Moon Planting
August 19, 2008
A very brief explanation for Peggy from Organic Growing Pains blog.Moon Planting pursues the phases of the moon.The chart I use is available as a calendar each year and is produced by Thomas Zimmer. I have been using these charts for by 10 years and although I have tried other methods I have gone ba…
FIGHTING PLANT ENEMIES
August 19, 2008
The devices and implements used for fighting plant enemies are of two sorts:(1) those used to afford mechanical protection to the plants;(2) those used to apply insecticides and fungicides.Of the first the most useful is the covered frame. It consists usually of a wooden box, some eighteen inches to…
Jonquil Time
August 17, 2008
Garden Log 17 Aug 08:The flowers of late winterand early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size.~Gertrude S. Wister~Temperatures that weekLowest minimum -2.3CLowest maximum 9.2CHighest maximum 13CRainfall 2mmThe Moon Planting Chart said that the 14/15th was right fo…
Bulbs Gardening and Landscaping
August 15, 2008
Bulbs Gardening and Landscaping.Bulbs are generally great plants, full of colour, and very easy to cultivate.A lot of them have leaves that are green all the instance, while others have leaves that after the flowering they ripen.Once that happens, store the bulbs and next year start it all by again….
Cold and Wet
August 10, 2008
Garden Log 10 Aug 2008:All was silent as before -All silent save the dripping rain.~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow~Temps for the week:Lowest Min -1CLowest Max 8CHighest Max 12.9CRain: 19mm Planted that week:Tatsoi ~ Diggers SeedsSucrine Lettuce ~ Phoenix SeedsPhacelia ~ Phoenix SeedsButternut Lettuce ~…
Lactuca sativa
August 9, 2008
LettuceLatin Name: Lactuca sativaFamily: AsteraceaeAnnual.Soil: Rich well drained soil.Sow: Most of the year except in extreme heat or cold.Spacing: 20-30cm apart depending on variety.Lettuces are a favourite salad green which with careful attention to their growing requirements can be grown most o…
Geraniums Gardening Landscaping Caring Tips
August 8, 2008
Geraniums Gardening Landscaping Caring Tips.The scented leaved geraniums mix together a group that’s well known for the scent of its crushed leaves.Even whether the flowers are considerably smaller and not that beautiful next the ones from zonal, that aspect is not that crucial.We talk here about …