Make a Tire Swing for your Fairy Garden - The Magic Onions. Growing Bulb Fennel. Friday, June 22, 2012by Benedict Vanheems - Categories: < Back to the GrowBlog Index For those in the Northern Hemisphere the longest day of the year falls on either the 20th or 21st June (for Southern Hemispherists it’s the 21st/22nd December).
The longest day of the year marks a distinct turning point in the gardener’s calendar, with summer well and truly in command and, hopefully, the first flush of harvests coming and thick and fast if not already snaffled up. With the likes of early peas and potatoes, broad beans and carrots lifted and plucked, the first free gaps on the plot will be making an appearance round about now. Fabulous Florence fennel Perhaps the most indulgent vegetable to start off at this time of year is Florence fennel, otherwise known as finocchio or, more commonly, bulb fennel. Bulb fennel is perhaps a slightly misleading name, as the ‘bulb’ is in fact the swollen stem base of the plant. The right site. Magical Fairy Gardens.
Sempervivum Globe - if it's round, plant it with hens and chicks. Search Drought Smart Plants here: What a treat to use these great plants for crafts; this Sempervivum globe is a one piece sphere, which was a challenge to figure out how to fill and plant.
Wire frames covered with plastic coating can be found in mail order topiary stores, or if all else fails, use the two wire baskets wired together system outlined here. This odd creature was something I came across in a garage sale; most likely because the owner couldn't figure out how to refill it. Here's a novel way around that issue; fill a pair of panty hose with soil mix (in this case Sunshine Mix #4, which I use because it's easy to re-wet even when completely dried out because of the water holding polymer it contains).
Tips and Tricks to Maintaining an Indoor Kitchen Herb Garden - Creative Juice. This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark.
All opinions are 100% mine. recently i rounded up some of the most beautiful, clever, and cretive indoor herb gardens from around the web in search of inspiration for starting my own kitchen herb garden. i wanted this to be a project that i could do with my kids so we kept it simple and headed to the store an picked out all of the materials together. my daughter picked out the pretty blue pots, and my son helped pick the seeds for the herbs we would grow!
Miniature Furniture / Fairy Garden campfire set by KnotWoodDesigns. Grow Your Own Perennial Herb Container Garden. For years now I have been growing my garden herbs in containers just down the deck stairs from the kitchen.
While a few changes are made each year, the foundation of this garden is perennial herbs. The garden will continue to produce for much of the year allowing me winter harvests of sage, marjoram, rosemary, oregano, and sometimes arugula. Top Five Best Tips About Growing Herbs in Pots. How To Grow Herbs in Pots & Containers. It's Easy to Grow Herbs in Virtually Any Pot or Container!
Types of Pots or Containers for Herbs Most herbs can be grown in virtually any kind of pot or container. The key element to choosing a vessel to grow your herbs in is drainage. 15 best vegetables that grow well in a container or pot. If you adore vegetables and want to have some in your own garden, then go ahead and enjoy planting the wonderful vegetables.
However, if you lack limited space than even you are not supposed to worry about it. You can definitely fulfill your wish by growing the desired vegetables in pots or containers. However, growing vegetables in pots depends upon the type you are growing. Growing Sunflower Greens. How much seed you Soak depends on the area you are planting - see here.
Yields vary depending on method used, climate and technique, but are roughly 1 pound of Greens per pound of seed planted. Pre-Sprout When growing Sunflower Greens: You really MUST Pre-Sprout before planting. Put seed* into a bowl or your Sprouter. Aloe Vera Plant Care Tips: growing, planting, pruning. Diseases and pests, seeds, leaves. How to Care for Aloe Vera Plant. Aloe Vera is not a difficult plant to care for.
Repotting Aloe Vera: A Step By Step Guide. Repotting Aloe Vera: A Step By Step Guide. Here are the Foods that You Can Magically Regrow from Leftovers. It’s not unusual to find that the organic, pesticide-free produce tends to be a tad more expensive.
Add that with your grass-fed beef and free-range chicken, and you might as well give up and reach for that box of chocolate. Because chocolate is a salad anyway and won’t cost you an entire paycheck. Don’t fret. While you can’t grow organic beef in your kitchen (yet), you can grow a mini vegetable garden using scraps and save a few bucks next time you go shopping. Tomatoes: Planting, Growing and Harvesting Tomato Plants. Botanical name: Lycopersicon esculentum Plant type: Vegetable USDA Hardiness Zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Sun exposure: Full Sun Soil type: Loamy.
Jalapeno Pepper Plant: Growing And Caring For Jalapeno Peppers. By Susan Patterson, Master Gardener The jalapeno pepper plant is a member of the hot pepper family and shares company with other fiery hot varieties such as tobacco, cayenne and cherry. Jalapenos are the only pepper that is not allowed to fully ripen and change color before being picked. Growing jalapeno peppers is not difficult if you provide plants with good soil, plenty of sunlight and ample water. How to Grow Jalapeno Peppers. How to Care for Herbs. 2 of 4 in Series: The Essentials of Growing Herbs Caring for herbs isn't much different from watching out for your other annuals and perennials, but herbs may have a few special requests. Although each type of herb has its own growing requirements, most herbs are unfussy plants.
Most prefer full sun. Most prosper in good, moderately fertile soil. 10 Tips for Growing Great Tomatoes. Is it ever too early to be thinking about your tomato plants? Not if you're the competitive tomato gardening type who wants the earliest and sweetest tomato on the block. Unfortunately, growing great tomatoes doesn't just happen. Sample some of the science experiments on sale at your grocer's this winter, if you don't believe me. Choose your favorite varieties to grow, start them off right and control problems before they happen. The Dos & Don'ts of Growing Mint. Gardening: Caring for Your Begonias. Fabulous Evergreen Groundcovers: Growing English Ivy. Among evergreen groundcovers, ivies, most notably English ivy, are well known and highly popular. How to Overwinter Garden Plants: Organic Gardening.
Many plants grown as perennials in warm climates are not hardy enough to withstand the freezing temperatures in Northern areas. Northern gardeners can leave these plants outdoors to die at the end of the season or they can overwinter them until the next growing season. Overwintering involves protecting the plant from the cold, either in the garden or in a sheltered place. English Ivy, How to grow and care for Ivy Plants. Outdoor Begonia Care.