Nothing can quite compare with the taste of new potatoes, especially when they’re homegrown. This humble tuber takes a while to mature, and all the magic is happening below the soil’s surface. Lift potatoes too soon, and you might get tiny ones, or leave them in the ground for too long, and they may start to rot.
Cucumbers are amazingly productive if you treat them right. They are vining plants, so they will need trellising or training and, since they grow so fast, a lot of pruning. There are a couple of ways you can go about pruning, and this article will give you a deep understanding of how, when, and why you should prune cucumber plants.
Lettuce is one of the most versatile vegetables in our daily menus – it’s difficult to imagine a meal without a salad on the side. So how can we make sure we get a continuous supply of these lovely leafy greens? Does lettuce regenerate after harvest, and if so, how long does it keep cropping?
Most of us have short seasons and need to start our eggplants indoors or buy them as seedlings from the nursery. By the time the soil is warm enough for transplanting, eggplants are already mature, tall plants. Some even set flowers at this point. So what’s the best way of transplanting them? Do we bury them deep, like tomatoes, or do we keep the soil line where it is?
If you’re growing pepper plants from seed for the first time, you’ve embarked on a long journey. It can take up to 12 weeks of dedicated care and attention until you’ll be able to transplant your seedlings outside. In the meantime, a lot of things can happen to your plants.
You might be facing this situation: you’ve assembled your first compost heap ever, waited for a few months, and now you’re wondering whether to turn it. Aside from the burning curiousity of looking inside, do you really need to turn compost? Most information out there says you do, but is turning compost the main factor for success?