Before every gardening season it’s a good idea to wash, rinse and disinfect your seed starting pots. There are many very good reasons for this, all boiling down to: “avoid giving your baby plants a dirt disease.” Confession time: it’s been probably four years since I’ve given my ...
In the middle of the container, add a “slow-release” hard fertilizer (e.g., Osmicote) to provide the plant with food. It will last 3 to 4 months, usually into the middle of the gardening season. Also, add a polymer in the middle of the container to attract and hold water. A p...
Gardening: Howdo I Protect My Pots from the Cold?; Kirsty King Answers All Your Queries on Pots and Plants, along with the Endless Debate about Treating Yellow LeavesDaily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Fall is right around the corner and the garden needs to be put to bed. Don't just tend to the garden itself though. Garden tools and pots need some TLC right now too. Get some tips for cleaning clay pots on The Gardening Cook.Share on X Uses for clay pots If you have older clay ...
Examples of items you should consider decluttering today include small gardening hand tools, gloves, buckets and watering cans, pots, potting soil and fertilizer, seeds, vegetable stakes and cages, and similar items.Equipment that is used to maintain not just flowers or gardening, but also the ...
Be sure to clean used pots with soapy Clorox waterto make sure any bacteria and disease are killed. What to Plant And Where Most vegetables and herbs need to be planted in full sun.That means the area needs at least 6 hours of sun or more day. ...
Pots Compost, such asMiracle-Gro® Peat Free Premium Fruit & Vegetable Compost Watering can with fine rose Dibber or an upturned pencil Seedlings Loosely fill each pot with compost. Water the compost, allow to drain away, and use the dibber or pencil to make a deep hole in the middle ...
Focus on your successes and look forward to the following year.BONUS: CONTAINER GARDENING TIPS Photo: Proven Winners. Choose containers: Nearly anything can become a container as long as it’s big enough, has adequate drainage, and is food safe. Most commonly used containers are plastic, wood...
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This will allow the soil to dry quicker and at the same time bring oxygen to the root zone. If the plant isn’t too large, repot into a different pot. Be sure to add new soil. This will give the roots nice, clean soil to grow into. If the plant is too large to be easily re...