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There are no rules on the materials you choose provided they don't leach nasty chemicals into the soil, as can happen with treated lumber or landscape timbers. Retaining wall blocks that mimic stone are easy to work with, and their uniform size simplifies...

It's been a rough year in many vegetable gardens, but mild autumn days are just around the corner. I like to collect some to replant or share at my community seed swap, but I also dump many seed-bearing poppies, calendulas, cosmos, marigolds, nasturtiums...

Ripening will always be more effective when the fruits are left on the plant. Here, then, are a few ideas to speed up ripening of some common fruiting plants. The easiest way to coax those final fruits to ripen is to make life more stressful for your...

Leave those zucchinis to swell into marrows and you'll inadvertently slow the initiation of new flowers and fruits. Continue watering a suitable organic liquid fertilizer on to hungry fruiting vegetables like tomatoes, peppers and eggplant.

When it comes to dealing with pests, a two-pronged organic approach is the most effective in the long term: protection and making the garden less appealing to pests. If you're regularly affected by a particular pest, it can be worth looking for early...

Spring cabbages , which may also be harvested young as ‘spring greens', are ready from mid to late spring. After they've germinated, thin to leave just one seedling per cell. And they go a long way in the kitchen too, more than earning them the space...

Consider the look and feel of the bench, which will become a feature in its own right. Make the most of late summer's abundance by seeking out imaginative recipes to turn any gluts into delicious drinks.

Some people rate the leaves as edible, but I'd rather hold out for the large, red-skinned roots, which pop up out of the ground when they're ready. Photo courtesy of All-America Selections Award Enter the Dragons – Colorful Chinese Radishes Often called...

The exact length of time required to blanch your vegetables depends on the type of vegetable. Like a fine wine, chutney matures with age as all the ingredients meld into a delicious symphony of flavors.

I like to sidestep hot summer sun by starting the seedlings indoors and setting them out when it's cloudy, but the seeds are such willing germinators that they also can be direct-sown into a prepared row and thinned to proper spacing.

See our video and article How to Prepare and Store Seeds from Your Tomato Plants for more on this. But if you need the space, you can hurry things along by cutting the heads a little earlier.

This is healthier for the tree, unless there is a recurring issue with silver leaf or other diseases. If you see signs of silver leaf, cut well beyond the area where the dark stain shows in the centre of the wood to make sure that no trace of the fungus...

To speed drying, and ensure a thorough job, start by splitting the just-picked chili peppers in two lengthways. Hang your ristra in a warm, well-ventilated place. Photo by Christopher Holden Fine, smooth fishing line is the best thread for your ristra...

Concentrate your watering where it's needed: young seedlings to help them establish, salad leaves to stop them wilting, fruiting vegetables like tomatoes and anything growing in a pot.

Just imagine serving up your own tender new potatoes with the festive meal – what a treat! Second Crop Potatoes Potatoes planted in summer are called second-crop potatoes. Second, you'll need to consider the risk of frosts later on in the growing cycle...

For larger cooking apples you're looking for around 6-9 inches (15-23cm) between fruits. Some fruits, particularly plums, can become exceptionally heavy if they aren't thinned, leading branches to strain then snap under the weight.

Needless to say, the first line of control is to take action as soon as they appear; the early gardener catches the whitefly, so to speak. You can buy them on cards primed with ready-to-hatch pupae to hang up near infected plants.

Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. 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...

Managing Outbreaks: Striped cucumber beetles are difficult to hand pick because they are small and prone to flying away. Floating row covers are the most dependable way to protect plants.

A fresh crop of plants can be planted in late summer for bloom in the fall. Troubleshooting Beware of sleepy bees when pruning or otherwise working with mature borage plants. Notes Borage seedlings are only edible when very young.

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...

Valerian can stand 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall when it is in full bloom. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. After two years, valerian will grow into a 18" (45 cm) wide clump.

Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Lemon balm can be transplanted from early spring to early summer. Locate it where leaves can be conveniently picked, crushed and sniffed.

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Dwarf types make good edging plants for beds and containers. Most gardeners buy ageratum seedlings, but only dwarf varieties are widely available as bedding plants. Spacing Single Plants: 7" (20cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 7" (20cm) with 11" (30cm) row...

Position Full sun. Set out after the last frost has passed, when the soil is warm and settled. Troubleshooting Watch for leaf-eating tomato hornworms, and pick them off. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and...

Position Sun or partial shade. Spacing Single Plants: 7" (20cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 7" (20cm) with 11" (30cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Sow direct into soil, and cover the seeded bed or furrow with a board to keep it moist.