If youhave a garden, you should know (if you don't already!) that calcium is a vital nutrient that enables your plants to grow healthy and strong. Calcium strengthens the cell walls of plants, promoting growth and resilience fromdiseases and pests. Adding calcium to your plants can help yo...
Applying a layer of fresh poultry manure to your crops in the fall is a great way to add magnesium. Poultry manure is hot, so you never want to add it directly to your plants. All of the nitrogen will burn your plants instead of helping them. The nice thing about poultry manure is t...
I’ve found that the best way to use compost in a probiotic garden is to dig in well-rotted compost when you prepare the bed for planting. Once you start spraying the probiotic sprays on the plants and soil, add a layer of compost about two inches deep. Continue to spray the probiotic...
Planting a garden is a lot like having a family. Both require a great deal of work, 31 as they grow and as the seasons_ 32 .As summer days lengthen, your plants become__ 33 on you, much like your children depend on you for food and drink. Like a_ 34 child asking for drink of...
Mature plants will be able to withstand a small number of scale insects, and the population will be controlled by natural predators, such as ladybirds and birds. Encourage these into your garden. Larger infestations of scale insects can be treated with BugClear™ Ultra Gun! What are the ...
Add more compost to the hole and around the stem of the seedling, water again, and leave to grow on, keeping well watered. In July, the Cavolo Nero plants can be transplanted to their final positions. They are the perfect plant to transplant out to fill the gaps left by recently harvest...
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You should test the gardenia soil acidity with one of those pH kit soil tests available at garden centers. Note that the soil close to a house’s foundation will likely have a higher pH than the rest of the yard due to the leaching of calcium compounds from the concrete block. So, ...
Garden peas for shelling have parchment-like pods that are too stringy to eat. That’s why they are best shelled. (But you can add unshelled garden peas to soup broth for flavor.) Shelled garden peas are also called fresh peas. Shelled garden peas have wrinkled seeds and high sugar conte...
They can be thinned to one to two inches as they mature but do not need to be. In fact, we recommend planting your green onions in clumps as young plants can be easily knocked over; growing in clumps will help hold them up as the maturing seedlings will support each other as they ...