What Is A Rutabaga

The thick smooth cabbage-like greens of the rutabaga plant are greenish blue in color and also are edible. When cooking with these nutritious root vegetables, select smaller roots as the largest rutabagas tend to tough and woody.

They need regular watering of one inch each week, or they will get tough and woody.Rutabagas can be left in the ground through light frosts, and this even makes them sweeter. The larger roots tend to get tough and woody, so the smaller ones are the best...

We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! Or, if this is a dead end, but sure you put the flare into open tunnel, as shoving it into the blind end will just end up smoking...

Water from the bottom if possible, and until your gnats are gone only water enough to keep the plants from wilting.answers: Yes, many flower seeds are sold by color. Fungus gnats love damp soil and as long as your potting medium remains damp, they'll...

Subsequent Azomite applications can be made often as well.answers: There are several opinions about plants that shouldn't be planted next to each other and most of them are simply ‘old farmers tales.' Tomatoes and peppers will be just fine as neighbors.

It also shows six more elements (micronutrients) in much smaller amounts. If you're not getting ANY blooms, then by all means, go ahead and cut it way back like you did; this is called rejuvenation pruning.My husband generally comes out in April with...

However, it will take several seasons without some additional material. 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.

If your plant is not growing much yet, do not worry. Stones are reasonably effective and decorative. It may be somewhat depleted from the first crop. The Australian Forum is a fun area and many folks from south of the Equator gather there to discuss their...

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.

Although I'm not familiar with your climate, things like ice storms, late freezes or even early leaf-out affects the timing of my color show. The trees you mention, are some of the earliest to show color in my area (Kentucky) and are the first to display...

They were coming up in a cut along a trail, where there were few other plants to compete with them.It is fascinating to watch the recovery of the chaparral after a fire. If your flowers look definitely pink though, then a mistake may well have been made.

The house blocks the worst of the wind and holds a bit of heat from the sun. I have some scarlet milkweed that I'm going to try and over-winter in the ground, so we're in the same boat.

There will be as few as one, or maybe a half dozen. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! Depending on the type of rose you've collected seeds from, they might bloom...

Either with scissors, pruning shears or just by breaking them off (jade is usually crisp enough that it will break), you need to prune back the unruly parts of your plant to reshape it.

You could even apply a mild insecticide to the plant and soil if you wish. I like to put a plastic bag over my pot to help keep moisture in, but I poke a few holes in it so it can breathe.

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. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening...

They are blooming now, but all of a sudden for the first time ever, I see dime size holes in the leaves. You could have your soil tested to see if there is a lack of nutrients or a PH problem as well.answers: I don't personally know the answer, but I...

(Bone meal is an old standby amendment for bulb planting as it adds a dose of phosphorous, but it has very little of the other nutrients needed.) Good fertile soil under the bulb is the daffodils best source of energy.

Dill is an annual herb, and would die if you planted it out, if your outdoor soil is not already frozen.Dill was the 2010 Herb of the Year, and there is a Dave's Garden article about itanswers: Disturbed earth is where there have been previous plantings...

A 4 inch pot is more than big enough, and you might want to use a 2 inch pot or a 5 oz plastic cup (with a couple of holes poked in the bottom for drainage) for your cutting until it gets good roots, then up-pot it.

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There is no right or wrong here. I particularly enjoy heading over to the local library or bookstore and pulling up a chair in the gardening aisle., their classic beauty is always a welcome sight, or delving into dreams of sophisticatedthat inspire zen.

Add some plants, water thoroughly and mulch generously to keep out weeds. Don't forget to add an attractive border to define the edges.approach. There are several ways to accomplish this – dig it out, apply herbicide or smother it with cardboard or...

However, you can transform it into something more exciting simply by adding curves andthat mimic your individual personality. Does the exterior of your home seem boring and uninviting?

Wood is a common choice. Want your plants higher and easier to reach? The cinder blocks that you buy in the store today are actually concrete blocks and totally safe.Unless you're using antique cinder blocks, there should be no reason to worry, especially...

Basil & Mint like water, but they don't like soggy. Even tropical plants can "cook" their roots in a black pot. In addition to not over feeding them, I've learned that in order to produce the huge dinner plate size, dividing the tubers is essential.

It also, being a yucca, does not need much watering (maybe monthly?). Other questions may be moved to one of our other forums so your fellow members can help you You may also try a vibration device which you will bury in your garden .