2, potato plants in a five-gallon bucket or grow bag, and more in a trash can. This year, as well as my trash can, I’m trying ten-gallon grow bags. If you have a pile of empty feed sacks or even dog food bags (not the paper kind, the ones made of that plastic fabric), y...
Commercial bagged soils are pricey, and if you use a lot, can add up to significant costs. They also vary greatly in quality and, in some cases, their fertilizer strength can be toxic to plants and cause burns to plant roots. It’s satisfying to make your own mix to give your plants ...
1. Choose the Right Tree to Plant There is a tree out there for every garden function, but it can be easy to misjudge exactly how a small tree from the nursery will look when it grows up. How much space will the tree ultimately have to grow, both in terms of height and spread?
Check your bare-root plant for any broken roots (which aren’t a big deal) and prune them off. If the roots are extremely long (over 8 inches), you can trim an inch or two off the bottom to make planting a little easier. Soak the bare root in a bucket of water for up to an ...
Peonies! One of the first blooms of summer and an easy care perennial and if cared for properly, a single peony plant will reward you with armfuls of blooms for 100 years! I picked the brain of experts at the garden center on how to plant peonies so they bloom like this! Types of ...
Peony buds secrete a sweet nectar that attracts ants. The ants do not hurt the plant and they aren’t required for the blooms to open. Plus, ants will help protect the buds from other flower-eating insects. If cutting flowers to take indoors, gently rinse the blossoms in a bucket of wa...
it takes nature 500years to create an inch of top soil.As the countryside fills up,people are becoming more aware of the need for open space.Nearly every proposal for a new power plant,highway,or airport draws fierce opposition.Everyone wants the big,land-eating"uglies"to be in someone ...
In the spring of March, it is a good season to plant trees and grass and to greet the motherland. The brigade of our school, under the guidance of a counselor, goes to the countryside to participate in tree planting activities. On the way, we sang happily while we enjoyed the beautiful...
Watermelon requires a lot of water, which is why it is essential to keep the soil evenly moist all the timebut not super wet, and the water must drain freely from the bottom. Whengrowing watermelon in containersin full sun, you’ll need to water the plant every day and sometimes twice...
If youcanplant the trees right after they arrive, carefully untangle and soak the roots in a bucket of water for 12 to 24 hours before planting in order to replace the moisture lost during shipping. Do not soak the roots for more than 24 hours nor allow the roots to ever dry out. At...