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In addition to regular watering, additional lighting, protection from diseases and pests, flower seedlings vitally need fertilizers, thanks to which they will become strong, easily withstand hardening and transplantation into open ground...

Lovingly grown cucumber seedlings are already «asking» to be planted in the beds. But it is important to remember: this crop is very heat-loving and reacts poorly even to the slightest cold snaps. Therefore, it is better to play it safe and plant seedlings taking into account real weather conditions...

Hawthorn is a shrub or tree from the Rosaceae family, the height of which can reach 4 m. Many varieties of hawthorn are deciduous multi-stemmed trees, but there are also semi-evergreen species of the plant. Hawthorns reach a height of 3 to 5 m, but in optimal conditions they can grow up to 12 m. Their crown is round, dense, ovoid or spherical, often asymmetrical. The bark is gray or brown, cracked..

Common privet (Ligustrum vulgare) is an ideal hedge that can be given any, even the most unusual shape. Decorative deciduous, densely branched shrub, reaches up to 5 m in height and a bush diameter of up to 5 m, annual growth is up to 40 cm in height and 30 cm in width. Privet is one of the best shrubs for hedges, forest edges, undergrowth in a group of trees with a transparent crown...

The slowdown in seedling growth after planting in a permanent place has quite understandable reasons. Most often the main problem is stress due to a violation of any conditions of seedling preparation or transplanting rules...

Propagating spirea by seeds is easy and convenient: from sowing you get many plants at once, which usually bloom in the third year. You can get several hundred plants from one bush - for example, to create a hedge...

By planting cucumber seedlings in the greenhouse in the first or second decade of May, you can expect the first crisp harvest already in June. At the same time, the success of the "venture" depends not only on favorable weather, but also on соблюдение the subtleties of agricultural technology, namely – proper planting of the plants...

At first glance, growing carrots is quite simple - dig up a bed, sow seeds, water a couple of times and wait for the harvest. Alas, this is not so, and such "lazy" agricultural technology will lead to crooked and tasteless fruits. You also need to know how to plant carrots correctly...

You can grow radishes at home on a windowsill, but due to the limited space, you are unlikely to get an unprecedented harvest. Therefore, from the end of April to September, it is better to sow radishes in open ground and properly care for the crop...

Beginner gardeners, especially those planning to spend minimal time at the dacha, may optimistically plan their garden work in the following way: on one weekend they plant all seeds of all crops, exactly one week later they all sprout together, in two to two and a half weeks they can already transplant the overcrowded seedlings, in three to four weeks they carry out a general feeding and so on...