Valve Guide Reamer

Notes Used in place of onions for concentrated flavor. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Troubleshooting Onion root maggots can cause plants to collapse.

On cool mornings, place a piece of cardboard beneath plants to catch beetles you knock to the ground. Managing Outbreaks: Striped cucumber beetles are difficult to hand pick because they are small and prone to flying away.

A good companion for any crop that needs strong defense from insects. The foliage can be gathered and composted. Borage attracts large buzzing insects that dominate their air space.

They lay eggs at the base of onion plants, and the larvae tunnel into onion roots. Dig and move perennial onions every fall. Frequently the plant will break off as you pull it from the ground.

Plants die back to the ground in winter and re-emerge in spring. Gather them for use as cut flowers to keep valerian from reseeding and becoming invasive. Harvesting Dig roots in fall or early spring and dry outdoors, because they release an unpleasant...

Notes Lemon balm is very easy to grow. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Gather stems for drying or steeping into tinctures in early summer, just before the plants bloom.

Feeding Topdress with rich compost in spring, when new growth appears. Allow 4in (10cm) between bulbs of miniature tulips, and 6in (15cm) between taller varieties. Fertilize established clumps with a balanced organic fertilizer in the fall.

Ageratum cannot tolerate cold temperatures. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Notes Blue ageratum provides excellent contrast when combined with flowers with orange blossoms.

Troubleshooting Watch for leaf-eating tomato hornworms, and pick them off. Harvesting Pick regularly as soon as the fruits turn color but are still firm. Frost tolerant No. Feeding Weekly liquid feed or seaweed drench from mid summer onwards.

Harvesting Use a digging fork to loosen soil along outside of the planting before pulling roots. Notes Thin seedlings to proper spacing when they are 4 inches tall. Frost tolerant Yes.

Corridors within the orchard that are planted with clovers and other legumes contribute to soil fertility and attract pollinators. Healthy hazel trees will bear twenty years or more.

Long-day varieties work best in northern areas. Grow short-day varieties in southern latitudes. Spacing Single Plants: 5" (15cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 3" (10cm) with 7" (20cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant If you don't start your own seeds, set out...

Frost tolerant No. Feeding After plants set fruit, feed twice, at two week intervals, with a water soluble plant food. Harvesting Many muskmelons and cantaloupes separate naturally from the stem when the melons are ripe, so they come away from the vine...

Managing Outbreaks: Enclosing perfect green apples in clear plastic sandwich bags will protect them from apple maggots and other pests. A single female apple maggot fly can lay 300 eggs in her short, 30-day lifespan.

When growing lantana in containers, use a coarse potting soil that drains well. Blooming is best in very warm weather. Companions Lantanas are sprawling plants that attract huge numbers of butterflies, so locate them where they are easily seen on sunny...

Notes Feathery chamomile foliage contrasts well with the textures of other herbs and flowers. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.

Oranges grafted onto a dwarfing rootstock may be grown in containers. Feeding In spring and summer, feed with a balanced organic fertilizer. Harvesting Pick when richly colored and fully ripe.

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. Companions Marigold. Set plants slightly deeper than they grew in their nursery pots.

Japanese beetle [Credit: Foxrosser ] Japanese beetle [Credit: Foxrosser ] Host Plants: In the garden: Roses and numerous other plants On Crops: Beans, grapes, raspberries Where Found: Eastern United States Description: Brightly colored half-inch long...

Notes Try different strains, and even species, to find the right lavender for your climate. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.

Control by allowing hens to feed around trees, or shake branches to dislodge the insects onto a sheet then plunge into very hot water. Feeding Topdress generously with well-rotted organic matter in spring, along with a balanced organic fertilizer.

Feeding Cherries benefit from a mulch of well-rotted organic matter and a feed with a balanced organic fertilizer in spring. Frost tolerant Yes, but it is important to choose varieties known to grow well in your area to reduce risk of losing blooms to...

Position Full sun and warm conditions. Notes Requires warm weather to grow well. Companions Melon, Cucumber, Pepper and Eggplant. Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Fertile, well drained soil amended with compost.

Some strains are grown for their pretty pink flowers. Notes Frequent pinching back helps to keep plants bushy and full, and it delays flowering. Some strains are propagated only from cuttings.

Troubleshooting Hot weather can cause peppers to temporarily stop flowering. Notes Tie heavy-bearing plants to a single stake to keep them from falling over. Frost tolerant No. Feeding Mix an organic fertilizer into the planting holes as you transplant...

Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Mulch after planting, and encircle the trunk with a wire cage or protective pipe to protect the young tree from animal and insect pests.

Tips: Diamondback moths can complete their life cycle within a 15-30 day period during the summer months. Beneficial insects including many types of wasps and hornets harvest large numbers of immature larvae to feed to their young.