Often planted with mound-forming herbs. Feeding Work an organic fertilizer into the soil prior to setting out seedlings or sets. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Onions (Green) Aphids (General) Onion Root Maggot...
Managing Outbreaks: Remove badly damaged plants, as the maggots can move from one plant to another. Preventing Problems: Floating row covers (fleece) are an effective way to prevent egg laying by adults.
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. Spacing Single Plants: 5" (15cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 5" (15cm) with 9" (25cm)...
They will root during the winter, and multiply into a cluster in late spring or early summer. Troubleshooting Onion root maggots can cause plants to collapse. Spacing Single Plants: 5" (15cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 3" (10cm) with 5" (15cm) row gap (minimum)...
Delaying spring planting by two weeks can often help with cucumber beetles management. Tips: Most conventionally grown cucumbers and melons are grown with dangerous systemic pesticides, so organic pest control is worth the time and effort.
Companions Tomato, Squash, Strawberry and Pepper. Harvesting Cut back borage plants by half their size in midsummer to encourage reblooming. Frost tolerant Seedlings will survive light frosts, but older plants are easily damaged.
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Dried valerian roots are used to make a bedtime tea that promotes sleep. Valerian can stand 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall when it is in full bloom.
You also can start seeds in late winter, and set out the seedlings in spring. Gather stems for drying or steeping into tinctures in early summer, just before the plants bloom. Lemon balm can be transplanted from early spring to early summer.
Frost tolerant Excellent. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. In less than full sun, tulip blossoms will twist toward the strongest directional light.
Most gardeners buy ageratum seedlings, but only dwarf varieties are widely available as bedding plants. Harvesting Snip off spent blossoms to keep plants looking neat, and to prolong flowering.
Frost tolerant No. Feeding Weekly liquid feed or seaweed drench from mid summer onwards. Troubleshooting Watch for leaf-eating tomato hornworms, and pick them off. Position Full sun.
Frost tolerant Yes. Harvesting Use a digging fork to loosen soil along outside of the planting before pulling roots. Position Sun or partial shade. Companions Onion, Onions and Radish.
Companions Crimson Clover. Hazelnuts grow best in climate such as the Pacific Northwest, where winters are chilly yet mild. Can be grown as a hedge. Frost tolerant Yes Feeding Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in spring.
Fast-growing muskmelons often do best where summers are cool and rainy, while warm, dry climates favor smooth-skinned honeydews. Troubleshooting Use a paper or other roll-out mulch to prevent weeds.
Damage: Meandering tunnels in apples, just beneath the skin and extending to the core, are usually the work of apple maggots. Managing Outbreaks: Enclosing perfect green apples in clear plastic sandwich bags will protect them from apple maggots and other...
Feeding Mix a standard application of a balanced organic fertilizer into the soil prior to planting along with a generous helping of well-rotted compost. As long as they have ample water, lantanas tolerate extreme heat.
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. When the stems are dry, pop off the blossoms and store them in an airtight...
Oranges and other citrus are heavy feeders that resent close company. Position A sheltered spot in full sun spring to fall. Yellowing leaves indicate a need for more nitrogen. Companions Lavender and Garlic.
Slow-growing plants can be fed again in early summer. Position White currants grow best in locations that receive morning sun and afternoon shade, or dappled shade part of the day.
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.
Some strains are propagated only from rooted cuttings. You can also dry lavender branches for use in recipes, sachets or potpourri. Spacing Single Plants: 1' 3" (40cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 1' 1" (35cm) with 1' 7" (50cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant...
Peach borers can be identified by holes in the bark with a sawdustlike frass. Elsewhere peaches need full sun to limit disease and produce high quality fruit. Poke a needle into the hole to kill the borer.
Prune in late winter to shape trees and removed damaged branches. Frost tolerant Yes, but it is important to choose varieties known to grow well in your area to reduce risk of losing blooms to spring freezes.
Harvesting Use pruning shears to gather pods less than 5 inches long. Spacing Single Plants: 1' 7" (50cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 1' 5" (45cm) with 1' 11" (60cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Soak seeds in water overnight before planting them 1 inch...
Spacing Single Plants: 7" (20cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 5" (15cm) with 9" (25cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Start with a purchased plant, or start seeds indoors and set out at about the time of your last frost.
Frost tolerant No. Feeding Mix an organic fertilizer into the planting holes as you transplant peppers. Troubleshooting Hot weather can cause peppers to temporarily stop flowering.
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.
