Garden
Gardening tips: Garden pests that can attack your houseplants
Some garden pests can only attack outdoor plants, because they only live there, but some pests can also live indoors. Houseplants are usually better protected from various pests and diseases, but they aren't completely safe, so you should be careful.
Kate Yakimchuk garden pests insects houseplants plant illnesses tips 26 January 2024
Zucchini: How to Grow
Zucchini is an early ripening crop, so in the middle zone the seeds can be sown immediately in open ground.
Diana Dashkevich vegetables zucchini gardening gardening tips plants tips 26 January 2024
Hyssop: How to Grow
The most optimal areas for planting hyssop are sunny, with moderately moist calcareous soil.
Diana Dashkevich flowers gardening gardening tips plants plants tips 26 January 2024
Gardening tips: Choose a perfect garden size
If you're new to gardening and just want to start, then it's not reasonable for you to get a huge garden right from the start. To understand your level of patience and the amount of free time you're ready to use for gardening, it's always better to start small.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening tips size planting garden work ideas 26 January 2024
Gardening tips: Garden beds for roses
Garden beds are essential for your garden plants – not only because they might make your garden look better, but also because they affect many things. A good garden bed can help you take better care of your flowers, and it might also affect how healthy they are.
Kate Yakimchuk garden beds gardening tips roses planting flowers 26 January 2024
A lightning stroke: Gardening tips
If you have tall trees in your garden, then there's always a chance that it can get struck with lightning. Sometimes it can be quite dangerous, because it can turn into a big fire, and even after the tree might be unsafe.
Kate Yakimchuk lightning gardening tips fruit trees damage danger 25 January 2024
Episcia: How to Grow
Episcia is a supporter of bright, but diffused sunlight, so the best place for it is not even the eastern and western window sills, but designated places in flowerpots on the walls, where the fleecy leaves of the plant, illuminated by a phytolamp (13 hours/day), will beautifully refract the light into silver and bronze shades.
Diana Dashkevich plants gardening gardening tips plants tips 25 January 2024
Stromantha: How to Grow
A shallow but wide plastic/clay pot is suitable for Stromanthe. Don't forget about the drainage pan and drainage.
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Gardening tips: Preserving and storing hay properly
If your farm or garden requires lots of hay, then you should also know how to preserve and store it properly. To make your hay last for a long time, you should preserve it well, so it won't rot or go off any other way.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening tips farming hay storage tips tips 25 January 2024
Gardening insights: How local communities benefit gardeners and farmers
Local communities can actually benefit people, and they can be even more useful for gardeners and farmers. When you grow plants, you require lots of knowledge, tools, and time, and it's always better to share these things with others too.
Kate Yakimchuk local community gardening tips benefits plants farming 25 January 2024
Gardening insights: A brief history of pesticides
Gardeners often have to get rid of various pests, and the easiest way to do it is to use some of the modern pesticides. While pesticides are often seen as a relatively modern invention, our ancestors used to have their own way of getting rid of pests.
Kate Yakimchuk pesticides garden pests history insects chemicals 24 January 2024
Yoshta: How to Grow
To grow yoshta, a sunny, spacious place is required: over time, the bush grows greatly.
Diana Dashkevich berries gardening gardening tips plants care 24 January 2024
Gooseberries: How to Grow
Plant gooseberries on a hill or plain that receives plenty of sunlight. Nevertheless, at the same time, the site must be well protected from cold winds, and the soil must have low or neutral acidity.
Diana Dashkevich berries gooseberry gardening gardening tips plants care 24 January 2024
Gardening tips: Saving an overwatered plant
A perfect balance of moisture is essential for plants, or else they will be too dry or overwatered. In gardening, you can't always control the level of moisture, because a heavy rain can easily flood your garden beds.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening tips watering plants tips irrigation mistakes 24 January 2024
Gardening tips: When green pea plant becomes yellow
When a plant that is supposed to be green becomes yellow, then it's usually a sign that something is wrong with it. For example, if you notice your green pea plant becoming yellow and dry. then it's time to find the issue and fix it.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening tips green peas plants yellowing tips 24 January 2024
Gardening tips: Storing tomato harvest correctly
When you put lots of your time and effort into growing fruits and vegetables, you don't want your hard work to be destroyed in days. Therefore, if you have a nice harvest of tomatoes, then you have to learn how to store your harvest properly.
Kate Yakimchuk tomatoes gardening tips harvest food storage vegetables 23 January 2024
Pilea: Growing and Care
It is better to grow Pilea in a fairly wide but shallow container, since the root system is located close to the surface of the soil. The width of the pot should preferably exceed its depth. When transplanting, the size of the container is increased by 2-4 cm.
Diana Dashkevich plants gardening gardening tips plants tips 23 January 2024
Aucuba: How to Grow
Aucuba grows well in both deep shade and bright light. It is highly not recommended to grow variegated species in shady conditions, since the same decorative pattern will disappear from the surface of the plates.
Diana Dashkevich plants gardening gardening tips plants care 23 January 2024
Gardening tips: Growing a peach from a pit
If you love peaches, then you can grow a real peach tree in your garden from just a pit! It takes a lot of time, but it's worth it – these fruits taste amazing and contain lots of vitamins.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening tips peaches peach trees pit fruits 23 January 2024
Gardening tips: How to grow spices
If you want your spices to be actually fresh, delicious, and full of flavors, then you can try growing them by yourself! The best thing about spices is that most of them are relatively low-maintenance, so you can grow them in different types of climate and weather conditions.
Kate Yakimchuk spices gardening tips growing plants herbs planting 23 January 2024