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Understanding The Light Requirements For Tomato Plants
What’s one of the most satisfying aspects of having a vegetable garden? Answer: Plucking that first ripe, beautiful tomato – still warm from the sun – fresh off the vine. However, without bright or adequate energy from the sun, your tomatoes could end up flavorless, watery, and bland. Without splitting, but to ripen/grow perfectly, how much sunlight do your tomatoes need?Here, light requirements for tomato plants will be explored. Ideas will be provided as to what to do if your tomato plants are
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27th Mar 2023
List Of The Best Companion Plants For Sunflowers
When you see sunflowers, you know that summer is in full swing. They are happy plants. They have large flower heads, they are stately, and tall. Did you know that "solar tracking” is only done by a few plant species, sunflowers being one of them?As stand-alone plants, sunflowers are fantastic. For their pollinator-attracting abilities and their size (they tend to be shade providers), they also make good companions to other plants.If you have sunflowers or are considering growing them, you may be
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27th Mar 2023
List Of Best Companion Plants For Celery
Celery is a tasty and versatile vegetable that adds subtle flavor and the perfect crunch to many recipes. It’s a simple plant to grow in the garden or a raised bed. But to make sure you get the best crop, there are many companion plants for celery growing. Here are just a few.CucumbersPlanting cucumbers in between the celery will fight the white flies that often attack cucumber plants. Plus, the vines of the cucumbers help to shade the celery from too many burning rays of the sun. What’s more, t
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27th Mar 2023
Learn How To Harvest, Prune, & Dry Lavender Flowers
Lavender is known for its lovely fragrance and soft purple colors. Learning how to harvest, prune, and dry lavender flowers from your own garden will allow you to use them in many new ways. This guide will discuss the basic methods on how to care for your lavender, so you’ll have a thriving, growing plant.When to HarvestThe more you prune your lavender plant, the more it will grow and bloom with lots of flowers. Harvest the plant at least twice a year – in early spring and again in fall. But if
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27th Mar 2023
25 Best Heat-Tolerant Vegetables To Grow In The Summer
If you live in a particularly hot climate, but you'd love to have a vegetable garden in your yard, there are a number of heat-tolerant vegetables you can grow successfully. In fact, there are over two dozen that you can look through and pick your favorites.Below you will find a list of the 25 best heat-resistant vegetables. Several will be highlighted after that.Malabar SpinachBasilPotatoesSweet PotatoesSweetcornOnionsDry BeansBeetsCarrotsBeansLeeksPumpkinsWinter SquashTomatilloZucchiniScallions
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27th Mar 2023