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Pygmy Date Palm Information: How To Grow Pygmy Date Palm Trees
(-1 C.); however, the tree has been known to survive in USDA zone 9b (20 to 30 degrees F. Or -6 to -1 C.) without significant frost protection. Gardeners seeking a palm tree specimen to accent the garden or home will want to know how to grow the pygmy...
Ohio
Willoughby
How To Determine Last Frost Date
This is because last frost dates are based on information gathered from historical meteorological reports. Knowing about frost dates is very important to gardeners. These reports may go back 100 years or so.
Ohio
Willoughby
How to Harvest Date Palm Fruit
According to The Food Museum, the date palm is one of the oldest food-producing plants. Remove all of the ripe date stalks from the tree. Fresh dates will stay good for up to a week after harvesting.
California
Santa Monica
Weed Dating: The Farm Social Frontier?
A variety of participants of all ages showed up, from farmers to people with other careers. While weed dating could potentially be the new dating service for rural folks, NOFA Vermont, an organization that focuses on building community around local agriculture,...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
How to Plant a Pygmy Date Palm
The tree should be situated so the top of the root ball is about 1 inch above the surface of the surrounding soil. Although palm trees can be planted year-round, trees planted in spring and early summer establish roots faster, according to the University...
California
Santa Monica
How Fast Does a Pygmy Date Palm Grow?
Temperature ranges should fall between 60 degrees at night and 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit during the day to maintain a healthy growth rate.A pygmy date palm's propagation process takes between six weeks and three months for seed germination.
California
Santa Monica
How to Grow Date Trees From a Seed
Maintain soil temperatures between 70 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit by placing the pot on a propagation mat or in a naturally warm spot, such on top of the refrigerator. Date palms grow readily from seed gathered and started in spring, but the resulting trees...
California
Santa Monica
How to Prepare Dates Dropped From a Palm Tree
For hundreds of years, people have consumed dates in a variety of ways, including in medicinal remedies and cures. Arrange the dates to allow good air flow in and around the fruit for drying.Place the screen outdoors in full sunlight for drying.
California
Santa Monica
Planting Old Seeds – Can You Use Out-Of-Date Seeds?
Seeds like– Your old vegetable seed packets and flower packets will have a much better chance of. All seeds are alive when they come from their mother plant. After the first year, the germination rates for out-of-date seeds will start to fall.– The...
Ohio
Willoughby
Save the Date: National Agriculture Day is Coming Soon
That's about 16,000 glasses of milk per year - enough for about 40 people. Natural chemicals from the bee's head glands and the evaporation of the water from the nectar change the nectar into honey.In one day a honeybee can fly 12 miles and pollinate...
California
El Segundo
Summer\'s Lease
« More Farm Inspiration » Tags bounty , farm inspiration , harvest , picnics , summer solstice , William Shakespeare Take a moment to sit back on the porch with family and friends and enjoy the fruits of your hard work and reminisce about summers past,...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Datterini Tomato
Keep water at roots so the leaves don't become moldy. The name "datterini" means "little dates" in Italian because of its very sweet taste and small size. Soil requirements: Soil high in nitrogen.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Dragonflies & Damselflies—This Ain\'t No Fairytale
With 450 species of dragonflies and damselflies in North America, flying at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour, the males have to have incredibly keen eyesight to check out all the ladies and find a species match.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
How I Harvested More Beans Than Ever Before
I attribute my successful year to a few different factors. I Made Good Choices Fortunately, I hit the jackpot on the varieties I decided to grow. From one packet of seeds, I harvested 13 pounds of beans from only a 2-by-2-foot square of garden space!...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Garden In Front: When Should I Plant My Spring Crops?
Your First Crops Lettuce, arugula, kale, parsnips, peas, spinach and radishes are all ready to be planted once the soil has achieved the critical 40-degree mark. To avoid breaking a glass thermometer, use an ice pick or screw driver to dig a pilot hole.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
The Growth Rate of the Sylvester Palm
Although drought-resistant, Sylvester Palms will also grow better if they receive regular water. Also known as a Wild Date Palm or India Date Palm, this showy tree is one of six species in the genus "Phoenix."At maturity, the Sylvester Palm reaches up...
California
Santa Monica
Get The Most Out Of Your Seed Catalogs
Seed Viability: In some cases, seeds can retain their viability—the ability to germinate—for many years, but sometimes seed viability lasts only a year. Either way, do the math and save money by buying the right quantity.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
The Edible Forest Garden
Edible forest gardening is one of the earliest modes of cultivation, but it would be difficult to demarcate the point in human history where we started shaping our environment by intention and not by simply living in it.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Consider Adding These Heritage Goose, Duck & Chicken Breeds to Your Flock
Their versatility alone makes them perfect for the small farm, and harks back to a time when all of our food was grown and raised by families who needed to diversify in order to ensure the health of their farm and flocks.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
The Plants of Lewis and Clark
Jefferson, himself an amateur scientist, was particularly interested in the practical applications of newly discovered plants, proclaiming botany to be “among the most useful of the sciences.” When he appealed to Congress for financing, however, Jefferson...
California
El Segundo
Backyard Bees
One thing he had in his garden that was pretty exciting was a bee hive . My friend certainly has his share of weeds; me too. I feel good about checking out a friend's garden when we grow on or about the same level—meaning that neither of us cares too...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Fruits and Vegetables - Planting and Eating With the Season
Whether baking apple crisps or making your own apple sauce, this is the time for the best flavor. For example, if you are living in one of the midwestern states, July through October would be the best time for apples.
California
El Segundo
Garden Watchdog: Your loyal companion in the world of mail order gardening
This trusty tool provides well-deserved positive exposure for good companies and allows them to flourish, while helping gardeners "root out" the rogue seedlings that pop up when no one is watching.
California
El Segundo
When to Plant Vegetables in Kentucky?
Plant lettuce by August 1 in the west, August 15 in the central region and September 1 in the east. Planting should be timed so that the young plants are not subjected to the hottest summer temperatures, but so they have enough time to mature before hard...
California
Santa Monica
How to Care for a Robellini Palm
Continue to water your date palm regularly to keep its soil consistently moist. Reduce the frequency of watering, if desired, once the palm establishes itself in its new location.Fertilize with a specially formulated palm tree fertilizer three times each...
California
Santa Monica
Planting Perennials
I let everything stand through the winter to provide habitat (and seeds) for birds and beneficial insects and now my main chore is cleaning all that out. It will take me a good day or two to get it all done, but I love how it looks when this Spring Cleaning...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
What is the Difference Between Heirloom Tomatoes & Regular Tomatoes?
Heirlooms are prized for their diversity of color, shape and flavor and come from plant seeds that are at least 50 years old.The consensus for heirloom status is that the cultivar (variety) must be at least 50 years old.
California
Santa Monica