If you select seeds from the first fruit the plant produces, the plant may have not matured enough to produce good seed. With this in mind, selecting fruit during mid to late summer is best. Not is there a better selection of vegetables to choose from, the seed will be much more viable...
[01:47.75]animals and wind spread pollen from one plant to another. [01:53.43]To ensure the seeds you collect will grow into plants [01:58.16]that match their parents, give them space! [02:02.60]Place different ki...
I wasn’t exactly good about eating my lettuce last year, after a few weeks of neglect the plants began to flower and eventually created some seeds. At
Allow the radish plants to mature: Radish seeds are ready to be harvested when the seed pods have turned brown and brittle. This typically occurs several weeks after the radish roots have reached maturity.
Consider adding a rain barrel to your property to collect rain water that you can then distribute through hoses to your garden. Step 20 Monitor the garden for drainage problems. If you notice a section pooling water, dig a ditch from that area to a lower area to help the water drain off...
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...
Finally, remove any rocks or other debris from the vegetable garden site. A garden rake can help in this regard by gently pulling apart the ground surface to collect rocks, roots, leaves and other forms of debris into one corner of the garden for disposal. This will leave fine, smooth soi...
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is illegal to take specimens from the wild. Fortunately, you can still grow your own coontie from seeds, although it is a slow process. Cycads, including coontie, bear their seeds inside cones. The seeds are tough and need to be coaxed out of dormancy. Collect your coontie seeds in April...