining soil mix.

6.   Dust the stem end of each cutting with a hormone rooting powder then insert into the soil mix.

7.   However, amaryllis will produce bigger flowers and last longer when grown in a potting soil mix.

8.   Replenish the soil mix, using a slightly larger pot if necessary, apply water, and wait for the cycle to begin again.

9.   She starts with a finely screened seed-sowing soil mix.

10.   Soil should be a light organic and potting soil mix with polymer gel crystals added.