Borage attracts large buzzing insects that dominate their air space. Harvesting Cut back borage plants by half their size in midsummer to encourage reblooming. Spacing Single Plants: 1' 1" (35cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 11" (30cm) with 1' 11" (60cm)...
Frequently the plant will break off as you pull it from the ground. Tips: Yellow sticky traps or yellow pans of water can be used to monitor and trap onion flies. Onion root maggots Onion root maggots Onion root maggots in garlic Onion root maggots in...
Harvesting Dig roots in fall or early spring and dry outdoors, because they release an unpleasant smell as they dry. Plants die back to the ground in winter and re-emerge in spring.
Feeding Not generally required. You also can start seeds in late winter, and set out the seedlings in spring. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.
Cover the bulbs to four times their depth with loose soil. In less than full sun, tulip blossoms will twist toward the strongest directional light. Spacing Single Plants: 5" (15cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 3" (10cm) with 5" (15cm) row gap (minimum) Sow...
Notes Blue ageratum provides excellent contrast when combined with flowers with orange blossoms. Ageratum cannot tolerate cold temperatures. Feeding Mix a light application of a balanced organic fertilizer into the soil prior to planting.
Store at room temperature. Black patches on the bottom of fruits are a nutritional disorder best prevented by growing tomatoes in well-prepared soil with constant light moisture. Troubleshooting Watch for leaf-eating tomato hornworms, and pick them off.
Mulch to deter weeds and keep soil moist. Can be left in the soil through winter in many areas. Harvesting Use a digging fork to loosen soil along outside of the planting before pulling roots.
Spacing Single Plants: 14' 9" (4.50m) each way (minimum) Rows: 14' 9" (4.50m) with 14' 9" (4.50m) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Prepare a large hole by breaking up the soil and adding plenty of well-rotted organic matter.
Notes Onions respond to changing day length. Grow short-day varieties in southern latitudes. Spacing Single Plants: 5" (15cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 3" (10cm) with 7" (20cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant If you don't start your own seeds, set out...
Melons that do not “slip” often sound hollow when tapped, and the skin color takes on a yellowish cast. Frost tolerant No. Feeding After plants set fruit, feed twice, at two week intervals, with a water soluble plant food.
Promptly pick up fallen apples and chop them into pieces before composting them. Some apple varieties are more susceptible to apple maggot damage than others. Managing Outbreaks: Enclosing perfect green apples in clear plastic sandwich bags will protect...
Companions Lantanas are sprawling plants that attract huge numbers of butterflies, so locate them where they are easily seen on sunny days. As long as they have ample water, lantanas tolerate extreme heat.
The easiest chamomile to grow is a cool-season annual. Spacing Single Plants: 11" (30cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 9" (25cm) with 1' 3" (40cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Seeds can be started indoors or sown directly in the garden.
Very sweet oranges need a long season of warm weather, but kumquats, calamondin oranges and satsumas fruit well in marginal areas or when grown in containers. Yellowing leaves indicate a need for more nitrogen.
Set plants slightly deeper than they grew in their nursery pots. Mulch after planting to keep the soil cool and moist. Companions Marigold. Spacing Single Plants: 2' 11" (90cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 2' 11" (90cm) with 2' 11" (90cm) row gap (minimum)...
When they stop feeding in late summer, the larvae (grubs) become a problem in lawns, where they damage grass by eating roots. Damage: Japanese beetles chew holes in leaves, often devouring much of the foliage from roses and other favored plants.
Feeding Not generally needed beyond annual topdressing with rich compost in spring. Some strains are propagated only from rooted cuttings. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.
Young peach trees are at high risk for damage from insects that bore into the main trunk. The fruit should pull away easily from the tree. Preventive sprays with organic fungicides are often needed to grow good quality peaches.
Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Cherry (Semi-Dwarf) Aphids (General) Slug Snail Tent caterpillar Prune in late winter to shape trees and removed damaged branches.
Companions Melon, Cucumber, Pepper and Eggplant. Troubleshooting Ants sometimes damage okra blossoms. Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Fertile, well drained soil amended with compost.
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Notes Frequent pinching back helps to keep plants bushy and full, and it delays flowering.
Harvesting Peppers can be harvested when they are still green, though their flavor improves as they ripen to red, yellow, or orange. They will pick up again when nights cool down. Troubleshooting Hot weather can cause peppers to temporarily stop flowering.
Feeding Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in spring. Spacing Single Plants: 65' 7" (20.00m) each way (minimum) Rows: 65' 7" (20.00m) with 65' 7" (20.00m) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Prepare a large hole by breaking up the soil and adding plenty...
Tips: Diamondback moths can complete their life cycle within a 15-30 day period during the summer months. Starting in spring, the moths lay eggs that hatch into tiny green caterpillars with forked tails, often in large numbers.
Tips: Lady beetles and their larvae are great beneficial insects to welcome into your garden. They are often found in dense clusters on tender new growth. Encourage beneficial insects including lady beetles, syrphid flies, and lacewings, which are important...
Companions Nasturtium, Lettuce and Peas. Troubleshooting Flea beetles often make small holes in leaves, but do not merit control. Crop Rotation Group Brassicas (Cabbage family) ● Soil Almost any soil with good drainage.
