How To Plant Bonsai

Unless your bonsai is a Serissa (a poor choice) or a Ficus, keep them outside as much as possible.There are a few more species for bonsai which will tolerate indoor cultivation, but none of them really thrive indoors and all will have more pest problems...

Think carefully on which branches you wish to remove. Other trees can be used for this style as well, as long as they do not grow vigorously upwards. It is best to remove any small or undersize branches that are growing from the trunk itself.When starting...

It offers fragrant, showy spring flowers that transform into black cherries.If you are thinking of using citrus fruit trees as bonsai, consider. In order to train the limbs in particular directions, wrap small pieces of copper wire around them.

No sooner than I entered the gate, I was smitten with the bright yellow daisy-like, nickel size flowers of the butter daisies. It begins blooming almost as soon as it emerges from the ground, and it stays in bloom until frost kills it.In a search for...

Keep the rooted plants in a cold place like an unheated garage or outbuilding. Buckets filled with compost or damp, well-rotted sawdust make fine winter homes for cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and other cabbage cousins that would never survive winter in...

Ground Resistance Resistance is far from futile! Consider covering bare soil with a cover crop or green manure to crowd out weeds and add valuable organic material. Weigh the cardboard down to stop it blowing away.

It makes a great path surface if replenished annually, but if using it on beds let it rot down first. Thin layers of glass clippings make excellent mulch It's important to add grass clippings thinly – aim for no more than an inch (3cm) deep.

I have been gardening on a slope for more than 10 years, and every season I learn a little more about the hillside and its potential. When the best place you have to grow veggies and herbs is a sloping hillside, you can terrace your way to a garden that's...

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 compost, buried by the spadeful at the bottoms of their planting holes, with a little organic fertilizer...

Squashes need to be cured before storing , a simple process that will keep your ripe fruits in good condition throughout the winter. Reducing the amount of water you give plants is the best way to ‘stress out' plants.

It's better to use a more powerful tool and make a clean cut than to struggle to force the blade of a lightweight tool through a thick branch. Cutting them out sooner rather than later means you can make smaller cuts that are less likely to become infected.

Lay them out onto your trays and set them to dry. Using a Dehydrator to Dry Chili Peppers An alternative to air-drying is to use a dehydrator set to a suitable temperature. You can use your dried chilies as needed, or infuse whole fruits in sterilized...

Don't be a slave to the watering can; here are our tips to help you deal with drought conditions in your garden, so you can continue to enjoy good harvests this summer! EMBED VIDEO HERE Wise Watering Prioritize Watering When water's precious it pays to...

If you're thinking you could simply replant some of your summer-harvested potatoes, I'm afraid this will only meet with disappointment. Set the seeds onto a layer of compost or potting soil about 10cm (4in) deep, or deeper if your container is particularly...

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. Thinning Other Fruit Trees Pears need less thinning than apples but will still benefit from having young fruits...

Yes, really! In a bad outbreak a handheld vacuum can be very effective at sucking up clouds of whitefly from disturbed leaves. Organic insecticidal soap. Spray at a cooler time of the day and follow up with one or two more sprays a few days later.

A regular liquid feed will result in better quality fruits for longer 4. It's naturally full of potassium, which fruit and pod-bearing plants love. Keep Plants Warm to Extend the Harvest into Fall Later on in the season stragglers can be encouraged to...

Also try trap-cropping using a pest's favorite food to make your crops less appealing to them. Compost any remaining plant debris from the beds once the crop is cleared to prevent pests hiding out under leaves or in dead stems, and give greenhouses and...

Summer cabbages are the first to be sown, in mid spring, followed by autumn and winter types later on in spring. This avoids unnecessary root disturbance, helping the seedlings to quickly adapt to their new growing positions.

Consider the look and feel of the bench, which will become a feature in its own right. Bamboo contributes a welcome rustle if you haven't got many trees or shrubs nearby to sway and shuffle in the breeze.

The popularity of purple daikons is growing fast, so don't be surprised to see ‘Sweet Baby' and other purple daikon radishes at local farmers markets later this fall. I used lightly blanched watermelon radish sticks to mimic tuna in vegetarian sushi.

No matter how meticulous you are with planning crop timings, there's always going to be a hardcore of homegrown hooligans that arrive en masse, intimidating gardeners with more fresh produce than can be coped with! Common culprits include the likes of...

I like to sidestep hot summer sun by starting the seedlings indoors and setting them out when it's cloudy, but the seeds are such willing germinators that they also can be direct-sown into a prepared row and thinned to proper spacing.

If you save seeds we'd love to hear your top tips for doing so – don't be shy, please drop us a comment below! < All Guides Especially suitable candidates include peas and beans, tomatoes, peppers and lettuce, which can all be saved at the same time...

Jade plants are tough and do not require sealing after pruning.You can train your jade bonsai into many of the traditional bonsai styles, such as "leaning" (which has a slanted, windswept look) or "informal upright" (in which the trunk bends to the left...

It is not only possible, but also easy if you follow these bonsai bougainvillea tips.Bougainvillea bonsai plants are not actually different plants than bougainvillea vines. Never prune the plant while it is dormant.

Other seeds don't absolutely require it, but nicking will encourage the seeds to germinate more reliably. Scarified seeds shouldn't be stored because they can quickly lose the ability to germinate.