How To Grow Blackcurrants

It will take a couple of weeks for the color to appear in the baby leaves, so be patient.Some gardeners keep their coleus plants in a sunny window during the winter. The most economical are the un-named six packs that can be picked up for a couple of...

The containers on my porch are large and I usually plant between 10 and 15 #1 size tubers in each pot. Personally, that's what I do because caladium tubers are cheap and there are many great vendors that ship world-wide.Caladiums are happy container plants.

It is never fertilized and the only pruning it gets is when I need to shape it. It blooms during the month of May in my garden and the fragrance spreads throughout my 4 acres. When choosing a garden spot, you should plan on your alba receiving at least...

New gardeners can plant them with confidence that they will grow and bloom reliably and fast. Most direct-seeded zinnias will bloom four to six weeks after they are planted, if the ground is warm and conditions are favorable.Zinnias require a sunny area...

They are generally very inexpensive and often a friend or neighbor will simply hand you a few 'chicks' if asked. It was thought to protect inhabitants from thunder and lightning strikes, so was a common sight planted on thatch and sod roofs.

This way, you can watch over your seedlings and give them proper amounts of water and light. Shapes range from a basic star shape to round, sculpted, recurved, crispate and spiders.

If you use this technique you will never have a fallen tulip again.

Large, glossy leaves make the rubber tree (Ficus elastica) an exotic, decorative choice outdoors, but its limited hardiness makes it too delicate to just plunk in a sunny yard. Wipe the pruning tool blades with a cloth soaked in rubbing alcohol after...

With these regional variations aside, most of Missouri has an average of 180 frost-free days in which to grow tomatoes. While tomatoes are short-lived perennials in tropical climates, they are grown as annual plants throughout the U.S. The late spring...

Add them to corsages, hair arrangements or leis, which will keep for up to one day.Gently pick the plumeria flowers close to the bottom of the stem where they join the tree so as not to crush the five-pointed petals.Construct leis, hair arrangements or...

Place the toothpick high enough to stop the barbwire from swinging outward but low enough for the rat to be able to step over it.Put a spoonful of peanut butter at the uncut end of the bottle.

This mixture makes a sort of glue that holds the sugar in place. Place them on a tray and freeze them for at least three hours. Unlike other fruits, grapes stop ripening once they are plucked from the vine.

They make a deliciously crisp garnish on savory meals.Fresh ginger root can be too much of a punch for some dishes. Keep them in the refrigerator until then or dry them in a dehydrator.Ginger leaves make a wonderful garnish.

The mushrooms will grow out of these holes. You can grow your own edible mushrooms in a portable 5-gallon bucket. The bag is usually about the size of a loaf of bread with the spawn packed in straw or sawdust.

You will need to set up a liquid fertilizer regime or add slow release fertilizers if the mix doesn't already have any added.Drill a hole to insert the hook provided. How high you hang it depends on the type of tomato plant you buy.

If you are picking the roses from your own garden, harvest them in mid-morning on a dry day. Use only healthy, disease-free roses that are nearly at their peak.Remove the leaves from the stem and cut the stem down to 2 or 3 inches.Spread an inch of silica...

It is the body's breakdown of proteins and ammonia. The nitrogen makes the urea water-soluble and easy to mix in soil. The rain helps mix the urea with the soil.Urea is not very combustible, so it can easily be stored.

Remove the water and the volume decreases significantly. Luther Burbank found a single mutation of a potato in his garden in 1872. Prior to GPS, growers would steer their tractors by sight.

Pick out any debris and pod pieces that may have fallen into the peas.Fill a large cooking pot two-thirds full of water. Turn the heat down to medium, or lower if necessary, to keep the liquid at a lightly bubbling simmer.

The water-bleach mixture will help prevent the squash from rotting.Place the butternut squash in a sunny location in your home. When this happens, many people just toss the unripened squash.

You can make your own CO2 generator with yeast and a sugar solution. Put on the cap and screw it on lightly. Plants can utilize about four times the amount of CO2 found in the atmosphere.

This prevents the peaches from turning brown when exposed to air.Line a baking tray with wax paper to prevent the peach slices from sticking to the metal during freezing.Arrange the peach slices on a baking tray.

Blueberries belong to the heath plant family that includes cranberries, bilberries, huckleberries, azaleas and rhododendrons. Most members of this family live only in North America and all these plants thrive in acidic soils.

Because of their preference for growing in moist, but not wet areas, morel mushrooms grow predominantly in the wild in shaded areas of south facing slopes. This honeycomb characteristic alone is enough to positively identify a morel mushroom, as no other...

Most fruit can be classified as either climacteric or nonclimacteric. If tasting isn't an option, you should look for firm, but plump, cherries. The two types of fruit go through very different processes when they ripen, which is why methods used to ripen...

Bushes will often produce for 15 to 20 years.Blackberry bushes need a deep and consistent watering to produce the best fruit. Learn how to prevent this and even what to do if you have a basket full of sour blackberries.Don't pick blackberries too early...

You can also experiment by choosing different types of seeds, and planting each kind in its own cup.Choose a medium to large paper coffee cup, and punch drain holes in the bottom of the cup using a sharp object, like a nail.Line the bottom of the cup...