Organic fertilizer for the everyday gardener
Now that your summer garden is over, you have the choice to plant a cover crop or just leave it to the elements of the weather until next spring. If you choose to cover, these are your advantages: Adds organic … Continued
In the last two posts, we defined a raised bed square foot garden and talked about the advantages of a square foot garden. Today we will discuss the disadvantages. Raised beds tend to dry out more quickly in the hot … Continued
In the last post, we defined a raised bed square foot garden. Below are some advantages of square foot gardens. In the next post, we will talk about the disadvantages. Square foot gardens maximize all available space. They are typically … Continued
Let me suggest a raised bed square foot garden, which offers several advantages and some disadvantages over traditional gardens. A square foot is 12 inches by 12 inches, and in that square foot, you can plant, for example, one broccoli, … Continued
When pecans fall from the tree and have holes in them, the pecan weevil has gotten into them – sometimes most of the crop can be bad. The fruit will look decomposed or rotted if you break the shell open. … Continued
Okra is a member of the hibiscus family, which includes cotton and flowers. Compare the blooms, the leaves, and the sections of the fruit on these plants some time. There are usually four pieces of cotton, separated in the bowl. … Continued
Blossom end rot is when the blossom end of the growing fruit turns dark and begins to decay. The blossom end is the opposite end from where a young, growing fruit is attached to the vine. This can happen to … Continued
During the first part of June (for Zone 7-8), there is a moth that lays an egg near the base of the squash plant. It is called a squash vine borer. The worm finds its way into the base of … Continued
Iceburg lettuce doesn’t make a hard, dense head in Zone 8. This is because of the lack of growing time in the cold. It will grow in a looser head. Simply harvest the exterior leaves, and continue eating lettuce until … Continued
Russet varieties of baking potatoes are not usually grown in Zone 8 because the growing season is too hot. Potatoes grow bigger in cooler climates, such as Idaho, because they have longer cool growing seasons.