Bees usually handle this job, but sometimes they need a little help. Read more: Pumpkin Pollination: A Gardener’s Guide Over the years, I’ve hand-pollinated pumpkins using a simple paintbrush when bee activity
When it comes down to it, the most effective and most humane course of action to fix a skunk problem in your yard is ... well, to trap and release your skunks. Since they can dig and build their own burrows, after all, blocking off your home or spraying essential oils may not be ...
Learn how to grow and care for different types of raspberries in your garden or container. By Lynn McAlpine Lynn McAlpine Lynn McAlpine is a lifelong gardener and long-time editor of gardening and home articles. Her work encompasses both print publications and online sites. She has hands-on ...
Harvest time: Harvest when the fruit rind that touches the ground turns yellow; harvest when the tendril closest to the fruit turns dry and black. You can also test watermelon ripeness by rapping the melon with your knuckles; if if sounds hollow it’s ready. Use a sharp knife to cut rip...
and yields a better harvest (Fernandez et al.1996; Teixeira da Silva and Dobránszki2014; Abedinpour and Rohani2017). Studies on the effects of constant and variable magnetic fields on various species of plants, including fruit trees and shrubs, show that seeds germinate faster under the operati...
The only maintenance calendula requires is floral harvest and deadheading. If you want your plant to keep producing blooms all summer long,it’s best to cut back withered flowers. This will also help reduce the amount of self-sowing. Seed heads develop fairly quickly and can be collected befor...
The fall harvest brings in the bright sweetness of apples and the warm richness of pumpkins and squash. It’s also the season of persimmons, a somewhat less common fall fruit. Typically in season from September to December, persimmons are likely to be at the local farmers market around this...
If you plan to visit a field only open to the public during the sunflower bloom season, then have a “bathroom” plan for your family. Sunflower blooms do not last long once cut, but you can take some home to use for crafts or to harvest seeds to start your sunflower field next ...
Probably just checking, that was February so there would have been vegetables to harvest, we probably harvested vegetables and probably at that time because there weren’t so many volunteers coming we probably put vegetables at the gate for people to take, we do that when there’s too many ...
How to Harvest and Store Eggplant Eggplant Growing Problems Troubleshooting How to Plant and Grow Eggplant Black Beauty eggplant Eggplant is a very tender warm season perennial grown as an annual. Grow eggplant in the warmest, frost-free time of the year. The edible fruit can be long and slend...