Kelly, I’m officially planting my Peonies now. You have inspired me. My husband tells me I have ‘peony-envy’ because whenever I see them blooming I whine about not having any in our yard. I’ve been putting it off because of other outdoor projects that I would like to do first,...
How Do I Create a New Crop Type?Creating a crop type is the first step in the process of tracking your farm's crops in Farmbrite. You'll supply the crop type's details once, and Farmbrite will use them each time you plant this crop type in a grow location in the future. This ...
Do your homework: Familiarize yourself with the vegetables you want to grow, as well as what grows well together (called companion planting). There are many online resources as well as gardening books. Seed companies often include growing information on their websites. Your local garden center ...
Winter crops are a definite possibility in Zone 9 and warmer. Plant beets in early to late fall for a winter harvest. How to Plant Beets We prefer to sow beets directly in the garden so that we don’t have to disturb their roots. However, beets—unlike many root crops—do generally to...
Apply a balanced liquid fertilizer after planting. Do not over-fertilize, or the vine may grow more foliage than flowers. Support this climbing plant with structures like trellises, pergolas, or arches. Tip:Morning glories climb by twining their vines around a support, so make sure that whiche...
Hardiness (USDA Zone): 2-11 Native to: Mediterranean Bloom time / season: Spring, summer, fall, winter (Zones 9-11) Exposure: Full sun Soil type: Loose, rich, well draining Soil pH: 6.0-7.5, slightly acidic to neutral Time to maturity: 70 days (spring) Spacing: 18 inches Planting de...
Give your lawn one last mow and say goodbye. If you’re planting your garden directly into the ground, you’ll need toget rid of all the grassfirst. Why should you remove your grass? If the soil layer on top of the grass is not dense enough, grass shoots or weeds might pop through...
You could also interplant beans and/or squash in between more widely spaced straight rows of corn, but planting around clumps of corn ensures that the corn is close enough together for good pollination, and to hold each other up in a strong wind. Another important corn planting tip: Don’t...
To tell you the truth, I don’t fertilize my peonies. They don’t really need it if they are planted in good soil. Adding a layer of compost around the plant in the spring adds some extra nutrients to the soil. However, if you do want to fertilize, apply a bulb or perennial fertil...
What’s a gardener to do? It’s planting season so we ordered seeds […] #Gardening in a #Pandemic! #gardeningtips Tropical Cannas are large showy plants with lush green leathery leaves and clusters of large bright flowers! One would imagine that they are too large for containers but ...