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Avoid locations with full sun in combination with reflected light from heat-reflecting southern or southwestern walls. The burgundy buds open to raspberry-pink flowers that keep their color when grown in shade.‘Carol' forms a low, rounded mound of dark...

Dirt was piled anywhere I could find a spot and when it rained, that dirt turned to running mud. One morning before work I went out just to stare at this thing, this nuisance, this irritant that was keeping me from creating true beauty.

For more details on this myth see2 Each of the Panhellenic games was dedicated to the worship of a particular god, and the victors were crowned with the leaves of a plant sacred to that god.

Because they're cool-season crops, they're among the first seeds to be planted each spring. I first saw it in action on a childhood visit to Colonial Williamsburg, where, according to Wesley Greene, the historic trades gardener there, they try to have...

As a cool weather crop, peas don't do well with heat and humidity, which means it needs to be planted pretty early in most regions. Both the vining and dwarf bush edible-pod pea cultivars will benefit from a support to climb, such as a trellis or mesh.

The days do not really get any longer...it just pushes the hours of daylight from one clock hour to another.First observed in World War I and again in World War II, Daylight Saving Time was not standardized in the United States until 1966 when the Uniform...

They are truly low-maintenance, high performing plants.The butter daisy is known by such common names as butter daisy, star daisy, gold medallion flower, and I'm sure there are others.

Last fall I attended a dinner where the host used a huge garden carrot as the centerpiece. Only a small mass of roots is required to keep the plants alive, but it's important to keep garden soil packed around the primary roots as the plants are dug and...

Potatoes, for example, have masses of lush foliage that's great at excluding light. Sink ‘Em! Another option is to submerge perennial weed roots in a bucket of water for at least a month until they turn into sloppy goo, which can then be poured over...

Raking leaves can be welcome warm work on a chilly autumn day. About once a month, take off your mower's grass bag or insert your mulching attachment and leave the clippings on the grass.

When the best place you have to grow veggies and herbs is a sloping hillside, you can terrace your way to a garden that's beautiful, productive, and reasonably easy to maintain. Planning a Terraced Vegetable Garden Because water always runs downhill,...

Plants Related to this Article Spinach Grow Guide Corn Grow Guide Winter Peas Grow Guide < All Guides I like to restore my haggard tomato patch with a cover crop of mustard , which can reduce disease carry-over when it is quickly chopped up and turned...

The bag will trap any ethylene gas produced by the fruit, encouraging it to ripen to perfection. How to Ripen Peppers Peppers – both sweet/bell and chili – can be exceptionally prodigious once they get into their stride.

Make your cut so that it slopes away from the bud to help rain to drip off. Pruning in summer helps plums to avoid disease Before any pruning task, stand back and take a look at your tree.

When to Harvest Chili Peppers for Drying You don't need to wait until your chilies turn colour before you pick them. Dried chilies are just as versatile as fresh chilies. Earlier in the year I shared some top tips for growing super-spicy peppers .

I hope you've found some of these ideas handy. This means you can water carefully and precisely, enjoying the convenience of a hose – without wasting a drop! Water from the Bottom Watering pots from the bottom, rather than the top, can save a lot of...

Cover over with another 10cm (4in) of compost then add more compost as the stems grow, topping up 5-10cm (2-4in) at a time until the top of the container is reached. Keep them on a cool, bright windowsill.

Early summer offers us a tempting taste of what's to come in the fruit garden. Thinning Other Fruit Trees Pears need less thinning than apples but will still benefit from having young fruits thinned out to give consistent harvests.

Begin with a good, strong blast from the hose to knock the whitefly off your plants and onto the ground where they'll perish. Just like aphids they produce a sticky ‘honeydew', which is in fact…their feces.

Top Up Mulches for A Nutrient Boost Mulches of organic material applied earlier in the season may now be looking a little scant. Beans will also stop producing more pods if the existing ones are left to ripen to biological maturity – by forming seeds,...

Make sure your garden provides year-round shelter for allies such as frogs, toads, insect-eating birds and beneficial insects such as ladybugs and hoverflies. Pests can sometimes infiltrate your garden among the leaves or in the potting soil of shop-bought...

Left in the ground when the crop is cleared, these roots will help to feed the cabbages that follow. You can use a string line to insure nice, straight rows. How to Sow Cabbage Cabbages may be started off in an outdoor seedbed to transplant once they're...

I am no fan of the excessive glare from poorly placed spotlights or security lights. Consider the look and feel of the bench, which will become a feature in its own right. If you're patient, why not lay down plans for a country wine or two?

There are many ways to enjoy the “little ginseng” of the vegetable world. Plants Related to this Article Radish Grow Guide Bugs, Beneficial Insects and Plant Diseases Aphids (General) Guide Cabbage Root Maggot Guide Cabbage Worm Guide < All Guides

Preparing for the freezer is quick, it can be done in small batches, and much of the original flavor and nutritional value of the produce will be retained. Dehydrators are a joy. Cover them with paper bags to stop them getting covered in dust.

The same pests that bother other brassicas can affect rutabagas, but they usually don't. I like to sidestep hot summer sun by starting the seedlings indoors and setting them out when it's cloudy, but the seeds are such willing germinators that they also...

If you save seeds we'd love to hear your top tips for doing so – don't be shy, please drop us a comment below! < All Guides The beautiful seed heads of onion family plants are attractive to beneficial insects How to Store Saved Seeds Dry seeds can be...