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How to grow: Onion Root Maggot (Growing Guide)
Beneficial nematodes are the only effective treatment for this pest. Dig and move perennial onions every fall. Preventing Problems: Floating row covers (fleece) are an effective way to prevent egg laying by adults.
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How to grow: Valerian (Growing Guide)
Gather them for use as cut flowers to keep valerian from reseeding and becoming invasive. Feeding Not generally needed. Plants die back to the ground in winter and re-emerge in spring.
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How to grow: Lemon Balm (Growing Guide)
Notes Lemon balm is very easy to grow. Companions Squash, Tomato and Beans. Lemon balm grows into a rounded mound. Troubleshooting Control lemon balm's spread by cutting back flowering stems in late summer.
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How to grow: Tulip (Growing Guide)
Colors choices are endless, from white to almost black. Clear primary colors create a festive effect in a mixed planting. Tulips bloom at the same time as dogwoods and other spring-flowering trees in most climates.
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How to grow: Ageratum (Growing Guide)
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Feeding Mix a light application of a balanced organic fertilizer into the soil prior to planting.
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How to grow: Tomato (Large) (Growing Guide)
Troubleshooting Watch for leaf-eating tomato hornworms, and pick them off. Notes Bushy determinate plants can be tied to stakes, but long-bearing indeterminate varieties need a sturdy cage or trellis.
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How to grow: Parsnip (Growing Guide)
Harvesting Use a digging fork to loosen soil along outside of the planting before pulling roots. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.
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How to grow: Hazel (Growing Guide)
Healthy hazel trees will bear twenty years or more. Notes Self-fertile but pollination is improved by growing in groups with two or more cultivars present. Troubleshooting The nuts are much-loved by squirrels, birds and rodents.
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How to grow: Onions (Red) (Growing Guide)
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Crop Rotation Group Allium (Onion family) ● Soil Fertile, well drained soil with compost dug in.
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How to grow: Cantaloupe (Growing Guide)
Harvesting Many muskmelons and cantaloupes separate naturally from the stem when the melons are ripe, so they come away from the vine with only a gentle tug. Companions Tansy, Nasturtium and Catnip.
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How to grow: Apple Maggot (Growing Guide)
Managing Outbreaks: Enclosing perfect green apples in clear plastic sandwich bags will protect them from apple maggots and other pests. Newly emerged flies will be attracted to the traps rather than each other, but it is important that the traps be in...
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How to grow: Lantana (Growing Guide)
Blooming is best in very warm weather. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Troubleshooting Lantanas that dry out often can be brought back to life with regular water and fertilizer.
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How to grow: Chamomile (Growing Guide)
Notes Feathery chamomile foliage contrasts well with the textures of other herbs and flowers. Feeding Not usually required. When allowed to shed mature seeds, chamomile often becomes a welcome volunteer plant.
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How to grow: Orange (Container Grown) (Growing Guide)
In winter, plants may be moved into a greenhouse, sunroom, or heated garage. Troubleshooting Grow outdoors in the warmer months to expose plants to heat and pollinators. Soft soap sprays can help against scale insects.
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How to grow: White Currant (Growing Guide)
Spacing Single Plants: 2' 11" (90cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 2' 11" (90cm) with 2' 11" (90cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Plant in spring, just as the plants are emerging from dormancy.
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How to grow: Japanese Beetle (Growing Guide)
Damage: Japanese beetles chew holes in leaves, often devouring much of the foliage from roses and other favored plants. Preventing Problems: Use row covers to protect plants during the 6 to 8-week period while Japanese beetles are feeding.
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How to grow: Lavender (Growing Guide)
Notes Try different strains, and even species, to find the right lavender for your climate. Companions Rose, Rosemary, Sage, Mint, Agastache, Apple, Cherry, Peach, Pear and Plum. A mature clump of lavender will grow to 24" (60 cm) wide.
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How to grow: Peach (Large) (Growing Guide)
Elsewhere peaches need full sun to limit disease and produce high quality fruit. Poke a needle into the hole to kill the borer. Keep the area under peaches mulched with wood chips or sawdust.
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How to grow: Cherry (Semi-Dwarf) (Growing Guide)
In humid climates, cherries often develop problems with fungal diseases such as brown rot. Companions Marigold, Garlic, Onion, Onions, Tansy and Nasturtium. You will need two trees for good fruit set with sweet cherries.
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How to grow: Okra (Growing Guide)
Wear gloves and a long-sleeved shirt to avoid prickles. Notes Requires warm weather to grow well. Spacing Single Plants: 1' 7" (50cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 1' 5" (45cm) with 1' 11" (60cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Soak seeds in water overnight...
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How to grow: Oregano (Growing Guide)
Authentic Greek oregano can be grown from seeds or plants. Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Any average, well drained soil in an easily accessible site. Moderately invasive.
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How to grow: Pepper (Growing Guide)
Troubleshooting Hot weather can cause peppers to temporarily stop flowering. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.
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How to grow: Walnut (Growing Guide)
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Companions Persimmon. A wide hole is better than a very deep one. Troubleshooting Native black walnuts are often easier to grow in the US compared...
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How to grow: Diamondback Moth (Growing Guide)
The caterpillars are found mostly on leaf undersides. Many gardeners also use protective row covers to exclude this and other pests from cabbage family crops. They do not have the velvety skin texture of cabbage worms, which are a different pest.
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How to grow: Aphid, Black Bean (Growing Guide)
Preventing Problems: Check plants often for early outbreaks. Managing Outbreaks: In small outbreaks, a high pressure spray from the garden hose can help remove aphids from plants. Damage: Black bean aphids are usually visible on plants because of their...
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How to grow: Radish (Growing Guide)
Young radishes have the best flavor, so pull them promptly. Notes Use radishes to mark divisions between sowings of salad greens or other spring vegetables. Spacing Single Plants: 3" (10cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 3" (10cm) with 7" (20cm) row gap (minimum)...
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How to grow: Celeriac (Growing Guide)
Dig the roots after the weather cools in the fall. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Notes Mulch to keep the soil cool and moist.
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