Timber Pricing Guide

Tips: Yellow sticky traps or yellow pans of water can be used to monitor and trap onion flies. Frequently the plant will break off as you pull it from the ground. Damage: When young onion plants wilt for no apparent reason, pull up a sample plant to check...

Position Full sun to partial afternoon shade. Spacing Single Plants: 2' 11" (90cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 2' 11" (90cm) with 2' 11" (90cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Start with a purchased plant, or start seeds indoors and set out seedlings two...

Spacing Single Plants: 1' 11" (60cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 1' 11" (60cm) with 1' 11" (60cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Start with a purchased plant, or obtain a rooted piece from a friend or neighbour who has an established clump.

Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Average garden soil with excellent drainage. Spacing Single Plants: 5" (15cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 3" (10cm) with 5" (15cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Set out dormant bulbs from late summer to early...

Position Full sun to partial shade. Tall varieties often are grown as cut flowers. Some varieties produce white or pink blossoms. Notes Blue ageratum provides excellent contrast when combined with flowers with orange blossoms.

Notes Bushy determinate plants can be tied to stakes, but long-bearing indeterminate varieties need a sturdy cage or trellis. Crop Rotation Group Solanaceae (Potato and tomato family) ● Soil Rich soil with plenty of compost mixed in before planting.

Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Crop Rotation Group Umbelliferae (Carrot and root family) ● Soil Deeply worked soil that has not had compost or manure added withing 6 months.

A wide hole is better than a very deep one. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Frost tolerant Yes Feeding Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in spring.

Grow short-day varieties in southern latitudes. Feeding Mix a balanced organic fertilizer into the bed or row before planting your onions, taking care to get it into the soil below the plants.

Often grown in widely spaced enriched hills, or in well-aged compost heaps that include some soil. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.

Newly emerged flies will be attracted to the traps rather than each other, but it is important that the traps be in place before the flies mate and lay eggs. Apple maggot trap Apple maggot trap Apple maggot fly [Credit: Elena Dadale Jones ] Apple maggot...

Spacing Single Plants: 11" (30cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 9" (25cm) with 1' 1" (35cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Only a few lantana varieties are available as seed, but it is better to start with vegetatively propagated plants because they are seed...

Companions Cabbage, Lettuce, Spinach, Calendula, Cilantro, Feverfew and Mint. Spacing Single Plants: 11" (30cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 9" (25cm) with 1' 3" (40cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Seeds can be started indoors or sown directly in the garden.

Start small plants in containers at least 12" (30cm) wide and pot them up a size yearly until they reach mature size. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.

Mulch after planting to keep the soil cool and moist. These cold-natured plants seldom produce well in warmer climates where temperature often top 90F (32C). Harvesting Harvest fruit when the fruits just begin to soften, and chill immediately.

Damage: Japanese beetles chew holes in leaves, often devouring much of the foliage from roses and other favored plants. Although traps will collect hundreds of beetles, they may attract beetles from far beyond your yard.

Colourful petunias, nasturitums or other annual flowers that contrast with lavender's gray-green foliage and blue flowers. Some strains are propagated only from rooted cuttings. Notes Try different strains, and even species, to find the right lavender...

Prune peaches hard in late winter. Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Moisture-retentive but well-drained. Keep the area under peaches mulched with wood chips or sawdust. Troubleshooting Keeping peach trees dry under cover or under plastic sheeting...

You will need two trees for good fruit set with sweet cherries. Mulch after planting, and encircle the trunk with a wire cage or protective pipe to protect the young tree from animal and insect pests.

Troubleshooting Ants sometimes damage okra blossoms. Companions Melon, Cucumber, Pepper and Eggplant. Frost tolerant No. Feeding Not required, but thrifty growth often indicates nutritional stress.

Notes Frequent pinching back helps to keep plants bushy and full, and it delays flowering. Feeding Not generally needed. Gather stems for drying in early summer, just before the plants bloom.

Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Crop Rotation Group Solanaceae (Potato and tomato family) ● Soil Well drained soil that holds moisture well.

Can restrict growth in other plants nearby, because many plants (including tomatoes) are sensitive to juglone, a substance present in walnut roots, leaves and wood. Spacing Single Plants: 65' 7" (20.00m) each way (minimum) Rows: 65' 7" (20.00m) with 65'...

Damage: The larvae rasp holes in plant leaves that gradually enlarge to give the leaves a windowpane appearance. Starting in spring, the moths lay eggs that hatch into tiny green caterpillars with forked tails, often in large numbers.

In addition to the direct damage aphid feeding does to plants, aphids can transmit several diseases. They are often found in dense clusters on tender new growth. Damage: Black bean aphids are usually visible on plants because of their contrasting color.

Troubleshooting Flea beetles often make small holes in leaves, but do not merit control. Companions Nasturtium, Lettuce and Peas. Frost tolerant No. Feeding Not required. Position Full sun to partial afternoon shade.

Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Crop Rotation Group Umbelliferae (Carrot and root family) ● Soil Rich, moisture-retentive soil with plenty of compost dug in.