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Surely many of you saw delicate delicate "Christmas trees" with bare stems and thin, thread-like branches collected in bunches in village front gardens as children. And some even remember that in August, bright red spherical fruits-berries appeared on some "Christmas trees"...

One of the main points that determine the success of your vegetable garden "enterprise" is the right choice of location and competent zoning of plantings. The site should be warm, sunny and windless, and the beds should not only be convenient, but also beautiful...

Unusual heads of small-bubble leaves can not only diversify your diet, but also add texture to a flower bed. Savoy cabbage is attractive due to its unusual texture - its leaves are covered with a network of white veins and covered with many bulges, creating the effect of bubbles. It is painted in different shades of green, often with a bluish waxy coating...

Experienced gardeners know: if you want to get a rich healthy potato harvest, it is not enough to just throw the tubers into the soil in the spring - they should be prepared in advance. With the help of simple manipulations, you can really speed up the growth of potato bushes and increase their yield...

Didn't add anything to the potato beds in the fall? Do you want to use less «chemicals» without losing yield? Then you should pay attention to these environmentally friendly and effective fertilizers. Among other vegetables, potatoes stand a little apart. And not only because they usually have several times more beds than cucumbers or carrots, but also because they are monocultures. In other ..

When planning to plant seedlings in a greenhouse, did you conduct an independent investigation and find out that the lunar calendar, folk signs and instructions on seed packets differ in their indications? It's time to put aside speculation and turn to common sense...

Many summer residents are afraid to use mineral fertilizers when growing, preferring folk remedies. Here are several well-known methods of feeding seedlings...

The greatest delight of tree lovers is caused by giant sequoias (sequoiadendron) and metasequoias. Quite an obvious consequence of this delight is the desire to grow such a tree at home. Then, by no means the cheapest seeds are bought and, upon receiving them, a logical bewilderment follows: «How can you grow a hundred-meter tree from these tiny seeds?!!»..

Asters are loved for their unpretentiousness and beautiful flowering. But these flowers also have disadvantages: the plants attract pests and have weak immunity to diseases. The most dangerous diseases for asters are fusarium, jaundice, black leg and gray rot. And among insects, aphids cause the greatest harm to beautiful asters. But asters can be completely protected from all these misfort..

When the spring sun begins to warm, not only the trees and shrubs in the garden wake up, but also insect pests, as well as phytopathogens, which under favorable conditions quickly spread throughout the entire area. Therefore, it is important to treat the garden in time for both diseases and pests...