Watermelon is susceptible to a variety of pests. Cucumber beetles are perhaps the watermelon’s pumpkin enemy #1. Cucumber beetles will rob the plant of nutrients, eat pollen, and spread plant disease. A variety of other pests will also enjoy the watermelon plants in your home garden. Use ...
In areas with a long growing season, like California, a well-tended and healthy tomato plant can keep growing and producing for 7 months or longer (consider the Stupice and Juliet varieties). In that time, a plant may have used most of the available nutrients in just two, three of four...
It will add nutrients (养分) to the soil, which helps plants grow. Wildfires help forests in another way, too. Some evergreen trees can release (释放) their seeds in a forest fire! The fire reaches to even the top of the highest trees. After the fire, new trees start to come out....
Transplant the yellow watermelon seedlings when they are 2 to 3 inches tall and the last frost has passed in your location. Add compost to your garden soil for nutrients. Work the soil into mounds, 2 feet wide and spaced 6 feet apart. Use your hoe to create a mote around the mound fo...
Consider nutrients too. Use slow-release fertilizers or organic amendments. These nourish plants and help them grow. Monitor moisture levels. Indoor environments have less humidity. Look out for signs of underwatering or overwatering, such as yellowing leaves or wilting plants. ...