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Jobs to do in May (Growing Techniques and Planting) Part 2
April 21, 2010
If you wish to get the most out of your plot or you are limited for space but still want to grow more vegetables, then you should try a few techniques which will help increase the production of plants.
First of all, you could try intercropping. This involves growing two different types of crops |
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Jobs to do in May (Harvesting and Sowing) Part 1:
April 21, 2010
May is really the time to start planting outdoors and making the most out of the increasing temperatures. The soil should have been warmed up in March/April and so should be ready to be planted into directly.
This month, there are a number of different vegetables that you can harvest. Some of the |
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Gardening Jobs In April. General Garden Jobs
April 21, 2010
When you have finished planting you should move on to getting the rest of the April jobs done. You should earth up any potato plants that may be ready to be harvested. Do this by drawing the soil up in mounds so that the delicate tubers are not exposed to sunlight. You can also create a support stru |
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Jobs to do in April (Sowing and Planting) Part 2
April 21, 2010
April is the time when you must take care with sowing seeds. If the weather is warm enough and there are no signs of an oncoming frost, then you should plant outside in pre-prepared seed beds. If, however, the cold weather is still lingering, plant indoors or under cover of cloches or cold frames. A |
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Gardening Jobs to do in April (Harvesting) Part 1
April 21, 2010
Traditionally, the months of April and May have been known as the “hungry gap” as during this period of time, there is a great shortage of fresh salads and vegetables. The only thing ready for harvesting will be the first asparagus of the year. If you prefer to eat as much home-grown foo |
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Gardening Jobs In Spring Growing Fruit
April 21, 2010
Spring is the time when all the fruit plants emerge from their winter dormancy and begin to enter a spring time growth spurt. The best way to help fruit trees or bushes flourish when this happens is too give them a fertilizer that contains high amounts of potash, a blood, fish and bone mix or a se |
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Gardening Jobs In Spring part 2
April 21, 2010
As Spring arrives, you can begin to sow and plant outdoors. Seed potatoes, onions and rhubarb can all be properly grown outside as they will not be affected by the low temperatures following winter. Broad beans, cabbages, broccoli, leeks, parsnips, peas, spinach and a few other hardy seeds can also |
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Gardening Jobs In Spring
April 21, 2010
Spring is also the time when you should start to prepare the garden for a fresh batch of plants, except of course, if you are in a very cold or frozen area. You should be warming up the soil with cloches or sheeting, preparing seedbeds, dealing with the soil by weeding, raking and sifting it to prov |
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Growing Aquatic Plants
March 29, 2010
Aquatic plants bring a variety of life and colour to a pond, although they are easy to plant and look after, there are some differences compared to planting on dry land. The best time to purchase and plant these aquatic flowers would be from mid-spring through to the early months of summer. The wate |
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Gardeners Top 5 Tips
February 5, 2010
I have been gardening for around 10 years now and each year I still learn something new and develop new practices in the garden. Part of the excitement and the enjoyment of gardening lies in the fact that you never know everything and that the best gardeners are not afraid to try anything! Som |
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Plug Plants Guide and Tips for Planting
February 5, 2010
Increasingly, plug plants are providing gardeners with an instant and reliable solution to the problem of failing seed crops. They have become ever more easy to obtain from several reputable companies, many operating from the Channel Islands where the increased sunshine and temperatures provid |
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