Gardening Mistakes I've Made So You Wont - NZ Ecochick
Wow I’ve learnt so much in my last year of gardening. Last year when I started I had no idea what I was doing. I mean they are plants right? you put them in the ground, they grow, you eat! Makes sense. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
DIY Wine Bottle Waterer
Posted by Lesley on May 28, 2010 Last night’s empty bottle of Malbec and my mother’s obsessive crafting have inspired me! The Irish sprinkler system, first discovered when my sister lived and blogged from Ireland for a year, has been upgraded again. This time with the help of two small items - glass marbles and wire from a hanging candle holder. As I stood over the sink rinsing out the wine bottle, I started to channel my mother, the MacGyver of marbles. In the first year after discovering flat-backed marbles, she Gooped them onto everything within a ten-foot radius - mirrors, frames, hot plates, napkin holders, you name it, it’s now covered in marbles. It may take a few tries to get the marbles positioned properly, so make sure to place the tip of your finger into the neck before flipping the bottle upside down. Here’s the final product, and it works great!
Yummy Yards
Edible Landscaping With Charlie Nardozzi
Ordering Seeds and Plants One of my end-of-the-year rituals is to sit down with seed and plant catalogs and place my order for the next year. It's a fun project right... Read more » How To: Prune Grape Vines Grape growing is booming across the country. December Q & A Question: This year I've had more green tomatoes than red in my Oklahoma garden. Answer: Yes, you can ripen your tomatoes indoors if the fruits are mature enough. Question: Last fall we moved into our new Pennsylvania house after all the garden had been cut down. Answer: Congratulations on your new home. Most blackberry varieties need two years to produce fruit. The exceptions to this pattern of fruiting are the new everbearing blackberry varieties such as 'Prime Jim' and 'Prime Jan'. NGA offers the largest and most respected array of gardening content for consumers and educators.
The Best Planting Tip I Ever Received
This spring my wife and I started to convert the expanse of lawn around our newly purchased ranch house into gardens. While we focus on renovating the insides of the house, the focus for our garden is its infrastructure and bones. To that end, we’ve been smothering several hundred square feet of lawn under cardboard, newspapers, and compost; planting young shrubs to create screens; carefully carving specimens out of overgrown trees; and generally preparing the soil for future garden spaces. This advice came to me by way of a representative from Monrovia Nursery. The advice focused on techniques of installing container plants. I had known how to direct the roots away from the plant using a root hook, or by scoring the sides of the roots with a sharp blade. How do you deal with this problem? Want to really baby that plant? Next time you plant, have a bucket of rainwater or compost tea by your side.
13 Vegetables That Magically Regrow Themselves
Indiana Nut Growers Association Home Page
List Of Companion Plants
Dill is one of the few plants to grow with Fennel This is a list of companion plants. Many more are in the list of beneficial weeds. Companion plants assist in the growth of others by attracting beneficial insects, repelling pests, or providing nutrients, shade, or support. They can be part of a biological pest control program. Vegetables[edit] Fruit[edit] Herbs[edit] Flowers[edit] Other[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] Further reading[edit] Cunningham, Sally Jean.
Propagating Foliage & Flowering Plants
Propagation Media: A good propagation medium is made up of components that provide optimum aeration, drainage and moisture holding characteristics. These are usually made up from combinations of peat moss, perlite, vermiculite, sand or similar materials. Many plants will easily root in water. Moisture: The propagation medium should be thoroughly moistened before use. Light: Light is an important environmental factor in plant propagation. Humidity: Since cuttings do not have roots, they cannot replace the water lost through transpiration. These conditions can be provided by placing a clear piece of plastic over the propagation area. Adequate ventilation is also required to avoid disease problems. Temperature: For best results, maintain day temperatures at 70 degrees F. Rooting Hormones: Rooting hormones are often used to promote root formation. Stem and Section Cuttings: To take a tip cutting, select a section of stem with a healthy crown of leaves at the end. Rooting Plants in Water:
