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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..

Some picky plants can develop safely surrounded by any green «brethren». But not all cultures are so indiscriminate in their choice of neighbors. Let's find out what is best to plant with so that the plants do not oppress each other...

Room flowers are in almost every home, but it is rare to find such flowers as lithops. Having seen such flowers once, it is impossible to forget them. Therefore, it is worth considering in detail the cultivation of lithops from seeds at home, in order to settle these amazing plants in your home...

Plant and forget? Alas, there are not so many problem-free perennials. And the most beautiful of them are especially demanding. In order not to feel sad in the spring over a frozen or broken bush, let’s find out which plants will need help first in November...

Pepino, kiwano, melothria... No, this is not an abstract set of sounds! These are very real vegetables that can be grown on your own plot. Of course, you will have to run around looking for seeds, but the whole winter is ahead, so there are chances...

The principles of cultivation are similar to bell peppers, but it is still better to talk about chili separately, since there are certain nuances in agricultural technology. Chili is extremely worried about stagnant water, high groundwater levels, extreme heat and sunburn, as well as water getting on the leaves and stems (the sprinkling method when watering is undesirable)...

These vegetables have not been able to win the love of vegetable gardeners, so they are rarely found on the beds. But trying to grow one of them at least once is an interesting idea. Moreover, these plants are unpretentious, high-yielding, tasty and very healthy for the body...

If you think that cabbage is just round, strong white-green heads that are familiar to the eye, you are mistaken. This type of Cruciferous also includes cauliflower, savoy, turnip, kale, Brussels sprouts - not to mention their varieties and varieties!..

Persimmon - (Diospyros), a genus of trees and shrubs of the Ebony family, numbering about 200 species, growing in tropical and subtropical countries. Persimmon originates from Japan and is famous for its magnificent fruits. The common cultivated varieties are common or Caucasian persimmon (D. lotus), eastern persimmon (D. Kaki), and more winter-hardy virgin persimmon (D. Virginia); Breeders have o..