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Gardening Secrets: How to Grow Acacia
Almost any soil is suitable for acacia; heavy watering is not needed - the roots are afraid of flooding, the place is sunny.
Diana Dashkevich gardening gardening tips Garden 23 October 2023
Actinidia: Growing and Care
Actinidia does not make any special demands on soil fertility, but does not respond well to alkaline soils. Slightly acidic and acidic soils are most optimal for the crop, although actinidia can fully develop and bear fruit on neutral soils.
Diana Dashkevich gardening tips Garden 22 October 2023
Gardening Secrets: How to Grow Apricots
Apricot loves soils that are fertile, rich in organic matter, light, loose, well permeable with a neutral reaction (pH 7.0). Heavy clay and acidic soils are not suitable for apricots.
Diana Dashkevich fruits gardening gardening tips Garden 14 October 2023
Identify plant health through cambium: Gardening tips
When winter is gone, plants start to wake up after cold months, and some plants are way more resilient than others. Even when you can't see it, some branches can be already damaged by cold, and cambium can help you identify that well.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening plants nature Garden 11 October 2023
Benefits of fan crown: Gardening tips
When growing bushes and fruit trees, you can use pruning to change the crown shape. Crown shape affects plant health a lot, and fan crowns can also improve your plant's health and strength.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening Garden 8 October 2023
Benefits of petrolatum: Gardening advice
Learning more about gardening often means learning more about its tools, chemicals, methods, and hacks. Petrolatum, which is commonly known as petroleum jelly, can be useful in gardening for a simple reason: it helps protect and nourish certain plants and garden tools.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening Garden 8 October 2023
Gardening Secrets: How to Grow Feijoa
There are two ways to get feijoa into your garden collection - from seeds or as a ready-made seedling. Seedlings will bloom only in 7-9 years, so planting feijoa seedlings is a more preferable option. An evergreen resident of southern countries will begin to bear fruit earlier, its varietal characteristics will be known.
Diana Dashkevich gardening plants tips plants care Garden 8 October 2023
Gardening Secrets: How to Grow Linden
Linden is not picky about soil, so it can be planted in any area.
Diana Dashkevich gardening gardening tips Garden 8 October 2023
Mulberry: Growing and Care
Mulberries begin to bear fruit in the 3rd or 4th year, but the berries are small. They become larger when the tree reaches 8-9 years of age. The bark of the trunk is brown, fissured, young branches are grayish-green or brownish, pubescent at the ends.
Diana Dashkevich berries gardening Garden 6 October 2023
Gardening Secrets: How to Grow Irga
Height is 3-8 m, on average up to 5 m. By the age of 40, the Canadian serviceberry becomes about 6 m tall and 7-8 m wide. Grows quickly (20-25 cm/year in height and width).
Diana Dashkevich berries gardening gardening tips Garden 6 October 2023
Plant illnesses that are hard to cure: Gardening insights
Garden plants often get sick - and some illnesses are harder to get rid of than others. In many cases, you have to get rid of plenty of trees and burn them just to stop it from spreading further.
Kate Yakimchuk gardening illnesses Garden 30 September 2023
Durian: How to Grow
This unusual fruit grows on trees whose distribution range includes the tropical countries of Southeast Asia, Central Africa, and South America.
Diana Dashkevich fruits gardening plants tips Garden 30 September 2023
More apples from an old tree: Gardening tips
Old apple trees tend to fruit less, and it's a natural process - at some point, you have to plant new trees instead of old ones. Meanwhile, if your old apple tree still produces fruits, you can do a few things to make your harvest bigger.
Kate Yakimchuk fruits apples tips Garden 30 September 2023
Growing avocados: Gardening tips
Avocados are amazing fruits that contain plenty of healthy fats - and that's why you should eat them regularly. Meanwhile, they can be pretty expensive - and that's why many people decide to grow them in their gardens.
Kate Yakimchuk avocado gardening tips Garden 15 September 2023
Growing cocoa trees: Gardening tips
Most people assume that it's extremely hard to grow cocoa trees, but it's not always true - you just need to live in a region with a suitable climate. If you're lucky, then you can start growing your own cocoa beans - and maybe even making your own chocolate!
Kate Yakimchuk cocoa gardening plants Garden 15 September 2023
You should burn infected tree branches: It's time to stop the disease
If you're a keen gardener, then you probably know that it's always better to burn the infected tree branches left from pruning. While it seems quite logical on its own, lots of inexperienced gardeners neglect that rule - so the disease spreads further.
Kate Yakimchuk pruning illness fire Garden 10 September 2023
Gardening Secrets: How to Grow Canada Spruce
The plant does not tolerate soil compaction and moisture stagnation - therefore it must be planted in places where groundwater is deep. The soil is better to choose loamy, well-drained and moderately moist.
Diana Dashkevich gardening gardening tips Garden 10 September 2023
Plant diseases that can't be cured: It's easier to prevent them to save your garden
Gardeners want their garden plants to be healthy and thriving - and it's not that hard to achieve, unless they become ill. Plant illnesses can be as contagious as human ones, and some of them are basically impossible to cure.
Kate Yakimchuk pruning illness gardening Garden 10 September 2023
Why you should apply chemicals on garden tree bark: Keep your garden safe and healthy
Tree bark protects your garden trees well, but it can be easily damaged - and it's your time to save your plants. Gardeners may use chemicals on garden tree bark for various reasons, depending on the specific needs and goals of their landscaping or tree care.
Kate Yakimchuk chemicals gardening Garden 9 September 2023
Sudden oak death: One of the deadliest plant diseases
Gardeners care about their plants a lot, but some diseases are hard to identify, and even harder to cure - and one of them is called "sudden oak death". It sounds pretty terrifying, and it actually is - it's highly contagious, and it can kill your garden trees pretty quickly as well.
Kate Yakimchuk illness gardening Garden 6 September 2023