Growing winter squash requires some patience, but this garden vegetable is well worth the wait—and most varieties have a long shelf life after harvest. From butternut squash to acorn squash, learn how to plant, grow, harvest, and cure winter squash in your home garden! About Winter Squash B...
Zucchini is a vigorous grower.While each plant will produce several squash during peak season, you’ll typically find that one or two zucchini plants will produce a “bumper” (unusually large) crop, leaving you to give the squash away to neighbors or bake lots of zucchini bread! Image: Alv...
Plant winter radishes 3 to 4 inches apart. Radish seeds are so small that they certainly require thinning once seedlings appear. Radish germination happens in 3 to 6 days; seedlings can be thinned to proper spacing once they have appeared. Use a garden scissor to cut green tops off at the...
Plant 6-8 seeds/hill, and thin to the strongest 2-3 seedlings on each side of the hill when the plants are 3-4” (7.6-10cm) high. Failure to thin will dramatically decrease yields.Planting Squash Plants. If you’re planting squash plants, don’t waste your time—or money—planting ...
To grow: Once seedlings occur, thin to two or three per mound. Squash grow best in full sun so, if possible, plant on a south or southeast facing slope. Water at least 1 inch a week. Squash do best when in soil with a pH of 6.0 to 6.7. TO deter weeds, a light layer of mulch...
Plant dwarf or bush peas 1 inch deep and 1 inch apart in rows 2 feet apart. Plant vining types in double rows 8 to 10 inches on either side of 6-foot tall stakes. Thin seedlings to 2 to 3 inches apart. Seeds started indoors should be planted out about 3 weeks after they are up....
After the plants have germinated and seedlings grow to approximately two or three inches in height, cut them down to have only two or three plants per hill. The fruit will get more significant when you have only one fruit for each plant. As the fruit grows, it is best to gently encourag...
You should begin to harden off your seedlings 2 weeks before you want to plant them in the garden. One week before at a minimum. Hardening seedlings off takes time and cannot be rushed! So consider when you want to plant them and work backwards 2 weeks and then begin the process of har...
Peas are extremely easy to grow at home—all you need is 3 centimeters of fertile ground, sticks for growth support, and a weekly feed of potash-rich fertilizer. Whether you want to start with seeds or seedlings, here’s how to plant and harvest pea plants: ...
Once seedlings have been hardened off, they can be planted into their permanent spot. Water seedlings before and after transplanting. Avoid planting during the hottest part of the day. STARTING SEEDS OUTDOORS Many plants can be directly sown outdoors. Fast growers such as radishes and squash, and...