When planting green onion seeds, they should be sown ¼ inch deep and one inch apart. 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 ...
You can grow asparagus from seeds, crowns (roots), or transplants. Start seed indoors 12 to 14 weeks before the last frost. Transplant seedlings or plants into the garden after the last frost. Plant asparagus seeds or crowns in the garden in early spring as soon as the soil is workable....
One gram of seeds will plant 20 feet of row. Turnipcompanion plants Grow turnips with bush beans, peas, and southern peas. Keep turnips away from mustard and potatoes. Turnips are closely related to rutabagas; the taste and texture are similar. ...
If you’d like to collect seed, let the flowers fully open. Onion flowers are pretty impressive. They create a large, almost ball-shaped umbel. As the flowers start to fade, tie a paper bag over the top and tightly secure it to the stalk. The seeds are very tiny. Cut the stalk on...
Young plants should receive about 1 inch of water per week. As they mature, chamomile plants become impressively drought-resistant, which means maintenance won’t be a concern. That said, you should still water your chamomile lawn in extremely hot, dry weather. Wait for the soil to dry in ...
On the first floor, the reclaimed idle land was used as a vegetable garden and old furniture was removed and reorganized to create a fence; the test space on the second floor was used to obtain space for growing flowers and plants by arranging the balcony; the functional area for growing ...
The plant then goes to seed in the fall. The seed heads can be gathered and dried, and then you can collect the seeds to grow more plants. To prevent the plant from spreading, snip off the seed heads before they’ve fully ripened. ...
Plant seeds when you are growing root vegetables. If you go to your local garden center or nursery, you will find starts for leafy greens and other plants that will grow well in your area. I’ve had luck planting everything from seed, and do well with them every year. The exception is...
Yamsare among the most productive and easy plant tubers you can cultivate. It is possible to start with your plants or even slips. Yams don’t come from seeds, as do other vegetables. They develop from slips, which originate from the seeds of adult yams. ...
Seed that you collect or got from a friend may not be mature and will therefore not germinate. Missing Seed Embryo Some plants produce seed that is empty inside. Some maples and beech tend to do this. You can collect a handful of seed and find no germination because the seed husks lack...