Lettuces are a great leafy green because they grow quickly, produce for a long time, and are not very demanding if you keep the plants sufficiently watered. Plus, lettuce grows great in raised beds, making it ideal for small spaces. Lettuces are perfect for containers, which can be placed...
For example, when three different size containers are grouped together, place the largest container at the back to hold a dwarf citrus tree. In front of this, place a medium-sized container planted with a rosemary bush, and in the smallest container plant herbs and lettuce.l Texture: An ...
We find it helpful to think of onions as a leaf crop (like lettuce or kale) rather than a root crop (like beets or carrots). Fostering healthy foliage growth ensures the plants have enough energy to form large bulbs. Ensure immature bulbs stay covered with lightmulchto protect them, retain...
Interplanting often goes hand-in-hand with companion planting. For example, a shallow-rooted plant such as leaf lettuce is an excellent companion when it is interplanted with a more deeply and complex-rooted tomato. Here are some other good companions: to benefit carrots grow onions; to benefi...
Unless your plants are finished and ready to pull anyway, try planting in containers. Pots are especially good for fast-growing radishes, salad greens like lettuce and spinach, and herbs like arugula. What to Plant in August: Vegetables Debbie Wolfe A light frost isn't always a bad thing....
If space is limited, there are some varieties available that can grow in small spaces and containers, like the Spacemaster. Cucumbers should be directly sowed into your garden, but can be transplanted at three weeks old and after the last spring frost. Be sure to plant after last frost as...
Someone like me should really live out in the country, but that is not a feasible option. I received two more bags of potting soil from Amazon and will plant the two types of lettuce seeds today in the other new container I ordered. ...
/ Keep planting berry shrubs sold in containers / Though you won't plant them until end of fall, dig the planting holes for future fruit trees VEGETABLE PATCH: Plant a few last strawberry bushes. After 9:14 AM, the moon begins to ascend again: VEGETABLE PATCH: Sow faba bean, snow pea...
VEGETABLE PATCH: 2nd day for planting asparagus: place each crown in a trench atop a ridge, close it up and water (expect 2 years before the first harvest) / Plant rhubarb or remove protective mulch / Divide clumps of sorrel, tarragon and chives / Thin lettuce sprouts and savor the ones...
Mrs. Rogers said we'd be planting tomatoes, peppers, green beans, carrots, lettuce, and even strawberries. I've never really gardened before besides the one time my mom let me plant marigold seeds. So this was going to be a whole new experience for me. First, Mrs. Rogers showed us ...