Damage: In spring, spotted cucumber beetles often can be seen on squash and cucumber seedlings, and then they disappear for a few weeks. Spotted cucumber beetle [Credit: Austin Turner ] Spotted cucumber beetle [Credit: Austin Turner ] Host Plants: On...
Position Full sun. Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Fertile, well drained soil that holds moisture well. Feeding In early spring, mulch over root zone with 1 to 2 inches of good compost.
Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Fruit (Bush) Aphids (General) Earwig Plum Curculio Slug Snail Plants grown in containers can be transplanted through early summer.
Tips: Guinea hens are considered the ultimate control for grasshopper-plagued gardens. Allow chickens to forage in the garden for a short period before dark. Damage: Grasshoppers chew large holes in leaves.
In clay soil, use raised beds. Crop Rotation Group Umbelliferae (Carrot and root family) ● Soil Rich, well drained soil generously amended with compost. Feeding Feed every 3 weeks with a liquid organic fertilizer, and use a rich, biodegradable mulch...
Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Rosemary Aphids (General) Slug Snail Trailing rosemary for walls, or dwarf varieties for containers, are propagated by rooting stem cuttings rather than from seeds.
Damage: The primary feeding point are the new leaves, which will have raggedly-chewed edges and dark pebbles of caterpillar excrement nearby. Preventing Problems: Clean up the previous year's grain crops from year to year, and watch your corn closely...
Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Scilla Aphids (General) Slug Snail Scillas combine well with crocuses and early-blooming daffodils. Scilla is one of the best little bulbs to naturalize in grass beneath deciduous...
Troubleshooting Mature plants usually stop producing and die back in hot summer weather. Pick shell peas before the pods become waxy. Companions Chives, Mint, Alyssum, Carrot, Corn, Cucumber, Radish, Turnip and Beans.
Position Sun or partial afternoon shade. Crop Rotation Group Chenopodiaceae (Beet family) ● Soil Rich, well drained soil that holds moisture well. Feeding Not usually required is a mulch is used to keep soil moist.
Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Fruit (Dwarf Tree) Aphids (General) Earwig Plum Curculio Slug Snail Water thoroughly and mulch after planting new fruits.
The flowers close at night and on rainy days. Spacing can be as close as 2in (5cm) between crocus bulbs, which look best when planted in groups of seven or more. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest...
Gather potatoes on a cloudy day, and cover them to protect them from exposure to light. Harvesting When the plants begin to bloom, feel under the mulch for little new potatoes. Crop Rotation Group Solanaceae (Potato and tomato family) ● Soil Fertile,...
Gather potatoes on a cloudy day, and cover them to protect them from exposure to light. Harvesting When the plants begin to bloom, feel under the mulch for little new potatoes. Crop Rotation Group Solanaceae (Potato and tomato family) ● Soil Fertile,...
Keep on Picking to Keep Plants Producing The first rule with any fruit or pod-producing vegetable is to keep up with the picking. Keep Watering for Best Fruit Quality All vegetables need water, but fruit and pod-producing vegetables are particularly thirsty.
Check at hourly intervals at night and you can catch them as they show themselves. The top of the plant is left to shrivel and die. In the summer, cutworms can crawl up plants and chew holes in the foliage that look like damage done by slugs.
Some people find young rutabaga leaves quite palatable, but if you are looking for super nutrition from rutabagas, sprouts are the way to go. My Swedish grandmother made a rutabaga-potato mash called rutamouse, which resembles Scottish neeps and tatties,...
Suspend it over plants to help them keep their cool. Now lay the mulch so it's at least an inch (2cm) thick around your plants. Fill up a suitable-sized reservoir, adding any liquid feed you'd like to apply at the recommended rate.
We have a visiting heron so the fish need to be big enough to avoid capture. We have much weed in the pond and a surplus of water lilies.We have been informed that we need about 30-40 Grass carp 8-10 inches long.
Note: Age and Serial number unknown - Missing serial plate. The rear flap can be opened out allowing the grass to discharge freely. The sturdy compact structure has a heavy gauge balanced rotor, mounted on self aligning bearings.
