Travel & Leisure Facts and Notes

Figs are tolerant of many soil types but do especially well in moist but well-drained clay soil with a pH of 5.0 to 6.5. For fruit in the second year, buy trees 3 to 4 feet tall.

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Orchids are shade-loving plants, and while they are growing they need the equivalent of the dappled sunlight they would receive growing in the tree canopy of their natural home. Too much light during the summer will harm the plants by turning the foliage a light green-yellow.

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In the summer and winter months, most folks love spending time in the great outdoors, including the mountains. During the winter, lots of snowboarding lovers will clamor to the mountains and cozy up in a mountain cabin for rent for a weekend, or even a full week trip. And during the summer, you will see many families in mountain cabins for rent that are enjoying hiking, fishing, and simply the summer weather.

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