Garden
Indoor seed germination: Gardening tips
If you're a keen gardener, then you probably try indoor seed germination - it's an effective way of making your seedlings stronger and healthier. There are plenty of plants that you can start growing on your windowsill before transplanting the seedlings to your garden.
Kate Yakimchuk germination seedlings seeds gardening tips 25 September 2023
Gardening Secrets: How to Grow Gherkins
Gherkin is a variety of cucumber that differs from its relatives not only in appearance, but also in the size of the fruit. Gherkins reach a maximum length of up to 10 centimeters, the longer fruit is no longer a gherkin, but an ordinary pickling cucumber, and there is no emptiness inside the fruit.
Diana Dashkevich cucumbers gardening gardening tips 25 September 2023
Longan: Growing and Care at Home
Longan is cultivated in China, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. In the wild, this tall, spreading evergreen tree is rare. Smaller evergreen trees with a height of 10 to 20 meters are cultivated. There are varieties adapted to the climate of a particular region.
Diana Dashkevich plants plants tips gardening 25 September 2023
Use capillary mat: Gardening advice
If you're new to gardening, then you probably haven't heard of a capillary mat - and it's a pretty useful thing to have! A capillary mat is like a special kind of sponge that helps your plants get water when they need it in gardening.
Kate Yakimchuk mat germination seeds gardening tips 25 September 2023
Lamps can help you plants: Indoor gardening advice
If you have no garden, then you still can enjoy gardening - you can always grow plants indoors! To help your plants thrive, you need a special lamp that can imitate daylight and create perfect conditions for your plants.
Kate Yakimchuk lamp gardening tips plants 25 September 2023
Become a landscape designer for your garden: Gardening tips
If you want to have a pretty garden, then you don't always need to hire a professional landscape designer - sometimes you can do it yourself! While good design actually needs some knowledge and experience, you can do it - you just need to prepare well.
Kate Yakimchuk landscape design gardening tips 25 September 2023
Houseplants: How to Grow Aechmea
Since the root system of Aechmea is quite compact, choose a pot with drainage holes for it. Don't forget the pallet. To prevent the long growing leaves of the plant from overpowering or overturning the pot, the pot must be wide enough and stable.
Diana Dashkevich plants flowers gardening plants tips 25 September 2023
Cucumbers seedlings need space: Gardening tips
When you grow cucumbers, you should know that seedlings grow way better when they have enough space for it. It's true for many plants, but cucumber seedlings benefit from some free space more than other plants.
Kate Yakimchuk cucumbers plants gardening seedlings space 24 September 2023
Placing a garden gazebo: Gardening tips
A nice garden gazebo can become a great place where you can relax and have fun with your friends and relatives. The only thing is that you should place it correctly, so it will be comfortable and pleasant to use it.
Kate Yakimchuk gazebo gardening placement tips 24 September 2023
Phalaenopsis: Growing and Care
Eastern and western window sills are ideal. In the south it will be just right only in winter, since in summer it will be necessary to protect the orchid leaves from the scorching direct rays of the sun. The norm for phalaenopsis is 12–16 hour daylight hours. The plant should be turned 180º towards the light 2 times a month.
Diana Dashkevich flowers plants tips gardening tips 24 September 2023
Garden hose leaking: Gardening tips
If you notice that your garden hose is leaking, then you should do something quickly - or you can waste lots of water and cause more damage. In most cases, you can fix your hose on your own without wasting money on a new one.
Kate Yakimchuk hose leak gardening fixing tips 24 September 2023
Gardening Secrets: How to Grow Tradescantia
Narrow and deep pots are not suitable for Tradescantia. Its roots and above-ground parts grow quite quickly, and therefore the pots should not be narrow. In addition, containers with a small bottom will be unstable; one awkward movement and the pot will fly down behind the hanging shoots.
Diana Dashkevich plants gardening gardening tips 24 September 2023
Poor quality garden tools: Gardening advice
You can do gardening effectively only if your tools are good - they save you lots of time and energy, and you won't get irritated often. Meanwhile, not all garden tools are equally great, so you should know how to spot the bad ones.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening tools quality choosing tips 24 September 2023
Schefflera: Growing and Care
It is best to place the sheflera plant in bright rooms; it loves light, without it its leaves turn pale. But it is not recommended to place it in direct sunlight, as burns may form on the leaves.
Diana Dashkevich plants gardening plants tips 24 September 2023
Getting rid of old mulch: Gardening tips
Mulching is extremely beneficial, and it's pretty easy to do it - it doesn't usually take much time or effort to throw the mulch around. Meanwhile, it's not always easy to get rid of old mulch when it's time to replace it.
Kate Yakimchuk mulch mulching gardening tips 24 September 2023
Plums with worms every year: Gardening insights
Plums are one of the most delicious fruits you can grow in your garden, but they can be infested pretty easily. Pests can attack the same tree every year, and it's not always easy to get rid of them.
Kate Yakimchuk plums worms pests tips 23 September 2023
Preparing and storing tomato seeds: Gardening tips
If you have a good harvest of tomatoes, then you can save some seeds to plant them later - it can save you lots of money! The key is to prepare and store your seeds correctly, so they can stay perfect for planting for months or even years.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening seeds plants tips 23 September 2023
Tips from an Expert: How to Grow Syngonium
It is better to place it in partial shade or on western or eastern window sills, although the syngonium indoor plant can withstand bright diffused light well - as long as direct sunlight does not fall on it, from which its leaves fade.
Diana Dashkevich houseplants plants tips plants care 23 September 2023
Gardening Secrets: How to Grow Sansevieria
Sansevieria does not like humid air, preferring dry air.
Diana Dashkevich plants plants tips plants care 23 September 2023
Storing potato harvest: Gardening tips
There's no use in a huge potato harvest if you can't store it properly - so you should organize your storage really well! To make sure your potatoes will last before you eat them, you need to provide perfect storage conditions and maintain them.
Kate Yakimchuk potatoes harvest storage tips 23 September 2023