Cold damage to apricot blossoms is a major limiting factor in where they can be successfully grown. Companions Basil, Tansy and Garlic. Corridors within the orchard that are planted with clovers and other legumes contribute to soil fertility and attract...
Remove any fallen fruits as soon as possible. Preventive sprays with organic fungicides are often needed to grow good quality nectarines. A wide hole is better than a very deep one.
Corridors within the orchard that are planted with clovers and other legumes contribute to soil fertility and attract pollinators. Keep plum trees mulched with wood chips or sawdust.
Crop Rotation Group Miscellaneous ● Soil Almost any soil Position Depends on variety. Notes Prune towards the end of the season to remove any dead or overcrowded branches. Frost tolerant Yes.
Prune to improve airflow and avoid feeding with too much nitrogen. Mulch after planting, and encircle the trunk with a wire cage or protective pipe to protect the young tree from animal and insect pests.
If leaves have been gathered from roadsides or anywhere else where they're likely to affected by pollutants, store them until they've rotted down into leafmold before using. Grass clippings are readily taken down into the soil by earthworms and other...
Companions Tomato, Squash, Strawberry and Pepper. The foliage can be gathered and composted. Troubleshooting Beware of sleepy bees when pruning or otherwise working with mature borage plants.
During the day, the caterpillars hide in the shelter of the corn plant's whorl of new leaves, or beneath rocks or other shelter near the base of small plants. As they mature to about 1.5 inches (3cm) long, armyworms darken and show lengthwise stripes.
Plan to hand pick often, by knocking the beetles into a bowl of soapy water. They fly away or drop to the ground when disturbed. Managing Outbreaks: Japanese beetle populations vary from year to year.
Spacing Single Plants: 5" (15cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 5" (15cm) with 5" (15cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Soak the hard roots in water overnight before planting. Coronaria) are hardy only to 0F (-18C) and are often grown as annuals.
Spacing Single Plants: 3" (10cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 3" (10cm) with 3" (10cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Set out dormant bulbs in the fall, planting them 4 inches (10 cm) deep.
A wide hole is better than a very deep one. Harvesting Gather nuts as they fall to the ground. Spacing Single Plants: 65' 7" (20.00m) each way (minimum) Rows: 65' 7" (20.00m) with 65' 7" (20.00m) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Prepare a large hole by...
Companions Apple, Apricot, Peach, Pear, Plum, Persimmon and Nectarine. Gather greens for composting in early summer and again in the fall. Troubleshooting Comfrey has few problems with pests or diseases.
Managing Outbreaks: Spotted cucumber beetles are difficult to hand pick because they are small and prone to flying away. Damage: In spring, spotted cucumber beetles often can be seen on squash and cucumber seedlings, and then they disappear for a few...
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Position Full sun. Harvesting Let experience be your teacher -- taste fruits often as they approach ripeness.
You can get an early start by growing seedlings indoors in late spring. Feeding Mix a light application of a balanced organic fertilizer into the soil prior to planting. Amaranth can grow to 6 feet (1.8m) tall, so it will dominate a group planting.
The adult moths will lay their eggs there rather than on your garden plants, and you can chop up the cress and compost it when it is loaded with larvae. Preventing Problems: In areas where cabbage moth is a chronic pest, try making a small planting of...
Spacing Single Plants: 2' 11" (90cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 2' 11" (90cm) with 2' 11" (90cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Purchase dormant plants and set them out in early spring.
Position Full sun. Spacing Single Plants: 1' 1" (35cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 11" (30cm) with 1' 3" (40cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Sow seeds 6 inches apart and one-fourth inch deep.
Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Apple (Espalier) Aphids (General) Apple Maggot Codling Moth Plant Bug Plum Curculio Slug Snail Tent caterpillar Thrips
Replace the lid, and put the trap where earwigs are likely to be present, such as near the base of large planters or between cabbage plants. Earwigs eat mostly decaying plants and small soft-bodied insects.
Notes Prune in winter to remove any dead or overcrowded branches and to shape if required. Feeding Benefits from a mulch of well-rotted organic matter in spring, topped by a deep mulch of wood chips or sawdust year round.
Notes Prune in winter to remove any dead or overcrowded branches and to shape if required. Feeding Benefits from a mulch of well-rotted organic matter in spring, topped by a deep mulch of wood chips or sawdust year round.
Companions Strawberry and Garlic. Notes Some varieties are not self-fertile, so more than one will need to be planted for successful pollination. Troubleshooting Squirrels, rodents and birds will steal the nuts.
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. In clay soil, use raised beds. When the bulbs reach 3 inches in diameter, pull them and store in the refrigerator.
Spacing Single Plants: 9' 10" (3.00m) each way (minimum) Rows: 9' 10" (3.00m) with 9' 10" (3.00m) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Set out plants in early spring, just as they are emerging from winter dormancy.
Companions Crimson Clover. Healthy hazel trees will bear twenty years or more. Troubleshooting The nuts are much-loved by squirrels, birds and rodents. Frost tolerant Yes Feeding Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in spring.
