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The choice between annual and perennial plants is one of the questions that almost every novice gardener asks himself. Each option has its own advantages and features, and the ideal garden often represents a harmonious combination of plants of both types...

Sunflower cultivation is practiced by many gardeners. Some varieties of this crop are used to decorate the site, but in our material, we will talk about how to grow a sunflower in order to collect as many high-quality crops from it as possible...

Among the relatively new garden crops that are grown in our beds, you can also meet the daikon - it is also a sweet radish, Japanese radish, white radish. Growing and caring for daikon in the open field is not difficult even for an inexperienced grower, but knowledge of the characteristics of the culture is necessary. Daikon is a vegetable crop with large white roots. It is not yet as popular as o..

For growing seedlings, both beginners and experienced gardeners have adapted to use a huge number of more or less suitable containers – from "purchased" boxes, bags, cassettes, trays, greenhouses and pots to homemade ones, from cardboard tubes from toilet paper or paper towels, cups, bottles and jars from food and drinks, and even from eggshells!  ..

The botanical name of the aster is Calistefus, which means "beautiful crown" in Latin. She really crowns the garden season, decorating the site when almost all perennials have faded. Thanks to the abundance of various varieties, growing an annual aster is very interesting!..

Edible flowers are not new. In high cuisine, they have long been used to decorate dishes and give them new flavors. If you would like to diversify your diet, inspired by the ideas of famous chefs (and by a lucky chance you have your own plot of land), this list of plants will definitely come in handy. Roses, chrysanthemums, mallows, nasturtiums, chamomiles, dandelions - the list of edible flowers ..

Experienced gardeners know that the health of seedlings directly depends on the quality of the soil. It should be nutritious, moisture-retentive and loose, with neutral acidity and a microflora favorable for plant development. Most of the soils for seedlings on sale are deoxidized high-moor peat with a loosener and mineral fertilizers. Peat has excellent porosity and contains phenolic compoun..

The beauty and unpretentiousness of marigolds (Tagétes) make them favorites of many gardeners. With the help of these bright and diverse colors, you can decorate any area, garden, cottage or balcony in a multi-storey building. Varieties of marigolds differ in the size of an adult plant, and in the size of the flowers, and in the color of the petals. The richness of shades (from red-brown to lemon ..

Every year we eagerly await the new season to start planting and get the first harvest as soon as possible. But untimely sowing of seeds for seedlings can negatively affect the growth and development of plants, reduce yields: with early sowing, seedlings will overgrow, with late sowing – the fruits will not have time to ripen.  ..

Usually in the southern and central regions there is no special need to grow pumpkin through seedlings. Its seeds germinate well when planted in the open ground, grow well and give good yields. If you live in a colder region, or if you want to get a pumpkin crop before the term stated by the manufacturer (usually this period is 120-140 days from sowing to harvesting), it is advisable to grow pumpk..