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When laid on the soil surface 5-10cm (2-4in) thick it does a great job of suppressing annual weeds. Your plants will thank you! < All Guides They will help suppress weeds and contribute to a well-structured soil once they've rotted down.

This is one of the little quirks you learn from gardening on a slope. Very steep slopes that require steps to navigate need beds that sit atop one another and must be maintained from the sides, while more moderate slopes can include pathways between shallower...

The corn plants may not use up all the fertilizer applied to the row middles, so it's a cushy planting niche for heavy-feeding fall crops like collards and spinach. Kale seedlings ready to transplant atop buried caches of summer compost 2.

This matters, because many fruits, including peppers and tomatoes, emit ethylene to promote ripening. Plants Related to this Article Nectarine (Dwarf) Grow Guide Nectarine (Large) Grow Guide Pepper Grow Guide Bugs, Beneficial Insects and Plant Diseases...

Remove covers during the day to enable pollination, then replace it in the evening to provide a little warmth and protection against lower temperatures. And if you're heading away from home for more than a week, encourage your neighbors to harvest them...

A pest is just a creature that likes the same food we do, so show some tolerance, protect what crops you can, and use nature's own balancing system to ensure your crop doesn't get munched before you have time to harvest it.

Thin the seedlings once they're up to one every couple of inches (5cm). Netting protects cabbages from pests such as cabbage white butterflies Caring for Cabbage Cabbages are prone to attack from pigeons and caterpillars of the cabbage white butterfly...

I am no fan of the excessive glare from poorly placed spotlights or security lights. Make the most of late summer's abundance by seeking out imaginative recipes to turn any gluts into delicious drinks.

Warm soil temperatures promote fast germination, so the seeds will be up and growing in a matter of days. The fall growing season has many attractions, including fewer weeds, milder temperatures, and the opportunity to try special radishes that are happiest...

Today it's just wonderful to be able to click open a jar of home-made chutney, or to add a generous pinch of dried herbs to cooking that will bring a reminder of summer in the depths of winter.

The same pests that bother other brassicas can affect rutabagas, but they usually don't. The roots will push up as they gain size, and garden-grown rutabagas tend to be more top-shaped than round.

As with any vegetable, it's important to choose the very best plants to collect seed from. First check the seeds are ready by opening up a seed pod to observe the seeds inside. Saving these vegetable seeds isn't challenging and it's amazing how many seeds...

Cutting them out sooner rather than later means you can make smaller cuts that are less likely to become infected. Branches infected with silver leaf will have a tell-tale dark stain at the centre.

Earlier in the year I shared some top tips for growing super-spicy peppers . Arrange the chili peppers by spacing them out in a spiral formation – each chili should be offset about 30 to 60 degrees from the previous one.

Struggling with a summer drought is no fun, and keeping your plants quenched and happy can feel like a non-stop battle. Mulching to Keep Soil Cool and Moist Mulches are a must during any summer drought, and a mulch of organic material such as compost,...

Potatoes can be enjoyed immediately, but if you want to have a shot at keeping them until Christmas leave the spuds untouched in containers, keeping the compost barely moist then unearth them when you are ready.

Why Thin Fruits? But thinning further can help trees to stay in good shape and produce a more useful crop. Apples generally produce clusters of between two to six fruits. Plants Related to this Article Apple (Dwarf) Grow Guide Pear (Dwarf) Grow Guide...

Just like aphids they produce a sticky ‘honeydew', which is in fact…their feces. Once these are devoured, the whitefly turns black and just over a week later, adult Encarsia hatch out to go on a morbid hunt for their next victims.

Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Chives (Garlic) Aphids (General) Slug Snail Plant Diseases which Affect Chives (Garlic) Allium White Rot Onion Downy Mildew

Notes Onions respond to changing day length. Try growing different varieties from seed to explore differences in bulb color, size and shape. Spacing Single Plants: 5" (15cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 3" (10cm) with 7" (20cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant...

Remove infested plants. Alternatively, plant first thing in spring, or grow from seed and set out seedlings in early spring. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.

You can also try growing varieties like ‘Little Leaf' and slicing cucumbers, which lack the bitter gene and are less attractive to the cucumber beetles. Use yellow sticky traps to monitor populations.

Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Borage Aphids (General) Slug Snail Companions Tomato, Squash, Strawberry and Pepper. Spacing Single Plants: 1' 1" (35cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 11" (30cm) with 1' 11" (60cm) row...

Frequently the plant will break off as you pull it from the ground. Beneficial nematodes are the only effective treatment for this pest. Onion root maggots Onion root maggots Onion root maggots in garlic Onion root maggots in garlic Onion fly larvae burrow...

Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Troubleshooting Control valerian's spread by cutting back flowering stems before they can shed seeds in your garden.

Troubleshooting Control lemon balm's spread by cutting back flowering stems in late summer. Lemon balm grows into a rounded mound. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.

Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Troubleshooting Tulips are often eaten by deer and squirrels. Planting tulips behind daylilies or other summer-blooming perennials hides the fading...