Read more of Rick's Favorite Crops » Tags greens , rick gush The roots will think they have experienced winter, and when they feel the temperature rise, they will push out a new flush of deliciously tender growth in about three weeks.
Wild Chicory Wild chicory is the same species as the vegetables listed above. If you head down to Bourbon street even today you can get a cup. It is particularly useful for helping to clean the blood of uric acid crystals and cholesterol.
Companions Endive, Mizuna, Tatsoi and Mustard. Spacing Single Plants: 9" (25cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 7" (20cm) with 11" (30cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Start seeds indoors or sow them where you want plants to grow in early spring or early fall.
We farmers don't always have a lot of money. Recently, I visited an herb farm, and although the owner had been growing herbs and putting them to use for many years, she was just kicking off her first farm-based business.
The evening air was thick with Kentucky's characteristic summer humidity, and as I put away the last dishes of our evening meal, watching the last bits of sun paint the sky with a swirl of pinks, purples and blues, I savored a brief moment of peace.
Feel free to be creative! A huegel can be made free-form and doesn't have to be built as a rectangle. Strategically placed huegels can soak up and hold excess water to good advantage, but you shouldn't position them so that they create a barrier against...
(We just won't think about that distant part of the cycle right now.) This positive thinking might not have warmed my frozen toes or made my car door usable again, but it did offer a mental reprieve from the frightful weather outside.
So lower potencies like 6x to 30x or 6c to 30c are usually recommended, especially for do-it-yourselfers. Do-it-yourselfers can use homeopathic remedies to treat minor ailments and injuries, for first-aid emergencies until the vet arrives, and to augment...
Take a sample of the plant to the doctor or veterinarian to aid in proper identification and diagnosis. Humans with severe, prolonged reactions to winterberry ingestion should be evaluated by medical professionals.
Dreaming of a particular chicken breed to add to your flock? I've been chastised in the past for having my head in the clouds instead of focused on the here and now, but I take Gloria Steinem's above quote to heart: dreaming really is a form of planning.
Angelica's Cousin Ashitaba, Angelica keiskei koidzumi is Japanese for “tomorrow's leaf,” and it's called this because it is such a fast grower that it can grow a new leaf overnight to replace the one you picked today.
While the immature nymphs of assassin bugs and leaf-footed bugs look quite similar, several clues helped pinpoint the proper identification. They often can point you to a entomological expert who may be able to look at a photo or examine a captured specimen...
The photo today is of my friend, Rosanna, showing the puntarelle type or, more specifically, the puntarelle di galatina. I'll admit confusion, but I don't think the correct botanical name is c.
If there is no spring or give to the soil, it's probably still frozen and too cold to work.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });It's best to wait for the ground frozen solid to break up naturally than to try...
Rhizoctonia root rot occurs with moderate moisture levels in warm to hot temperatures. Typically, germinating seeds are killed by the damping-off fungus prior to emerging from the ground, and older, more established plants are seldom affected.
While you might maintain a chemical free property how about your neighbors? I checked with several communities near me and have been told there is no testing done whatsoever for chemical residue, before the compost is distributed to residents.Do you know...
Turkey is traditional holiday fare for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners in households across the U.S. and Canada, with over 280 million turkeys produced each year. If the turkey floats to the top, weight it down with a plate and cans to keep it completely...
Since its flavor is that strong, I don't have to add more than a leaf in the pot, whatever meal I'd be cooking. Beyond that, it is said laurel leaves will no longer have the same fragrance.However, I've been using the same batch of dried laurel leaves...
It is not native to Asia, and is closely related to the lily. The common names of plants can be a tricky area. Lucky bamboo is not, in fact, related to true bamboo plants. Better known as Dracaena sanderiana, this plant is a fixture in many households.Connoisseurs...
American culture values the neat and the familiar in home landscapes, and nurseries offer the plants consumers seek; as a result, the biodiversity of the nation declines.Biopests are usually picky, relying on only one species or a handful of closely related...
By remaining unsown, the ground rests and fertility can be restored. This process had the intended effect of replenishing the soil, but it left half the arable land unused and unproductive.
Okoume is one of the tropical hardwoods used for exterior plywood manufactured to BS (British Standard) 1088 specifications for use in marine applications. Solid lumber is used in furniture and joinery where it grows locally.
I don't think I'm very convincing. I covered our small pond and waterfall with a sheet of netting to keep the leaves out, and we're planning to pack away the patio furniture sometime this weekend.
As an only child with no older siblings to coerce me into adventures and no younger siblings to dare, I was content to sit quietly and read from an early age. I would go to restaurants or grocery stores, and I'd leave with a bag or a belly full of novel...
Frost will kill it. Water sparingly and only at the base of the plant to prevent fungal diseases such as leaf spot and root rot. For this reason, bougainvillea is often grown in a container and brought indoors for the winter.
These ions have a positive electrical charge and the chemical symbol H+. Depending on initial and desired conditions, elemental sulfur (NOT sulfate) can be added at a rate of 1-8 pounds per one hundred square feet.
Aeration is good for healthy soil. While it's common practice to put mulch down in the garden at the end of the growing season, mulches also help in the spring garden and throughout the growing season.
