How Plants Prepare for Winter All summer, with the long hours of sunlight and a good supply of liquid water, plants are busy making and storing food, and growing. But what about wintertime? The days are much shorter, and water is hard to get. Plants have found many different ways to ...
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Plants develop upright, woody stems and will spread by underground rhizomes to form colonies. While they are somewhat slow-growing, a single plant will eventually sprout numerous stems within the immediate vicinity. In the springtime, clustered bunches of bright yellow flowers bloom. The flowers are...
All you need to know about planting, propagating and caring for sunflowers, with tips on the best varieties to grow. Expert advice from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine.
When your cutting takes root, you will have a clone that is genetically identical to the parent plant, and these new plants will grow quickly, so you can have a new young tree with known properties in your landscape in much less time than trying to grow a tree from seed. ...
Shell garden peas before cookingHow to prepare peas Shell garden peas just before using. Rinse peas under running water before shelling; snap off the stem end of the pod; pull off the string along the seams. Do the same at the other end, and pry the pod open to remove the seeds. ...
Avoid getting plants wet when they are flowering or the crop may be reduced. Feeding peas Peas grow best in soil rich in organic matter and compost. Peas and beans produce their own nitrogen, so there is little need to add manure to your soil. ...
Once the beets are ready for harvest, you can pull the plants from the soil. Cut off the leaves with just an inch of the stem still attached to the beet. Leave the roots alone. Prepare a box with damp sand. Place the beets inside. Leave in a cool and...
Sprinkle food-grade diatomaceous earthon plants that are showing signs of infestation. Make a homemade spray with garlic,cayenne pepper, and biodegradable dish soap and apply to the underside of leaves. Read more about combating cabbage loopers here. ...
(and deer, who don’t like the smell of eggs). Indoors, you can crush up egg shells into your potted plants or let the shells soak in a jar of water that you later use to water your plants. You can also start seedlings in them over the winter and plant them in their very ...