Growing alfalfa requires precise timing of field activities, namely planting and cutting, which can be determined with weather data and vegetation indices.
Plant 1-year-old plants that are virus-indexed and certified disease-free. A one-year-old plant will be about 14 inches tall. American and hybrid types can be grown from cuttings on their own roots. European grapes should be grafted to phylloxera-resistant rootstocks. (Phylloxera is a sap-...
It may be possible to get a second harvest of an early variety. If you leave the outer leaves and roots intact when doing the initial harvest, the plant will send up several new heads. Pull some off, leaving a few smaller ones to harvest when they are about the size of a tennis ball...
Soil can be allowed to dry when leaves start to get yellow and brown and to droop over. Feeding onions Side-dress onion plants with a nitrogen-rich organic fertilizer such as alfalfa meal. You can also plant beans nearby; bean roots set nitrogen in the soil. ...
These all refer to the dried and cured buds of a female cannabis plant. Cannabis plants can live in many environments, and some form of cannabis naturally grows nearly everywhere in the world. Yet it’s the flowers of specially bred female cannabis plants which most people think of when it...
Plants need a lot of nutrients to grow and stay healthy. Growing the same type of plant year after year can deplete these nutrients from the soil, making the soil less healthy. This can lead to pests and diseases developing on these plants. ...
Sprouts are rich in vitamins, minerals, and enzymes, often more concentrated than in the mature plant. An added benefit besides the health benefits of growing your own sprouts is that children get to witness first hand the beauty of a tiny seed beginning to grow into a plant and it grows ...
Warms the soil in spring, allowing the gardener to plant days or weeks before the soil would normally be ready. Keeps plants clean and off the ground, especially tomatoes and melons, to avoid plant disease. Limits the chance of damage to tree trunks when mulch is placed around them instead...
72. Alfalfa hay or pellets (usually fed to rabbits) 73. Rawhide dog chews 74. Fish food 75. Dry dog or cat food I know that the longer I've had a compost pile, the more likely I've been to take a second look at something I was preparing to throw in the trash. "Hmm. Can I...