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In hugelkultur, logs or other wood are buried beneath a hilled garden which slowly benefits from the wood's decomposition. Retaining wall blocks that mimic stone are easy to work with, and their uniform size simplifies bed construction.

It's been a rough year in many vegetable gardens, but mild autumn days are just around the corner. Summer Compost for Fall Veggies My new seedlings of broccoli, cabbage, kale, kohlrabi and other widely spaced plants get a huge helping of fresh summer...

Simply pop the fruit(s) into a paper bag then loosely close it at the top. Delicate fruits such as peaches or nectarines need very careful handing to avoid bruising. Just keep picking and the others will surely follow! How to Ripen Squashes and Pumpkins...

Consider cutting back overhanging foliage and act promptly to remove spent crops so that those remaining enjoy plenty of sunshine and good air circulation. How do you keep your pickings coming?

Hold your nerve, and if your predatory platoon of frogs, hoverflies, ladybugs and so on is in place, you can achieve, if not an outright conquest, then at least peaceable relations with all the inhabitants of your garden.

Seedlings transplanted from a seedbed should be lifted up with as much soil around their roots as possible. A bed improved with compost or well-rotted manure is ideal for these hungry feeders, who will appreciate a further boost in the form of an organic...

If you're patient, why not lay down plans for a country wine or two? Sit the smaller pot inside the larger pot, levelling up the rims by pouring sand into the base of the big pot till they are even.

Popular varieties include ‘Red Meat', ‘Mantanghong', ‘Misato Rose' and ‘Stargazer'. Unharvested daikons make a good winter cover crop because the big roots drill deep holes into the soil, which are then enriched by the rotting radishes.

Follow the steps above. You can make chutney from just about anything you have a glut of: beetroot, apples, beans, or the last of the season's tomatoes, for example. Slice vegetables and fruits thinly then dry according to the manufacturer's instructions.

The best rutabagas are harvested from cool soil after autumn leaves start to fall. After the first frost passes, harvest your rutabagas during a period of dry weather. Thin direct-sown rutabagas gradually to at least 8 inches (20cm) apart.

So here's how to do it... See our video and article How to Prepare and Store Seeds from Your Tomato Plants for more on this. Saving Onion & Leek Seeds Onions, leeks and shallots set seed in their second year.

Cropping so prolifically can also cause branches to become so weighty that they actually snap under the strain. July and August is the best time to prune plums in most Northern Hemisphere locations.

Cotton thread comes a close second. If you don't have a dehydrator you can simply dry your fruits by threading them onto lengths of fishing line or cotton thread, spacing them out one by one like miniature Christmas stockings.

Mulching to Keep Soil Cool and Moist Mulches are a must during any summer drought, and a mulch of organic material such as compost, leaf mold or even dried grass clippings is best.

They are grown in exactly the same way as spring-planted potatoes with two important exceptions. You can also protect plants against light frosts by wrapping the container in layers of corrugated cardboard or bubble wrap.

The main benefit of thinning to the gardener is to give those fruits that remain the space they need to grow into bigger, healthier fruits. Nectarines should be thinned once to six inches (15cm) apart.

Begin with a good, strong blast from the hose to knock the whitefly off your plants and onto the ground where they'll perish. Flowers and flowering herbs such as calendula , thistles, oregano, fennel, parsley, poached egg plant and buckwheat are all easy...

Troubleshooting Onion root maggots can cause plants to collapse. In clay soil, use raised beds or rows. They will root during the winter, and multiply into a cluster in late spring or early summer.

Tips: Most conventionally grown cucumbers and melons are grown with dangerous systemic pesticides, so organic pest control is worth the time and effort. The Western version is slightly larger.

Borage attracts large buzzing insects that dominate their air space. Position A sunny spot where bumblebees and other large pollinators are desired. Feeding Not generally needed. The foliage can be gathered and composted.

Frequently the plant will break off as you pull it from the ground. Damage: When young onion plants wilt for no apparent reason, pull up a sample plant to check for legless worms (maggots) feeding on it roots.

They are also much loved by cats and dogs. Store in airtight container. Often planted with low, mound-forming herbs and flowers. Plants die back to the ground in winter and re-emerge in spring.

Gather stems for drying or steeping into tinctures in early summer, just before the plants bloom. Position Any sunny spot. You also can start seeds in late winter, and set out the seedlings in spring.

Allow 4in (10cm) between bulbs of miniature tulips, and 6in (15cm) between taller varieties. Colors choices are endless, from white to almost black. Notes Tulips will return for several years where winters are cold, but may rot when grown in warm, moist...

Tall varieties make great cut flowers. Some varieties produce white or pink blossoms. Companions Thyme and Osteospermum. Ageratum cannot tolerate cold temperatures. Tall varieties often are grown as cut flowers.

Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Notes Bushy determinate plants can be tied to stakes, but long-bearing indeterminate varieties need a sturdy cage or trellis.

Germination often takes up to 2 weeks. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Spacing Single Plants: 7" (20cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 7" (20cm) with 11" (30cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and...