Growing your own transplants also enables you to grow vegetable cultivars that might not be available at your local greenhouse. It is time to start planting some of those seeds! Two-week-old pumpkin transplants
Tread down the soil and rake it to produce a level surface with a light, crumbly texture. A couple of weeks before planting, rake in 35g/m2 of granulated fertiliser or 75g/m2 of dried chicken manure pellets. If you weren’t able to dig in compost or manure in autumn, then double ...
Use any pot that's at least 20cm wide and 20cm deep, filled with peat-free, multi-purpose compost. Plant three cloves in a 20cm-wide pot, five or six in a 30cm one. Feed from April when you see strong spring growth, using a high nitrogen feed such as dried chicken manure pellets....
You have to make sure your compost pile gets: Plenty of air: Turn it every four to seven days, especially at first. Adequate water: It should be moist, but not soaking wet; give it a spray weekly. Proper mix of carbon to nitrogen: the ratio should be about 30:1. Small pieces: ...
Your property is what you make it, so why not fill your front yard with fruit trees, flowers, and veggies and sell your lawnmower? Whether you’re just starting to grow your own food, or you’re ready to let gardening take over your life and landscape, there are plenty of benefits ...
Jiffy pellets are made of peat and expand when soaked in water. They’re great for germinating seeds because they hold moisture well while also providing enough air to the seedling’s roots. Just pop the seed in the pellet, keep it moist, and you’re golden. Be careful, though—these pe...
If the water dries up after the shell cracks open, your seedling will die. Plain and simple. Seedlings are fragile at first. Once sprouted, the roots need to stay constantly moist to stay happy and healthy. It’s important to make sure the seeds have access to water the entire time duri...
The table below details how the items in your compost are likely to be classified. MaterialCarbon/NitrogenInformation Wood chips / pellets Carbon High carbon levels; use sparingly Wood ash Carbon Only use ash from clean materials; sprinkle lightly Tea leaves Nitrogen Loose or in bags Table Scraps...
Step 1: Gather and prepare the necessary materials:Choose a very fine, lightweight seed-starting medium that is uniform in consistency. This will help avoid smothering seeds, giving them a chance to germinate.Coconut coiris particularly well-suited for this, but peat pellets will also work. You...
Grow your own celery, and you could be harvesting delectable stems from summer right through until the first frost. Garden-grown celery is much more tender and flavorful than the commercial types and less chemically laden. Learn more about how to plant, grow, and harvest celery plants. ...