When To Plant Foxgloves

Caring for the foxglove plant should include keeping children and pets away, as all parts can be toxic when consumed. This may explain why deer and rabbits leave them alone. As a biennial or short lived perennial, the gardener can encourage re-growth...

Spreading that compost around your vegetable garden will very likely result in foxglove flowers crowding out your crops. Grasp the flower stem with one hand and cut it off at a 45-degree angle.

In cooler regions, it is deciduous but can be evergreen in the warmer ranges. It is also known as starflower or alpine balsam. It can take anywhere from 2 to 5 years for plants to fully mature and achieve their maximum size and height.They can be propagated...

My two plants are now blossoming on eight stems, with more side branches developing day by day. Blooms open a few at a time per stem, plant several plants close together and pinch to encourge branchingEasy to start from seed, no special treatment needed,...

I plan to grow mine in a gated pasture and be really clear with my children that the foxglove is not one of the safe snacking plants on the property. The name points to how this plant became controversial for the first time.

Just make sure that their soil doesn't get soggy during the winter months, or they may meet the same fate as Skipper Ben.The thumbnail Rehmannia elata photo is by EmmaGrace and the Rehmannia elata, white form photo by Michelle Hunziker, both from the...

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Then the students planted the butter daisies and watered them in well. The tallest is ‘Medallion', reaching 24 to 36 inches tall.Plant butter daisy en masse in flower beds and borders, or group them with other colorful annuals and perennials.

Last fall I attended a dinner where the host used a huge garden carrot as the centerpiece. The hardiest of them, notably Brussels sprouts, kale, and many onions, will survive winter in the garden, while those that turn to mush in frozen ground are best...

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Natural stone is often free if you live in a mountainous area, and as long as you stack a low wall so that it tilts slightly backward, into the slope, it should need only minor restacking at the beginning of each season.

I won't plant my garlic until October, but between now and then I might sow a quick mustard cover crop to suppress weeds, or use the broadfork to aerate the soil deep down, all the while throwing on more compost.

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Branches can quickly die of this disease. Silver leaf disease is spread by spores from a bracket fungus. 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.

Earlier in the year I shared some top tips for growing super-spicy peppers . Gloves will shield your hands from the fiery fruits, so once you're done harvesting you can whip them off and continue safely about your day's work! If you want to make a ristra...

Set it to come on very early in the morning, before things heat up. Mulches may not be very high-tech, but they are incredibly effective in a hot summer. Now lay the mulch so it's at least an inch (2cm) thick around your plants.

The easiest way to grow second-crop spuds is in containers . You should have no problems holding them back for an extra month or two provided conditions remain cool but frost-free.

But if we're to get the most from this bounty we'll in fact need to remove some of the fruits now. Fewer, bigger fruits are generally more useful than many tiny fruits. Thinning Other Fruit Trees Pears need less thinning than apples but will still benefit...

They will attack plants growing outdoors as well as in the greenhouse. They'll feast on aphids too. The real clincher for quibble-free identification is their habit of swarming away when approached or disturbed.

Remove covers during the day to enable pollination, then replace it in the evening to provide a little warmth and protection against lower temperatures. Water-stressed plants quickly slow down.

A pest is just a creature that likes the same food we do, so show some tolerance, protect what crops you can, and use nature's own balancing system to ensure your crop doesn't get munched before you have time to harvest it.

In a traditional crop rotation cabbages follow on from peas or beans, which naturally lock nitrogen away at their roots. Winter cabbages are very hardy but during exceptionally cold weather they may need some form of cold protection such as a row cover...

It doesn't have to be grandiose; a self-contained fountain powered by a small electric pump brings the soothing gurgle of water while offering local wildlife somewhere to drink, preen and bathe.

Asian radishes including daikons, Chinese radishes, and watermelon radishes are great fun to grow as summer turns to fall, but you'll need to get busy. Unharvested daikons make a good winter cover crop because the big roots drill deep holes into the soil,...

One of my favorites deals with that glut goliath, the zucchini. Cover them with paper bags to stop them getting covered in dust. Have you tried bottling, preserving in vinegar, flavoring oils or making your own fruit liqueurs?

A little goes a long way, so allow only three pinches per plant. By any name, a buttery mash of potatoes and rutabaga is a wonderful dish for a brisk fall day. Rutabaga growth slows as the days become short, and the oldest leaves often shrivel and may...