Vegetable Garden Timetable - The Westside Gardener. Jekka's Herb Farm. Hampton Court Flower Show was a joy, if a little wet (saved on watering though).
Visitors are still surprised to see us there, as we no longer exhibit in the floral marquee. Instead, these days, we have a ‘plant plot’, and Jekka continues to create a beautiful herb display to show visitors how organic herbs can totally transform a garden. Jekka’s Herbs, and the team – Dan, Hannah, Mark and Jekka, Hampton Court 2011 The archway (above) is Galega officinalis Goat’s Rue (a.k.a. Gorgeous But Deadly: 13 Unassuming Poisonous Plants. Doll’s Eyes, Fairy Bells, Miracle Leaf – how can plants with names like these be dangerous?
Eat them, and you’ll be sorry you fell for their deceptive names and unassuming appearances. From a tree that can make you go blind to flowers that even kill unsuspecting honeybees, these 13 (more) poisonous plants are anything but innocent. Manchineel Tree. Basil for Cooking. Basil has a flavor sweet and pungent and pungent and sweet—so unique it is sometimes described as “basil-y.”
Basil is the quintessential herb for seasoning tomatoes. It goes well with pasta, salads, eggs, cheeses, vegetables, fish, seafood, fowl, and pork, but unlike many other herbs it does not go well with vinegar or other herbs. Basil blends perfectly with olive oil and lemon, but is so volatile that is always best added at the end of cooking—not during. Basil ground with extra-virgin olive oil, minced garlic, pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese is Italian pesto. Companion Planting With Vegetables and Flowers - Organic Gardening. Each spring, I grow legions of onions and shallots from seed, and my biggest challenge is keeping them weeded.
Last year, I planted pinches of arugula between the short rows of shallots, and the leafy, fast-growing arugula smothered any weeds and showed remarkably little damage from flea beetles, which often plague it. The arugula was ready to harvest just when the shallots needed room to grow. What to Plant Now: April: Pacific Northwest Gardening Region. A region with lush greenery, rain aplenty, mild seasons, gray days, no shortage on slugs, and some of the best soil in the country comes with many challenges — and many opportunities.
Gardening in the Pacific Northwest means cool-weather crops such as greens, root crops and cabbage-family crops will generally thrive, but you may have to take extra care to get high yields of heat-loving crops such as tomatoes and peppers. Starting these summer crops plenty early indoors can give you a jump start. Giving cool-weather crops an early start in spring and keeping a later planting going into fall and winter can be easier in the Northwest gardening region because winters are typically mild. Try cold frames, low tunnels or a hoop house for all-season growing (these resources on year-round gardening can help). Living Willow Fence - one year later....... Planting a woven Living Willow Fence has to be one of the fastest ways to create a living wall in your garden.My woven fence was planted in the beginning of April 2010 and you can see what it looked like by the end of May that same year here.After pruning in the fall - as I want to maintain the visibility of the shape of the fence - this is what it looked like in mid November the first year.
The following photos are from June this year, the fence being one year old. How to Grow Celeriac. June 19th, 2009 Email.
Acmella oleracea - Spilanthes - Better than Botox®? Acmella oleracea - Paracress - Still known under its old names Spilanthes oleracea and Spilanthes acmella and commonly referred to as Eyeball Plant, Peek-A-Boo Plant, Toothache Plant, Spot Plant, Prickelblume, Alphabet Plant, Jambu, Australian Cress, and Brazil Cress.
It has nothing in common with real cresses, but is named after the Brazilian province of Pará. The plant has been assigned various scientific names over the years., and although called a Spilanthes, the latest expert opinion by Robert Jansen (after six years of intense study) is that this plant is best considered a member of the closely related genus Acmella. The genus name Spilanthes means stained flower, from Greek spiloma (stain) and anthos (flower); the reference is to the dark pollen which stains the bright petals. Acmella oleracea is a small tender annual that grows to about 12-15 inches and will spread to 24-30 inches across. The flower heads are used fresh, dried and powdered. Resources include: October 2010. I have been invited by Laura, curator of The Modern Victory Garden to participate in a "meme" called A Day In The Slow Life created by Tony over at Backyard Feast.
That said, I carefully attempted to record the events of Monday October 18th, a day both my wife and I would be home and able to devote the day to working in our gardens trying to finish up our harvest. Plants to the rescue of plants - Trucs d'artan. Maybe it's because of their wine-making heritage, but the French are obsessed with fermenting various plants into special insecticidal, bactericidal, and fungicidal brews to use on...other plants.
Remember the article on brewing an extract of stinging nettles in this column? Well, the nettle is the undisputed queen of the French gardener's vegetal fermentations. How to grow carrots, with dr. john navazio. WHEN THE MOST COMMON CHALLENGE readers confessed in a recent story on vegetable gardening was “I can’t grow carrots,” I knew whom to call: John Navazio, Ph.D. to the rescue.
John, who these days serves in a joint role as Senior Scientist for the Organic Seed Alliance and the Washington State University Extension specialist for organic seed for his home state, has grown—and bred—more than a few carrots in his time. Sonia Tastes Hawaii: GARDEN GREENS ....the 'so-called' Spinaches. Malabar Spinach Malabar spinach (Basella alba or Basella Rubra) is a perennial tropical fast-growing and soft-stemmed vine in the Basellaceae family and not an actual spinach. The vines can grow up to 10 feet.
Subsistence Pattern. Crop Nutrition and Fertilizer Requirements. Essential plant nutrients | Types of fertilizers | Soil nutrient content and soil testing | Fertilizer recommendations | Plant tissue analysis Essential Plant Nutrients Proper nutrition is essential for satisfactory crop growth and production. The use of soil tests can help to determine the status of plant available nutrients to develop fertilizer recommendations to achieve optimum crop production. The profit potential for farmers depends on producing enough crop per acre to keep production costs below the selling price. ROLES OF THE 16 ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS IN. Primary nutrients | secondary nutrients | micronutrients Sixteen plant food nutrients are essential for proper crop development.
Each is equally important to the plant, yet each is required in vastly different amounts. These differences have led to the grouping of these essential elements into three categories; primary (macro) nutrients, secondary nutrients, and micronutrients. Primary (macro) nutrients are nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. They are the most frequently required in a crop fertilization program. The secondary nutrients are calcium, magnesium, and sulphur. ROOT DEVELOPMENT OF VEGETABLE CROPS. Walden Effect: Homesteading and Simple Living Blog.
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Grafting fruit trees can be simple. Fruit tree propagation. Growing an Apple Tree in a Container. The Tree Collard « A Growing Obsession. Sources of Plants and Seeds. Perennial polyculture: New Designs. Annie's Kitchen Garden.