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Succinic acid is not included in the list of official preparations used as fertilizers for vegetable crops. But among folk remedies that improve the composition of the soil, accelerate the growth of vegetable seedlings, this folk remedy occupies one of the first places. This preparation is usually diluted in water and used for soaking seeds or cuttings, treating the roots of seedlings, and also ca..

Perhaps all summer residents grow cucumbers. And this is not without reason, cucumbers are very healthy and dietary vegetables, which are 95% water. Some sow cucumber seeds first for seedlings, and then transplant the already formed plants into greenhouses, hotbeds or beds...

The days have become shorter, and visits to the country house have become very rare. Work in the garden, vegetable garden and flower garden has mostly moved to another level - home. But even at this time, some active things for the summer resident still remain...

Perilla is an ornamental foliage plant from the Lamiaceae family. It is cultivated both as a spice-flavoring plant and as an ornamental crop. It comes from Southeast Asia. In the middle zone, perilla is most often grown as an annual. It will be able to survive the frosty winter only if you put the container with the plant in a frost-free room during the cold season...

Strawberries, honeysuckle, cherries, wild strawberries, blueberries, currants - with what impatience, missing the benefits and taste, we wait for the very first fresh berries of the season! Already the first summer month pleases us with an abundance of these small juicy fruits, and some berries ripen even in May. But the end of the season is also a rich "berry" time. And it is still unclear whe..

Blueberries are a very special berry. And its care preferences are very different from the requirements of other garden crops. All activities are strictly tied to the annual cycle of berry development. In spring, the dachnik has one «blueberry» care, in summer - others. And you can not miss anything, otherwise full development of the bush and a harvest of tasty and healthy berries do not get. ..

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...

Barren flowers... These flowers without ovaries can cause many questions among novice gardeners. Indeed, what is the reason for this phenomenon, if the vegetable seedlings were strong and healthy? If they were transplanted on time, fed and watered correctly? What to do? Pollinate manually? Yes, if the fruits do not set, you need to help them. And we will tell you how to do it...

Pepper can begin to get rid of future fruits at any stage of their development - the appearance of buds, flowering and the formation of ovaries. Sometimes this problem becomes widespread. What should you pay attention to in such a situation and how to correct it?..

Increasing the number of peony bushes on a site is not so difficult, because this can be done in several ways at once. You will find out what these options are from the article...

May frosts and even snowfall are not such rare phenomena. Experienced gardeners and gardeners prepare for them in advance. But this year, the weather was able to surprise everyone: such heavy snowfalls in May have not happened in a very long time. They especially scared novice summer residents...

Vegetable physalis is, unfortunately, not a common inhabitant of our gardens. This vegetable is grown by rare enthusiasts, but the fruits of the Mexican tomato - as vegetable physalis is often called - are extremely healthy and tasty. They are used to prepare caviar, vegetable stew, add to first courses, salt and pickle, make candied fruits and make jam. And growing it is no more difficult than ot..

To make the flower garden not only beautiful, but also useful, plant medicinal plants. We have compiled a selection of crops that will delight you with their decorative properties and at the same time do not require special care. All you have to do is choose plants based on their healing properties and personal preferences...

Agree - many still consider peanuts to be a nut, although in fact this plant belongs to the Legumes, and its fruits, swollen beans with seeds, already at the ovary stage bend to the ground and literally grow into it (this phenomenon is called geocarpy). Therefore, the people often call the crop also «groundnut»...

Growing strawberries on the balcony is a great option for those who do not have their own garden, but have a great desire to enjoy the taste of sweet and aromatic berries grown with their own hands...

Caring for heat-loving peppers in open ground has its own nuances and tricks. Nevertheless, many gardeners here manage to harvest quite a good pepper harvest...

Experienced gardeners know that, in addition to the usual «fussing» with seedlings - their additional lighting, watering, fertilizing, preventive treatment against diseases and pests - before planting plants in open ground or a greenhouse, it is important to carry out one more necessary procedure, their hardening...

Flower growers often face problems such as lack of flowering in plants, their death from drought or frost. But this will not happen with these crops. Therefore, plant them quickly...

The «Doomsday Vault» is designed for 4.5 million seeds. - it is believed that this amount is sufficient to restore any species in the event of its complete extinction. Norway was involved in the construction of the storage facility, investing about $9.6 million in this project...

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..

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...

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.....

Quince is one of those few fruit crops for which both vegetative and seed propagation methods are acceptable. To a novice gardener who first decided to plant this useful tree with delicious fruits, it may seem that propagating quince by seeds is a troublesome and hopeless process. In fact, growing quince from seeds is no more difficult than from cuttings or root shoots. It is this method of propag..

In winter, all nature sleeps, shrouded in snow. But a caring owner has no time to rest even in December. He plans gardening for the next season, conducts a thorough audit of equipment, seeds and fertilizers, prepares for sowing vegetables, and grows herbs. And periodically he looks into the cellar - not only to get another jar of pickled cucumbers or tomatoes, but also to check the integrity and s..