When To Plant Cantaloupe

Instead, it will easily slip from the vine with little help. In fact, most cantaloupes are ready to be picked once they're fully ripened, changing from green to a tan or yellowish-gray color between the netting.

The following spring, the sixth graders noticed tiny seedlings springing up in the planter. They were much too thick, so the plants were thinned and the children took some of the seedlings home to plant in their gardens.These tough little plants are very...

It was a good problem to have. Refrigeration of roots at just above freezing is method used by commercial seed growers of biennial root crops, because it preserves their quality and subjects them to an extended cold period.

Begin your campaign to gain back control by cutting or mowing weeds to the ground, then cover with a light-excluding membrane or mulch to deprive the weeds beneath of life-sustaining sunlight.

Summer Grass Clipping Mulch For many gardeners, figuring out what to do with grass clippings can be a headache. They'll feed the lawn, ensuring it keeps producing more healthy growth for you to cut and use.

There are no rules on the materials you choose provided they don't leach nasty chemicals into the soil, as can happen with treated lumber or landscape timbers. When the best place you have to grow veggies and herbs is a sloping hillside, you can terrace...

It's been a rough year in many vegetable gardens, but mild autumn days are just around the corner. The remains of reseeding flowers and herbs can be given their own space in the garden 4.

Here, then, are a few ideas to speed up ripening of some common fruiting plants. Like many flowering plants, the most effective way to speed up ripening is to simply remove ripe fruits as they appear.

Silver leaf disease is spread by spores from a bracket fungus. If you see signs of silver leaf, cut well beyond the area where the dark stain shows in the centre of the wood to make sure that no trace of the fungus remains.

If you are going to pick lots of fruits, or you're a little absent-minded like me, then wear a pair of gloves for the job. If necessary, wipe the fruits with a dry cloth to remove any traces of dirt.

The best setups use drip irrigation or soaker hoses to deliver water right at the base of plants, near the roots. Try two – one for each hand. Balance and Speed Using a watering can?

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This usually includes the odd-shaped ‘king' fruit at the center of the cluster. Aim to leave about 4-6 inches (10-15cm) between individual apples of eating varieties. Aim to leave one fruit every couple of inches (5-8cm), or if it's easier, one pair...

And it gets worse. The first frost will put paid to their plans for crop-wide domination but, be warned, in mild areas or in warm greenhouses they can happily remain active throughout the winter.

Continue Feeding Plants Don't scrimp on feeding your crops. Grass clippings are a ready-to-hand source of instant mulch too, and will help to keep plant roots cool and moist in hot, dry weather.

Pests can sometimes infiltrate your garden among the leaves or in the potting soil of shop-bought plants, so if you buy (or are given) young plants always check them carefully for signs of pests before introducing them to the garden.

After they've germinated, thin to leave just one seedling per cell. And they go a long way in the kitchen too, more than earning them the space they need to grow. Ensure they have all the space and nutrients they need by carefully weeding between plants...

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Dry off the produce before storing in freezer bags or Tupperware in portion-sized batches. Simmer until thick (this should take anywhere from one to three hours) then decant into sterilized jars.

The most stalwart members of the turnip tribe, rutabagas are a rustic cross between wild turnip and cultivated cabbage that came about in Scandinavia, Russia or perhaps Lithuania in the late Middle Ages.

These plants cross-pollinate, so you'll need to overwinter more than one plant of the same variety to flower the following season. As with any vegetable, it's important to choose the very best plants to collect seed from.

Drip irrigation works best for watering cantaloupe. If you must water plants from above, water in the morning so that the water on the leaves can dry before the sun goes down. They germinate best in soil that is 70 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

Clean up all spent plants, digging them under or putting them in the compost heap. Bacterial wilt causes sudden wilting and death of the plant. Some plants release chemicals that suppress weed seed germination.

In fact, some seeds need to be nicked in order to germinate. Nicking seeds before planting helps the seeds absorb water, which signals the plant embryo inside to begin the germination process.

Open the pods over a kitchen towel. Learn more about whether drying out wet seeds is possible in this article.There may be several reasons for soggy seed pods, such as a sudden shower or freeze.

One of the best bangs for your gardening buck is a reseeding plant. If this happens, it's important to know how to handle the situation.Now that you know what types of plants to allow to set seed and self-sow, you need to know how to manage self-seeders...