Step 1: Find your zone Continue > Planting zone:Enter your zip code. Two of the most important aspects of gardening are knowing when to plant and what to plant in your vegetable or flower garden. However, it can be difficult to know the exact time to begin planting in order for a gard...
When she was just 9 years old, Katie Stagliano planted a cabbage seed(卷心菜种子)in a garden outside her house. She cared for it every day by watering it, weeding it and giving it plant food. It grew to be HUGE!Forty pounds huge! Katie wanted to do something special with this very ...
The chart below is a general guideline only, use this to determine what can be planted early and what needs to wait. Research your local zone to determine how much earlier you can plant as some climates are harsher than others right up to the last frost date so it’s impossible to give...
Different vegetables thrive at different pH levels. Blueberries thrive best in our naturally acidic soils with a pH between 4.0 and 5.3, while brassicas such as cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale and swede tend to be susceptible to clubroot disease in neutral to slightly alkaline environments. To in...
Don’t baby your crops; plants are incredibly adaptable. They have the ability to draw water from deep in the soil. Periodically, take a trowel and dig down several inches into the zone where the roots are most active. If the soil there is still moist, there would be no benefit from ...
In the beginning, female butterflies lay a small and colorful egg on a leaf or stem (茎) of a plant. It’s hard to believe that the egg will become something completely different in a few days. It becomes a walking insect. This insect is called caterpillar. It now has legs, eyes ...
Ready to start that spring garden but not sure when you should start your seeds? We can help. Our seed starting chart helps you determine when and where to start your seeds. Some seeds should be started indoors, while others can be directly sown outside. Refer to ourAverage Frost Datesto...
Among those who washed their raw chicken, about a quarter ended up spreading the germ to their cabbage. But even some of those who did not wash the chicken got germs on the cabbage. And there are other opportunities for germs to survive on turkeys: melting and cooking.To ensure a bird ...
What is baking soda referred to as? Based on the color of the cabbage extract before you added the solutions you tasted. what is the pH of the cabbage extract? What is the biological importance of what you observed? The following have been observed: 1. Different solutions pH le...
I have been the garden columnist for “The New York Times,” where I began my journalism career decades ago. I host a public-radio podcast; I also teach online, plus hold tours at my 2.3-acre Hudson Valley (NY) Zone 6A garden, and always say no to chemicals and yes to great plants...