Companions Lovage, Cosmos, Corn, Squash, Beans and Echinacea. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. The plants will regrow after cutting, then bloom.
Apply an occasional feed of liquid fertilizer ( home-made fertilizers are great for this purpose). You need to allow enough time before the temperature drops and growth slows right down.
Here are five tactical techniques to help you banish the bugs: 1. Spray at a cooler time of the day and follow up with one or two more sprays a few days later. Sticky traps help monitor greenhouse whitefly populations, and are easy to make at home 4.
It is always best to leave rutabagas in the ground until they get nicely chilled but not frozen. Rutabaga sprouts are loaded with antioxidants. Thin direct-sown rutabagas gradually to at least 8 inches (20cm) apart.
Feeding Topdress with a balanced organic fertilizer in early spring, when new growth appears. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.
These cold-natured plants seldom produce well in warmer climates where temperature often top 90F (32C). Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.
Feeding Liquid feed every two weeks throughout the season. Companions Chives, Garlic, Nasturtium, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Tomato and Tansy. Harvesting Cut individual stalks as needed in the kitchen, or pull entire plants.
Companions Cilantro, Marigold, Coreopsis, Zinnia, Corn, Cucumber and Poached Egg Plant. Spacing Single Plants: 9" (25cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 7" (20cm) with 11" (30cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Start seeds indoors in early spring.
Muscari that have naturalized in lawns usually need no additional fertilizers. They are popular for naturalizing in open woodlands, or along the edge of the lawn. Troubleshooting Muscari have few pest problems and are seldom eaten by deer.
Fertilize with a liquid fertilizer in midsummer to support strong re-blooming. Spacing Single Plants: 1' 11" (60cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 1' 7" (50cm) with 1' 11" (60cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Prepare a wide planting hole dug to at least 12in...
Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Prepare a large hole by breaking up the soil and adding plenty of compost or other organic matter. Should be planted with at least one other apple tree which flowers at a similar time to aid pollination.
Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Prepare a large hole by breaking up the soil and adding plenty of compost or other organic matter. Should be planted with at least one other apple tree which flowers at a similar time to aid pollination.
Feeding Not usually required. Companions Radicchio, Mizuna, Tatsoi and Mustard. Harvesting Havest as required by cutting off at base. Position Sun preferred but tolerant of some shade.
Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Light, sandy soil best but will grow in most locations. Spacing Single Plants: 3" (10cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 3" (10cm) with 3" (10cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Sow direct into soil from early spring.
Mulch after planting to keep the soil cool and moist. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Black Currant Aphids (General) Slug Snail Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest...
Feeding Not generally needed. Some strains are grown for their pretty pink flowers. Gather stems for drying in early summer, just before the plants bloom. Notes Frequent pinching back helps to keep plants bushy and full, and it delays flowering.
Crop Rotation Group Brassicas (Cabbage family) ● Soil Rich, moist soil, firm with plenty of well rotted compost dug in. Spacing Single Plants: 9" (25cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 7" (20cm) with 11" (30cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Sow directly...
Companions Nasturtium, Lettuce and Peas. Spacing Single Plants: 3" (10cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 3" (10cm) with 7" (20cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Sow seeds directly in the bed or row, one-half inch deep and 1 inch apart.
Mulch after planting to keep the soil cool and moist. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Gooseberry Aphids (General) Slug Snail Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest...
Feeding Topdress with a balanced organic fertilizer in spring, when new growth appears. Notes Bluebells naturalize with a little encouragement. Allow flowers to ripen until they shed mature seed if you want the plants to increase in number.
Tall Oriental hybrids are fragrant, and make long-lived cut flowers. Asiatic hybrids tolerate temperatures to -35F (-37C), but taller Oriental lilies and hybrids are hardy to -25F (-32C).
Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Well-drained, reasonably good soil, though will tolerate a variety of sites. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.
Spacing Single Plants: 3' 3" (1.00m) each way (minimum) Rows: 2' 7" (80cm) with 3' 11" (1.20m) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Plant in mid-fall or early winter when it's not too cold for a little root growth to help them establish.
Frost tolerant Hardy only where winters are mild. Marjoram is easy to root from 2-inch long stem tip cuttings. In cold climates, pot up plants in fall and grow them through winter indoors.
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Companions Apple, Apricot, Peach, Pear, Plum, Persimmon and Nectarine. Notes Comfrey is a fine source of greens for composting.
Frost tolerant Very cold hardy. Feeding If desired, drench with a liquid organic fertilizer in spring, after new growth appears, and again in late summer. Becomes dormant in winter.
