A fresh crop of plants can be planted in late summer for bloom in the fall. Feeding Not generally needed. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.
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. Damage: When young onion plants wilt for no apparent reason, pull up a sample plant to check...
Gather them for use as cut flowers to keep valerian from reseeding and becoming invasive. Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Any average, well drained soil. After two years, valerian will grow into a 18" (45 cm) wide clump.
You also can start seeds in late winter, and set out the seedlings in spring. Feeding Not generally required. Harvesting Gather sprigs as needed in the kitchen. Troubleshooting Control lemon balm's spread by cutting back flowering stems in late summer.
Troubleshooting Tulips are often eaten by deer and squirrels. As the flowers fade in the garden, trim them off with scissors or pruning shears. 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. Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Fertile, well-drained soil. Spacing Single Plants: 7" (20cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 7" (20cm) with 11"...
Frost tolerant No. Feeding Weekly liquid feed or seaweed drench from mid summer onwards. Harvesting Pick regularly as soon as the fruits turn color but are still firm. Spacing Single Plants: 1' 7" (50cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 1' 5" (45cm) with 1' 11"...
Frost tolerant Yes. Notes Thin seedlings to proper spacing when they are 4 inches tall. Companions Onion, Onions and Radish. Germination often takes up to 2 weeks. Position Sun or partial shade.
Mulch after planting, and encircle the trunk with a wire cage or protective pipe to protect the young tree from animal and insect pests. Frost tolerant Yes Feeding Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in spring.
Troubleshooting Weed early and often to keep onions growing strong. Notes Onions respond to changing day length. When bulbs form and the tops of the plants fall over, pull them and cure in a warm place for about 10 days before storing.
Harvesting Many muskmelons and cantaloupes separate naturally from the stem when the melons are ripe, so they come away from the vine with only a gentle tug. Crop Rotation Group Cucurbits (Squash family) ● Soil Rich soil with plenty of compost added.
Damage: Meandering tunnels in apples, just beneath the skin and extending to the core, are usually the work of apple maggots. A single female apple maggot fly can lay 300 eggs in her short, 30-day lifespan.
Most gardeners buy lantanas as bedding plants, which are sold in late spring and early summer as warm-weather bedding plants. A few lantana varieties will persist as perennials where winters are mild, but most are killed by hard freezes.
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. The easiest chamomile to grow is a cool-season annual.
Spacing Single Plants: 1' 11" (60cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 1' 11" (60cm) with 1' 11" (60cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Set out new plants in late winter or early spring. Companions Lavender and Garlic.
Harvesting Harvest fruit when the fruits just begin to soften, and chill immediately. Set plants slightly deeper than they grew in their nursery pots. Mature white currants bear best on two-year-old branches.
A fungal disease called milky spore can be introduced into lawns, where it infects Japanese beetle larvae. Managing Outbreaks: Japanese beetle populations vary from year to year. Tips: Pole beans often are damaged by Japanese beetles, but because the...
Some strains are propagated only from rooted cuttings. Feeding Not generally needed beyond annual topdressing with rich compost in spring. Harvesting Gather spikes of lavender flowers as soon as they open, and dry in small bundles before storing in an...
Elsewhere peaches need full sun to limit disease and produce high quality fruit. Position Sheltered south or south-west facing wall or fence, or under glass in cool climates. Frost tolerant Yes, but it is important to choose varieties known to grow well...
Healthy cherry trees will bear for twenty years or more. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Cherry (Semi-Dwarf) Aphids (General) Slug Snail Tent caterpillar
Companions Melon, Cucumber, Pepper and Eggplant. Troubleshooting Ants sometimes damage okra blossoms. Frost tolerant No. Feeding Not required, but thrifty growth often indicates nutritional stress.
Gather stems for drying in early summer, just before the plants bloom. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Harvesting Gather sprigs as needed in the kitchen.
Frost tolerant No. Feeding Mix an organic fertilizer into the planting holes as you transplant peppers. Notes Tie heavy-bearing plants to a single stake to keep them from falling over.
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 of well-rotted organic matter.
Avoid planting succession brassica crops when a diamondback moth infestation has occurred. The caterpillars are less than ½ inch long with whitish heads and feet. Adult diamondback moths do not cause any damage Adult diamondback moths do not cause any...
Ants tend to be attracted to the honeydew left by aphids, so ant activity can often lead you to aphid colonies. Aphids feed by sucking plant juices, so infested growth is often yellowed and curled.
Companions Nasturtium, Lettuce and Peas. Troubleshooting Flea beetles often make small holes in leaves, but do not merit control. Frost tolerant No. Feeding Not required. Position Full sun to partial afternoon shade.
