Growing carrots is often perceived by gardeners as a lottery: seeds may not sprout, roots may grow crooked or completely tasteless. However, growing exemplary carrots is not a matter of luck, but the result of understanding the features of this root crop...
Cherry laurel is part of the Rosaceae family, the genus Plum and the subgenus Cherry. This name was chosen for the plant because its leaves are similar in appearance to the foliage of laurel. This tree appeared in cultivation in ancient times, and it was grown as an ornamental plant...
High‑quality seedlings are strong and stocky, with thick stems and well‑developed root systems. Growing such plants at home can be challenging. Often gardeners notice that seedlings stop growing or begin to get sick, and naturally ask about the reasons for such failure. ..
Do you want to feel like a natural scientist? Then it’s worth tinkering with the seeds. For stratification, at the end of September, the seeds had to be soaked for a day in clean water, put in a nylon bag, placed in a container between two layers of sphagnum moss and placed in the refrigerator at a temperature of 2-3°C until April (approximately these conditions are those that fell on ground raspb..
The seedling method is perhaps the most familiar to our gardeners, who strive to get a guaranteed harvest even in the shortest or coldest summer. First of all, for the non-seedling method you can consider cold-resistant crops that are not afraid of return frosts...
A standard garden on the site consists of the usual fruit and berry trees: apple trees, pears, cherries, plums... Planting mulberries will help to brighten and please the children. This is a unique plant that can leave a lot of memories of childhood: climbing a tree in search of something tasty, mom screaming because of dark spots on clothes.....
Growing tomato seedlings is an exciting activity that any gardener can handle. Tomatoes grow quickly even despite possible mistakes in care. To make the seedlings strong and healthy, it is important to prepare quality soil, sow the seeds on time and properly care for the plants. ..
Many gardeners like lavender, but not everyone decides to grow it. We’ll tell you how you can propagate the plant yourself so that lavender bushes will bloom on your site. Let's talk about propagating lavender by cuttings and seeds. Decide for yourself which of these methods suits you best...
The elderberry bush (lat. Sambucus) belongs to the genus of flowering plants of the Adoxaceae family, although previously it was included in the Honeysuckle family and even allocated to the Elderberry family. There are about forty species in the genus, some of them are medicinal plants - for example, black elderberry and red elderberry, and some are ornamental. In nature, elderberry grows mainly i..
White cabbage can be early, mid-season, and late varieties, and the choice of variety largely determines the ripening time of the crop and its purpose. Thus, cabbage of early and mid-early varieties is better suited for fresh consumption: it is tender and juicy, but cannot be stored for long. Heads of medium ripening can be used fresh, and are also suitable for short-term fermentation. Vegetables ..