Keep your watermelon seeds and plants moist; growing these tasty melons takes a lot of water. They’re called watermelons, after all! If you have a limited space but still want to grow watermelons, we recommend ‘Sugar Baby.’ This variety produces a smaller fruit that ripens quicker, ...
To attract bees to flowers, spritz plants with dilute sugar water. If plants are in a greenhouse or hoop house where pollinating insects cannot come or if pollination is slow or does not occur, use a soft-bristled brush to hand pollinate flowers; dust the inside of a male flower then care...
Two to three weeks after plants have finished flowering, you can carefully dig out some baby potato tubers. Two to three weeks after the leaves have faded back, you can harvest mature tubers. Other indicators of ripeness are that the vine dies completely, the tuber skin sets, and the ...
For mixed containers, make sure your plants need the same basic amounts of sunlight and water. Use large containers for large, individual plants. You may be short on garden space if you're still picking and cutting veggies, herbs and flowers in August. Unless your plants are finished and ...
To attract bees to flowers, spritz plants with dilute sugar water. If plants are in a greenhouse or hoop house where pollinating insects cannot come or if pollination is slow or does not occur, use a soft-bristled brush to hand pollinate flowers; dust the inside of a male flower then care...
Leaves become dull and mottled; plants become covered with a fine silk webbing. Knock mites off with a spray of water; spray with insecticidal soap or neem oil spray. Japanese beetles are metallic green and bronze insects; they feed on foliage and fruit and skeletonize leaves. Shake beetles ...