I also have about 15 banana plants that came from one small plant someone gave me.I freeze the peeled bananas, and eat them year round. I grow all kinds of spices and herbs, and some of these reseed themselves.I divide my plants at the roots to make new plants. This works especially ...
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Protect seedlings against pigeons with wire mesh, and use netting during the summer months to stop butterflies from laying their eggs on the leaves. It’s also worth growing nasturtiums nearby as a sacrificial crop for cabbageworms, which will be more likely to eat the nasturtiums instead of ...
Citrus/Food Attraction: Grapefruit, orange, melon rinds, banana or potato peels attract slugs so scatter a few piles around the yard (you’ll have a bunch of happy critters to deal with in the morning). I have a few methods of disposal listed below but fair warning: These are unpleasant...
You can use powdered eggshells alongside other popular organic fertilizer solutions like used coffee grounds, old banana peels, etc. Put crushed eggshells in with the soil in a planter. Sprinkle crushed eggshells around the base of plants. This is especially good to do in the fall so it has ...
AphidsInsectMisshapen/yellow leaves; sticky “honeydew” (excrement); sooty, black moldGrowcompanion plants; knock off with water spray; apply insecticidal soap; put banana or orange peels around plants; wipe leaves with a 1 to 2 percent solution of dish soap (no additives) and water every 2...
An orange with a green tint to its rind can be ripe and ready to eat.Amount. Three medium-sized or 2 large oranges equal about one pound of segments. Store. Oranges will keep at room temperature for up to 1 week and in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks....
Food waste is the food that’s OK to eat, but it’s being discarded, composted, or left to spoil without a plan to turn it into a snack or meal. Food waste happens thanks to a chain of different (and expensive) behaviors starting with ...
‘Ice Cream Banana’ A late bloomer with yellow petals that emerge from a deep pink base and look good enough to eat! Class: Double Late Buy from Breck's. Photo by: Rob Cardillo. 'Zomerschoon’ This striped sensation in scarlet and white (often described as strawberry and cream) is both...
The irradiated flies were then bred to untreated ones. In 10 days thousands of their offspring were buzzing around their banana-mash feed, and Muller was looking upon an unprecedented outburst of man-made mutations. There were flies with bulging eyes, flat eyes, purple, yellow and brown eyes....