Summer Garden Plants

Nasturtiums repel host of pests including cabbage moths, pumpkin beetles, squash beetles, aphids, whiteflies and potato beetles.If you have a long growing season, start some of your crops early in the spring and wait to start others until the weather...

Sunflower leaves are mainly at the bottom of the plant. The flower blooms range in color from a light blue to a dark purple. Wildlife will typically leave this plant alone, so it grows more abundantly in grasslands that livestock have grazed.Coneflowers...

In a 2-inch pot, you should be able to see the newly sprouted roots protruding from the drainage holes. Keeping it moist throughout the rooting process is essential.Watch for roots to grow.

One of the first varieties of crape myrtle to be introduced was the William Toovey, or Rubra Nana, and is still common today. A hardy, disease-resistant small tree variety of crape myrtle is the Commanche, which produces coral pink flowers and has light...

Large flowers grow from the plant in a variety of colors, along with edible berries. Colorful and decorative flowers bloom during the spring and summer on the cactus, along with long spines.The hedgehog cactus is common in the Arizona desert and is grows...

The flowers of this tree are known to cause worrisome, but not fatal, reactions when eaten by cats and other domesticated animals.The Rose of Sharon flowers are considered tempting treats by many dogs.The Rose of Sharon grows to the height of 8 to 12...

Best preventative measure is to rotate crops and to use natural control strategies such as maggot predators like ground beetles and tiny wasps. The white to yellow-white maggots are legless and feed for about 4 weeks on the roots that they infest causing...

Therefore, the larger the type of tree, the longer it may take to produce fruits. Climate is another factor in how quickly a fruit tree grows and fruits. Many fruit trees grow quickly and produce fruits within the first few years after planting.A tree...

Remove the pods from the plant by pulling them gently.Refrigerate the pods for up to two weeks. Black-eyed peas are not actually peas, they are a variety of beans known as southern peas.

Apply a low-nitrogen, high-phosphorus fertilizer, such as a 5-10-10 formula immediately after planting to establish strong roots. Space the peppers 18 inches apart so roots have room to grow.

Remove the blossoms at the point of the first set of leaves on the stems.Discard the blossoms into the bucket as you remove them. Never leave clipped blossoms on the soil beneath plants because this can lead to fungal infections.Watch for a second bloom.

Keep the mulch 4 to 6 inches from the oleander's base.Water any time the top inch of soil feels dry during the first year after transplanting. Backfill halfway and water until the soil settles around the roots.

Depending on variety, care and location, home-grown citrus fruit can run the flavor gamut from deliciously sweet to too sour to taste. Of Epsom salts into 2 1/2 gallons of water. Generally, the hotter the summer, the sweeter the fruit.Plant a variety...

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If rain has been inconsistent, your tomato plants are not getting enough nutrition, especially calcium, because the soil is dry and not able to deliver the proper nutrients to the plant.

This plant grows in USDA zones 4 through 8.HITOSHI KAWAKAMI/amanaimagesRF/amana images/Getty ImagesA close-up on coral pink blooms of a Japanese rose bush.Other small trees produce flowers that look like carnations.

First, a ripe watermelon will have a dull green color. In zone 6, this generally occurs in the middle of May.Water the plants carefully at planting time so that they can begin to establish their roots.

Patula), which blooms one to two weeks later than S. Reblooming lilacs first flower at about the same time as common lilacs, then bloom again in late summer as the weather moderates.

Wait until the yucca has stopped blooming for the season before removing the bloom stalk.Discard the pruned bloom stalk; leaving it on the ground around the tree may attract pests and animals who are attracted to the scent.

The foxglove attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Although they are beautiful, ingesting them is poisonous. Pruning your foxglove will produce new blooms, but leave some stalks alone to self-sow so you can enjoy more blooms the following season.Remove...

Seeds remain dormant during both cold periods and if the water dries up, sprouting when conditions are favorable for plant growth. Officially it's not a leaf, but a modified stem, called a thallus or frond.

The carefree vinca provides color all summer in flowerpots and the garden. If you have a deer problem in your region, surround your vegetable garden and other plants deer eat with vinca and other plants that deer don't like.

They also produce their blooms in summer and are not North American natives, although other members of the allium family are natives.Individual agapanthus flowers are larger than allium flowers.Plants in the allium family produce bulbs.

The plant is now ready for transfer to its new, clean container, an important detail, according to North Dakota State University Extension. The ideal soil as an equal mixture of organic matter, such as peat moss or manure, garden loam and perlite.

A sturdy pair of bypass or scissor-type pruning shears should be used because their sharp, overlapping blades create clean cuts. The blades should be sharp and rust-free to prevent tearing of flower spikes.

Aphids and sap spread the virus. Aphids spread it, and they cause physical damage to the plant, which allows entry of the virus via wind, splashing or dripping sap. Plants and humans do not transmit viruses to each other, but humans can spread plant viruses...

If you start early enough for each divided root system to establish itself fully before the heat of summer, the risk of transplant shock is even lower. Use a spading fork to loosen the soil on all sides of the "Autumn Joy," digging about 5 inches from...