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You can now play with various bed designs and materials, using your drawing as a planning tool. Very steep slopes that require steps to navigate need beds that sit atop one another and must be maintained from the sides, while more moderate slopes can...

The corn plants may not use up all the fertilizer applied to the row middles, so it's a cushy planting niche for heavy-feeding fall crops like collards and spinach. It's time to renovate neglected beds and get late crops planted, lavish summer compost...

Like many flowering plants, the most effective way to speed up ripening is to simply remove ripe fruits as they appear. If the variety you're growing is heavy cropping, you could continue picking early on in order to maintain a balance between ready-to-eat...

And if you're heading away from home for more than a week, encourage your neighbors to harvest them – they'll get free food and you'll come home to continued pickings! Keep picking to keep the harvests coming 2.

No food gardener's armory is complete without a length of fine mesh netting. Mulching will also help to suppress weeds (which can sometimes harbour pests) while encouraging pest-munching ground beetles.

In a traditional crop rotation cabbages follow on from peas or beans, which naturally lock nitrogen away at their roots. Left in the ground when the crop is cleared, these roots will help to feed the cabbages that follow.

This can be achieved by framing it with, for example, large terracotta pots bursting with bedding plants, herbs or topiary. If you're patient, why not lay down plans for a country wine or two?

Popular varieties include ‘Red Meat', ‘Mantanghong', ‘Misato Rose' and ‘Stargazer'. Then factor in that daikons are a pickler's dream, whether you ferment them in a salt brine or turn them into spicy Vietnamese-style refrigerator pickles.

The exact length of time required to blanch your vegetables depends on the type of vegetable. Berries and currants are very easily frozen – just lay them out onto sheets so they're not touching, freeze them solid then decant into freezer bags or containers...

Avoiding Problems When Growing Rutabagas Like most other root crops, rutabagas need sunny, well-drained soil with a near-neutral pH amended with a modest supply of organic fertilizer or composted manure.

As with any vegetable, it's important to choose the very best plants to collect seed from. Saving Onion & Leek Seeds Onions, leeks and shallots set seed in their second year. The beautiful seed heads of onion family plants are attractive to beneficial...

Avoid removing branches that are less than three years old unless you have to. But remember, plums fruit on young wood. In summer small holes appear in the leaves. Make sure your tools are sharp and sturdy enough for the job; hand pruners can be used...

Drying is an excellent way of preserving chilies. The thin walls of the fruits make them quick and easy to dehydrate, ensuring a ready supply of crinkle-dry chilies to enjoy right up until next year's harvest.

This means you can water carefully and precisely, enjoying the convenience of a hose – without wasting a drop! Water from the Bottom Watering pots from the bottom, rather than the top, can save a lot of time – and water – in hot weather.

The seeds are exactly the same as those sold for spring planting, only these ones have been held back in a cold store to stop them developing any further; they're literally in suspended animation.

Selectively removing young fruits is called thinning. For larger cooking apples you're looking for around 6-9 inches (15-23cm) between fruits. Many tree fruits, including apples and pears, naturally thin their fruits in early summer during the so-called...

The first frost will put paid to their plans for crop-wide domination but, be warned, in mild areas or in warm greenhouses they can happily remain active throughout the winter. They are perhaps best reserved for use within a closed environment such as...

Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Position Full sun. They will root during the winter, and multiply into a cluster in late spring or early summer.

Managing Outbreaks: Striped cucumber beetles are difficult to hand pick because they are small and prone to flying away. Damage: Striped cucumber beetles emerge in late spring and immediately begin feeding on cucumber, melon and squash seedlings.

Position A sunny spot where bumblebees and other large pollinators are desired. Spacing Single Plants: 1' 1" (35cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 11" (30cm) with 1' 11" (60cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Plant the large seeds in your garden in late spring.

Beneficial nematodes are the only effective treatment for this pest. Preventing Problems: Floating row covers (fleece) are an effective way to prevent egg laying by adults. Dig and move perennial onions every fall.

Troubleshooting Control valerian's spread by cutting back flowering stems before they can shed seeds in your garden. 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. Frost tolerant A cold-hardy perennial, lemon balm can survive temperatures to -20F (-30C).

Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Average garden soil with excellent drainage. Notes Tulips will return for several years where winters are cold, but may rot when grown in warm, moist climates.

Troubleshooting White ageratum blossoms go brown as they age, which is not as noticeable in varieties that bloom blue. Dwarf types make good edging plants for beds and containers. Notes Blue ageratum provides excellent contrast when combined with flowers...

Companions Marigold, Broccoli, Chives, Mint, Borage, Parsley, Basil, Pepper, Asparagus, Monarda, Lettuce, Garlic, Dill and Calendula. Store at room temperature. Position Full sun. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect...

Feeding Not required. Mulch to deter weeds and keep soil moist. Position Sun or partial shade. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Parsnip Aphids (General) Carrot Rust Fly Slug Snail Plant Diseases which Affect Parsnip...