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As the wood decays, mycelium from the wood-feeding fungi also infiltrate adjoining soil. You can now play with various bed designs and materials, using your drawing as a planning tool.

There are dozens of cold-tolerant species from which to choose, or you can use a cover crop blend offered by your favorite seed company - a great way to get to know clovers, mustards, vetches and other green manure plants.

You will need to protect plants should a frost threatens while there is still some of the growing season left to run. You can even add an apple or banana (two generous ethylene producers) to the bag to speed ripening still further.

It's naturally full of potassium, which fruit and pod-bearing plants love. In cooler climates, now may be the time to wash off or remove any greenhouse shading, to trap more of the late summer sunshine.

Compost any remaining plant debris from the beds once the crop is cleared to prevent pests hiding out under leaves or in dead stems, and give greenhouses and hoop houses a good clean once a year.

Left in the ground when the crop is cleared, these roots will help to feed the cabbages that follow. If you have a variety you'd particularly recommend, or perhaps another tip for growing cabbages, please share it in the comments section below.

Place your beers, wine or sodas inside, then lay a soaked towel over the top. LED lighting is low cost, versatile and doesn't use much electricity. I am no fan of the excessive glare from poorly placed spotlights or security lights.

There is some truth here, in that a review of studies from around the world concluded that compounds in daikon radishes may help prevent diabetes, cancer and disorders of the digestive system.

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Then store them in plastic bags in the refrigerator, or packed in damp sand or sawdust in a cold basement. Harvesting and Storing Rutabagas Rutabagas make rapid growth once they become established, producing a profusion of leaves that show the plants'...

Best Vegetables for Seed Saving Some vegetables are easier to save seed from than others. Only save seeds from heirloom varieties Saving Bean & Pea Seeds OK, so let's begin with the easiest of the lot: peas and beans! As the end of the season approaches...

Cropping so prolifically can also cause branches to become so weighty that they actually snap under the strain. They look like they've been used for shotgun target practice, giving the disease its alternative name of ‘shothole' (careful how you say...

These ones won't hang around for long – I've a cheek-flushing chili bean recipe I've been itching to try out! Nevertheless, with lots more fruits on the way, there will definitely be enough for drying and storing in a few weeks.

Fill up a suitable-sized reservoir, adding any liquid feed you'd like to apply at the recommended rate. You can use taller crops to shade shorter ones, but in scorching weather drastic action may be needed.

You should have no problems holding them back for an extra month or two provided conditions remain cool but frost-free. Cover them over then once the stems reach about 20cm (8in) tall, begin earthing up by drawing the soil up around the stems to create...

It also stops trees from cropping heavily one year, only to produce very few fruits the next – a phenomenon known as biennial bearing. Some fruits, particularly plums, can become exceptionally heavy if they aren't thinned, leading branches to strain...

For example, add a few drops of dish washing liquid and a squeeze of lemon juice into a spray bottle then top up with water, shake and spray. Yes, it's all very unpleasant stuff. Hang up close to affected plants.

Notes Used in place of onions for concentrated flavor. Spacing Single Plants: 5" (15cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 3" (10cm) with 5" (15cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Set individual cloves in prepared ground in the fall.

On cool mornings, place a piece of cardboard beneath plants to catch beetles you knock to the ground. Floating row covers are the most dependable way to protect plants. The Western version is slightly larger.

Harvesting Cut back borage plants by half their size in midsummer to encourage reblooming. Large plants produce edible, starry blue flowers that attract bees in droves. Feeding Not generally needed.

Preventing Problems: Floating row covers (fleece) are an effective way to prevent egg laying by adults. Be sure to get covers installed early, before the newly emerged adults fly in search of host plants.

Dried valerian roots are used to make a bedtime tea that promotes sleep. Feeding Not generally needed. After two years, valerian will grow into a 18" (45 cm) wide clump. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Valerian...

Notes Lemon balm is very easy to grow. Lemon balm can be transplanted from early spring to early summer. Position Any sunny spot. Lemon balm grows into a rounded mound. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest...

Tulips bloom at the same time as dogwoods and other spring-flowering trees in most climates. Colors choices are endless, from white to almost black. Most tulips are hardy to -35F (-37C); cold tolerance varies with species.

Harvesting Snip off spent blossoms to keep plants looking neat, and to prolong flowering. Feeding Mix a light application of a balanced organic fertilizer into the soil prior to planting.

Troubleshooting Watch for leaf-eating tomato hornworms, and pick them off. Store at room temperature. Frost tolerant No. Feeding Weekly liquid feed or seaweed drench from mid summer onwards.

Harvesting Use a digging fork to loosen soil along outside of the planting before pulling roots. Mulch to deter weeds and keep soil moist. Frost tolerant Yes. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Parsnip Aphids (General)...