Starting A Herb Garden

Early that morning, I planted all of the gorgeous full-blooming annual flowers that I had purchased from the nursery in their pre-selected spots. I added someto my garden beds, tilling it into the soil which had already been loosed with a pitchfork, and...

Be aware of the quirks in your canvas before you plant and you'll save yourself a headache later on!The most amazing thing about the flower garden is that it's always changing. It's time to get dirty! A shovel, a dirt rake, and a trowel are definite necessities...

When they're ready to transplant into larger pots or cell packs, it'll be time to put the next round of seed startingtrays on your heat mat. Tomato seedlings sprout almost overnight on a heat mat but must be removed from the heat after the first sign...

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Depending on how prolific your log is, you may indeed come out ahead financially if grocery store prices continue to rise.This mushroom patch required temperatures between 60-80 degrees; indirect natural light, and to be misted with water (spring, well,...

Kelli is correct that many roses only bloom once each season and by doing a little research about your cultivar, you should be able to learn if yours will repeat. (did that, too) Then cover up the open tunnel with a flat rock or something that does not...

Fungus gnats love damp soil and as long as your potting medium remains damp, they'll happily reproduce. Clivia is in the same family as Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) those popular bulbs with the huge red flower on a stalk.

But I wouldn't want to hop around my garden yelling "ouch! ouch!" while waiting for them to decompose.If you are a barefoot gardener, I would suggest putting that batch of leaves into a compost pile.

Here's a list of plants I am either familiar with, or sounded like candidates when I looked through my Encyclopedia of Annuals and Perennials. Sun or shade, and which way does the wall face?

This will help keep from having to use so much additional soil. I like to take several cuttings and just keep them in water. Every week or so,I change the water to keep it fresh. Answers: This is an excellent question! The various zones and PH listings...

They love the mild weather, and you can keep the soil watered much more easily. Dry soil can be somewhat waterproof and the water can run through the gap between the soil and the pot and never soak into the soil.Self-watering pots are also an option.

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Several studies indicate drought brings on early fall color, but I'm not able to determine if experts suggest excess moisture does as well. To successfully survive the transition, its root system should be well-established and the plant should not be...

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Answers: That's a deceptively tough question. Enjoy watching caterpillars as they grow and change.Mulch the garden so bees do not visit looking for bare dirt to use in nest building.Add a shallow water dish, or muddy spot in the garden, as a place for...

A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer questions for one another. Any kind of windbreak or structure that holds heat, affects the micro-climate around a plant and the area remains...

If you'll clean the hip material off of your seeds, you should be fine. I have '' with which I am well pleased, but take a look at the varieties of hydrangea which flower reliably pink (as opposed to being pH dependent); there are many more than when...

Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer questions for one another.

So you don't have to use an industrial-strength biotoxin to rid your plant of these pests... The first is that they only seem to attack the underside of leaves, so early infestations are very hard to find unless you look for them.

My question is, would be possible to use grow lights outside? Thank you."Hello...I plan on planting this palm from a 15 gallon container over our sewer line about 15 feet away from our house.

There is commercial bait that you can use. They do not like wet feet and an over abundance of moisture will sometimes result in fruit drop. Sorry, unkapete, it sounds like they're not annuals, but read theadds: Depending on the species of banana, some...

Company "NIKA VG UK LIMITED" offers seeds of medicinal herbs in bulk directly from the manufacturer from 100 grams up to 20 kilograms and more. Hyssop officinalis 5. Echinacea purpurea 4.

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A fungus attacks your seedlings at the soil line and they will wilt, rot off, or become stunted and refuse to thrive. They produced foliage, but never bloomed. You need to fertilize.