Check to see if they are growing slowly or otherwise look unhealthy. This helps the fertilizer dissolve so that it is accessible to the roots.It is also important to know when to feed arborvitae.
When French settlers came to North America, they gave them the name Arborvitae, which means “Tree of Life.”Although in different regions Emerald Green arborvitae may be called Smaragd or Emerald arborvitae, the three names refer to the same variety.When...
When the ground freezes below the root system, it cuts off the water supply.Desiccation can lead to arborvitae winter burn. Give the shrubs more water on warm days during the winter.
I wrote an article for the March/April 2012 issue of Hobby Farms about growing peas and especially enjoyed learning about all the varieties I have yet to grow. Six-foot-tall sugar snap varieties will obviously require taller, sturdier branches, while...
I planted early varieties of both sugar snaps and snow peas in the garden, and I'm looked forward to the first harvest in 55 or 65 days, when the plants mature. One of my favorite childhood memories was wandering into my mom's seemingly endless garden...
Actually, the term "spring ahead" has always stuck in my mind, so I knew I had to set my clock forward an hour in the spring. However, 'Daylight Savings Time' is in common usage and, as such, is found in many dictionaries.
Several cultivars have been introduced, mostly in smaller sizes than the species. Thinking back on which annuals have been the highest performers, I immediately think of butter daisy.
Overwintered beets can produce prodigious amounts of seed List of Biennial Vegetables Botanically speaking, biennials are plants that grow one season and bloom the following spring after a period of winter chilling.
Use a sharp hoe to skim the surface and dislodge or slice the seedlings. It's that combination of persistence and resistance that makes them so frustrating! Weeds employ some pretty underhand tactics to get the better of us: breaking off bits of root...
Wood-derived Mulches Wood products such as sawdust, wood chips, bark chips and pine needles (pine straw) have a bad reputation. Simply adding organic matter to the soil surface can suppress weeds, help retain soil moisture, insulate roots from extremes...
As the wood decays, mycelium from the wood-feeding fungi also infiltrate adjoining soil. Plants and stone always look great together, so it is often a top choice for hillside beds less than 18 inches (45cm) high.
A sharp manual lawn edger will take down most cool-season cover crops in a matter of minutes. It's time to renovate neglected beds and get late crops planted, lavish summer compost on everything, and step into soil-improvement season by sowing weed-choking...
Some plants produce many tens of fruits over the growing season, so keeping on top of fruit removal may prove to be a daily task. Warmth loving crops can stall at lower temperatures, spluttering to a halt before they've crossed the finishing line.
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. Make sure to choose upward-pointing shoots to counteract this.
Once all of your chilies are threaded on, tie off the line to make a loop. Gloves will shield your hands from the fiery fruits, so once you're done harvesting you can whip them off and continue safely about your day's work! If you want to make a ristra...
Another option is to use a portable tank to cart water to where it'll be dispensed. Fruit trees, canes and bushes can be mulched with chunkier materials such as bark chippings, or fibrous materials like straw.
Potatoes can be enjoyed immediately, but if you want to have a shot at keeping them until Christmas leave the spuds untouched in containers, keeping the compost barely moist then unearth them when you are ready.
Why Thin Fruits? But thinning further can help trees to stay in good shape and produce a more useful crop. Fewer, bigger fruits are generally more useful than many tiny fruits. Plums are notorious for over-producing – with often-disastrous results.
Just like aphids they produce a sticky ‘honeydew', which is in fact…their feces. Greenhouse (or glasshouse) whitefly are closely related to aphids but a touch smaller, at around 1-2mm (a twelfth of an inch) long.
Top up mulches with new material. Water-stressed plants quickly slow down. Keep Plants Warm to Extend the Harvest into Fall Later on in the season stragglers can be encouraged to keep producing for a week or two longer by adding the thermal comfort of...
Simply leave some areas of your garden unmanicured, or you can install a bug hotel . Horticultural fleece can also be used. Despite my tongue-in-cheek warfare references, it's important to remember that we're not really in a war against pests.
If you have a variety you'd particularly recommend, or perhaps another tip for growing cabbages, please share it in the comments section below. Summer cabbages crop from summer into early autumn, while fall cabbages and winter varieties cover the remainder...
I am no fan of the excessive glare from poorly placed spotlights or security lights. A water feature of any size can add interest and soothing background noise Add Interest with Sound and Movement Stimulate the senses with sound, color and movement.
I used lightly blanched watermelon radish sticks to mimic tuna in vegetarian sushi. Purple daikons like ‘Sweet Baby' are popular at fall farmers markets. The crisp radishes are mild enough to eat raw or cooked, they make a great refrigerator pickles,...
Tougher vegetables, such as carrots, need four. Frozen produce will keep for a year and beyond, turning seasonal treats into year-round staples. Place them into a pan with your spices, plus sugar and vinegar.
The same pests that bother other brassicas can affect rutabagas, but they usually don't. Rutabagas are highly sensitive to boron deficiency, which leads to a condition called brown heart, a discolored hollow in the middle of the rutabaga.
Some biennial crops, such as onions, shallots, leeks, carrots, beets and chard are also worth saving, though you'll need to overwinter a few plants from one season to flower and set seed the next.
