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Plants and stone always look great together, so it is often a top choice for hillside beds less than 18 inches (45cm) high. Some sites may need only a low stone wall to transform them into good gardening space, while others will require compact beds stacked...

The remains of reseeding flowers and herbs can be given their own space in the garden 4. The legumes germinate best while the soil is still warm, so they are usually planted in September.

I'm very keen to hear how you speed ripening along at the end of the season. Ripening Tree Fruits Indoors Most tree fruits will naturally ripen up on the tree. Warmth loving crops can stall at lower temperatures, spluttering to a halt before they've crossed...

How do you keep your pickings coming? Keep Watering for Best Fruit Quality All vegetables need water, but fruit and pod-producing vegetables are particularly thirsty. Prune to Let the Sunshine In Strong growth over the summer months can mean that taller...

What's your favorite earth-friendly way to protect your garden from pests? Not only can it be used to create protective tunnels for the likes of brassicas (for instance to exclude cabbage white butterflies ), it can be turned into a vertical ‘fence'...

Plant your seedlings into prepared ground. Transplant cabbages when they have at least three or four adult leaves Transplanting Cabbage The seedlings are ready to transplant about six weeks after sowing, by which time they should have grown at least three...

Climbers, particularly scented climbers like jasmine, honeysuckle or rambling roses are also perfect for this purpose and may be trained up an arch positioned over the seating to offer both scent and dappled shade.

To prolong storage life, it's also important to trim off the leaves as the radishes are harvested. Violet ‘Sweet Baby' won an All America Selections Award in 2016 for its taste, vigor and uniformity.

Some gardeners even dry produce in the oven, setting it at its lowest temperature and propping the door fractionally open to further moderate the temperate, though I imagine this method can waste quite a lot of energy.

Too much nitrogen can lead to poor bulb formation, so it is best to use only half as much as the product's label suggests when preparing the bed, with the other half applied a few weeks later, after the plants have been thinned and weeded.

Store them somewhere cool, dry and dark until you're ready to sow in spring. You can get a lot of seeds from just a few plants, which makes saving these seeds very worthwhile indeed.

Soft shoots can be pinched out with your thumb and forefinger. Oozing bark, though alarming, isn't necessarily a sign of the disease. It's not uncommon on plums and related plants, and in the absence of the distinctive dead, sunken patch it's likely due...

A spiral ristra not only looks prettier, it improves airflow around the fruits, which will help them to dry out quicker. You can use your dried chilies as needed, or infuse whole fruits in sterilized bottles filled with olive oil to make chilli oil.

Get around this problem by simply placing the end of the hose in a watering can so that it fills as you pour. Again, take care to water well before laying it. Fill up a suitable-sized reservoir, adding any liquid feed you'd like to apply at the recommended...

Harvesting and Storing Second Crop Potatoes The moment of truth is when the foliage starts to turn yellow and die back. Keep containers well watered because the compost can dry out quickly, even in wet weather.

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. Apples generally produce clusters of between two to six fruits.

Whiteflies are great at making more of themselves. Encarsia formosa may sound like the Latin name of a beautiful vine, but it's actually a special type of parasitic wasp that lays its eggs inside whitefly larvae.

They will root during the winter, and multiply into a cluster in late spring or early summer. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Shallots Aphids (General) Slug Snail Plant Diseases which Affect Shallots Allium White...

Delaying spring planting by two weeks can often help with cucumber beetles management. Floating row covers are the most dependable way to protect plants. Populations quickly build, and the beetles further damage plants by feeding on flower and transmitting...

Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Borage Aphids (General) Slug Snail Frost tolerant Seedlings will survive light frosts, but older plants are easily damaged.

Onion root maggots Onion root maggots Onion root maggots in garlic Onion root maggots in garlic Onion fly larvae burrow into plant roots Onion fly larvae burrow into plant roots Onion flies lay eggs at the base on onion plants Onion flies lay eggs at...

Companions Echinacea, Catnip, Agastache and Dill. Store in airtight container. Troubleshooting Control valerian's spread by cutting back flowering stems before they can shed seeds in your garden.

You also can start seeds in late winter, and set out the seedlings in spring. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Lemon Balm Aphids (General) Slug Snail

Most tulips are hardy to -35F (-37C); cold tolerance varies with species. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Tulip Aphids (General) Slug Snail

In midsummer, drench plants with a liquid plant food to stimulate new growth. Some varieties produce white or pink blossoms. Troubleshooting White ageratum blossoms go brown as they age, which is not as noticeable in varieties that bloom blue.

Companions Marigold, Broccoli, Chives, Mint, Borage, Parsley, Basil, Pepper, Asparagus, Monarda, Lettuce, Garlic, Dill and Calendula. Spacing Single Plants: 1' 7" (50cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 1' 5" (45cm) with 1' 11" (60cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and...

Feeding Not required. Companions Onion, Onions and Radish. Can be left in the soil through winter in many areas. Mulch to deter weeds and keep soil moist. Position Sun or partial shade.