Most just-planted garden crops benefit from being watered-in, meaning the delivery of a good dose of water to get their growth started, but potato plants are an exception. Seed potatoes are prone to disease if subjected to too much moisture, so it's best to wait until the potato plants ...
Of the hundreds of jars and bags that I squirrel away for winter, the most prized of them all contain peppers. Frozen, pickled or dried, stored peppers deliver more flavor, by weight, than any other garden goodie. Learning how to preserve peppers did not come easy, yet my trials and ...
Edible garden: a garden full of edible vegetables, herbs, fruits, and even flowers, best planted close to the kitchen Feed plot gardens: a garden dedicated to feeding critters like deer andrabbits, can help keep them out of your other garden(s), best planted by the edge of your property ...
GARDEN BEDS A vegetable plot can be planted in flat or mounded rows. Raised soil will warm up faster in spring and provide better drainage. Make rows that run north to south for best sun exposure and create pathways in between for easy access. Place taller plants such as corn and trellis...
Place them into a supportive container such as an egg box and keep them in a light but relatively cool place to produce stubby, dark green shoots. Don’t obsess too much about this process – the idea is simply to keep the tubers fresh until you are ready to plant them. This can be...
If you grew a plant from seed and are ready to transplant it into a garden plot, you can also use the rooting hormone to give the roots a boost. It’s best to place the plant under direct sunlight until new root growth begins to establish.Once this happens, ensure the cutting remains...
Success hinges upon proper maintenance practices such as watering, weeding and staking of vegetables. They won’t wait for you to tend to them so make time in your schedule to visit the garden often and remove weeds as well as diseased or insect-infested plants from your plot. ...
Summer menu ingredients:Watermelon, basil, bell peppers, corn, eggplant, tomatoes Fall menu ingredients:Sweet potatoes, apples, Brussels sprouts, cranberry, pumpkin, squash Winter menu ingredients:Cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, grapefruit, kale, pears ...
Intercropping can also be used as a great strategy when planning out your vegetable garden layout, as this involves planting different crops close together. This allows fast-growing radishes and lettuce to be placed between slower-growing tomatoes and peppers for maximum production potential. Benefits...
Step 1: Prepare the Ground for Your Garden Bed Choose the location for your bed based on the light and shade needs of the plants that will be in your garden. If you haven’t chosen plants yet, choose a spot that gets at least six hours of sunlight every day. While you can place yo...