I have been thinking about planting some more hardwoods in my backyard (right now all I've got are a bunch of pines), but I'd really rather not be looking at hardwood tree seedlings for years, if you know what I'm saying. I have contacted some hardwood tree farming associations that ...
When her house was sold, I brought them to my block garden, where they look as if they are climbing the tulip tree. Fire circle--under the firewood is the stump of a wild cherry tree. Twigs I picked up this spring, awaiting a trip to the burn pile on the other side of the ...
This wondrous multiplicity of tomato-kind was brought home to me a couple of years ago when I visited the Totally Terrific Tomato Festival at Rolestown Garden Centre in north county Dublin. The event was the brainchild of Ireland’s “Tomato Queen”, Nicky Kyle, one of this country’s first...
I used paper lunch-size bags to plant the seeds into, as I knew I could plant the seedlings directly into the landscaping fabric. I lined the bottom of the bag with newspaper, which just helps the transfer process when the time came to put them in the pallet garden. My children helped...
It needs to be deep enough that you can plant your seedlings and only the top 1/4 of the plant will be sticking out of the ground. Place a scoop of organic matter such as compost into the bottom of the hole. This will give your plant an extra boost, and also help keep the plant...
Wait a week or two until the seedlings have a pair of small seed leaves, plus their first true leaf.[9] Transplant to a larger pot and grow indoors with grow lights at 60 °F (16 °C) until the seedlings are six or seven weeks old before moving them outside.[10] You can start...