Growing Eggplants
People who wrinkle their noses at the mention of eggplant are missing the gustatory delights of one of the best meat substitutes that can be grown in the garden. Prepared in cheese, egg, and tomato casseroles or sliced, batter-dipped and fried, eggplant can win over most doubters. Eggplant fruits can be bitter when they pass the [...]
Growing Chard
All the same uses as spinach but not as fussy about weather or soil. Plant seeds in spring and summer. Few vegetables can match Swiss chard for ease of growth and heavy, extended production of delicious, crinkly green leaves and wide, crisp stems. Six to eight plants can feed a family for several months because new [...]
Growing Carrots
Two secrets to success with carrots: keep seeds moist until they’re up; provide loose soil for long roots. Few other vegetables can match home-grown carrots for vitamin content and sweet flavor. Carrots have the happy habit of remaining in good condition long after maturity, so roots are rarely wasted. And even though carrots prefer cool weather, [...]
Growing Cauliflower
A cool-weather crop grown for early summer and fall harvest, cauliflower will flower rapidly if the weather turns hot. Winter harvests are possible in mild Western or Gulf Coast climates. Plants are fairly frost hardy. Allow 60 to 80 days from transplanting to harvest-90 to 100 days for winter crops. See broccoli for culture, care, [...]
How to Grow and Care Bromeliads
16 May 2010
Bromeliads can be described in general terms as a group of stress tolerant plants with a pronounced tendency towards epiphytism. Whether growing on trees, on rocks or potting media, a large majority of bromeliad species populate habitats with these common characteristics: frequently excessive sunlight, water and nutrients are usually in short [...]
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Drip Irrigation for your Vegetable Growing Garden
15 May 2010
Drip Irrigation for your Vegetable Growing Garden The ability of drip irrigation to meet precise water requirements has made this one of the most important aspect of modern day irrigation. This system overcomes disadvantages that are faced by conventional irrigation system. Optimized usage of water makes it possible to save large volume of water. Drip irrigation [...]
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Enriching Your Vegetable Garden Soil
01 December 2009
A good garden soil should 1) soak up water readily, yet drain fairly rapidly; 2) hold enough moisture for plants to grow; 3) remain loose and crumbly even in dry weather; 4) have ample space for air to circulate and roots to grow freely; 5) be easy to work; and 6) produce good crops with [...]
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Container Crops
25 November 2009
If you are short on tillable ground, you might try growing vegetables in containers. Large wooden boxes, barrels cut in half, pressed pulp tubs, and large clay pots all make practical containers deep enough for all but the very largest vegetables. If a container doesn’t have drainage holes, drill them into the bottom and cover [...]
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The Largest , Smelliest and most Bizarre flowers in the world
03 November 2009
While flowers typically attract humans and insects alike with their enchanting beauty and luscious fragrance, some rather perverse stinking flowers entice flesh and fecal-loving insects to their foul-smelling blooms in the guise of meat by their colors and fetid scents, which include some of the largest and most bizarre flowers in the world. Rafflesia arnoldii The largest [...]
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How to Plan for Your Vegetable Garden
08 October 2009
The arrival of seed catalogs by mail and the appearance of seed racks in stores signal the time to start planning your garden. Both the catalogs and the seed displays appear in time for early spring sowing of slow-starting seeds indoors. 1. What’s your climate like? When you select the vegetables you will grow„ consider two climate [...]
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Flower Gardens Designs
01 October 2009
Gardening has been considered as a popular recreational activity and a creative art from ages. Many people tries their best to make an attractive garden and sometimes they even pay thousands of bucks to somebody to carry out one. Before getting started, there are several things that should be kept in mind. A garden [...]
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Helpful Tips for your Flower Garden
27 September 2009
Now day’s many people are getting involved in flower gardening. This is a simple and rewarding hobby for many people. Flower gardening is a simple hobby but it requires lot of commitment, hard word and dedication from you. In this articles I will be discussing 3 essential tips for flower gardening which will ensure you a [...]
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