Consider how much space each vegetable in your garden requires before starting to plant them. Overcrowded plants tend not to thrive because they compete for water and nutrients from each other; ensure there’s enough room between crops, and consider including pollinator-attracting flowers as a borde...
Add moisture:Water the pile just enough to moisten, then repeat occasionally if you don’t receive regular rain. Too much water can make the pile soggy and cool the core temperature, slowing decomposition. Not enough water can slow or halt decomposition entirely. The consistency should be simila...
About a third of the planet’s food goes to waste, often because of its looks. That’s enough to feed two billion people.
Another way to effectively eliminate grubs from your garden is by covering it with clear plastic for several weeks during the hottest part of summer, costing time and money but killing off grubs and other insects in your vegetable garden. When it’s time for planting again, simply remove the...
An alternative is to dig up the crowns and roots, remove as much soil as possible and store for the winter in a box of moist sand or peat in a cool location, like a garage or basement. Also, if you find yourself needing to plant new artichokes next year or in the future, consider...
Compost or aged manure are great additions to the native soil of your garden but don’t overdo it. Too much nitrogen and your tomatillos might grow like the wind but set little fruit. Water regularly at the base of the plant. An inch to an inch and a half per week should suffice. ...
Ordinary chicken wire 4 to 5 feet high can be used. Stretch it as tightly as possible between stout post. After harvest the wire can be cleaned, rolled, and stored. Peas can be grown without support; however, they will grow and produce much better with support. Tie-in pea vines When...
Fascinating Facts About Pumpkins How to Grow Pumpkins: Complete Guide from Planting to Harvest How to Plant and Grow Pumpkins Best Climate and Site for Growing Strawberries How to Grow Okra from Planting to Harvest How to Grow Correa – Austrailian Fuchsia...
cm layer of Dynamic Lifter (you can use well-rotted sheep or chicken manure). For the four beds I finished off an entire 25 Kg bag of very smelly Dynamic Lifter. I then covered the DL with another 5 cm layer of pea straw and then a layer 20 cm thick of mushroom compost garden mix...