Stressing Tomato Plants To Encourage Early Fruiting
Here in the Rat (Ballarat) the food gardening Holy Grail is to get ripe tomatoes by Christmas. Yet food gardeners often tell me that they
October 13, 2020
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Potting Up Tomato Plants
While most of the seedlings I grow are planted straight into the ground sometimes I pot them up into pots before planting them out as
October 13, 2020
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Planting Distances And Harvesting Times
Planting distances and harvesting times for individual vegetables can vary considerably depending on factors such as the climate, seasonal weather variations, and the varieties of
August 13, 2020
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Using Bought Vegetable Seedlings
There is nothing wrong with using bought vegetable seedlings, especially if you are a novice gardener. But they have both advantages and disadvantages over their
September 8, 2020
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Wet Pots
Wet pots are designed to grow plants that thrive in boggy conditions. They are ideal for growing Pak Choi, Mizuna and Tatsoi, they are not
September 1, 2020
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Key Vegetables Planting Soil Temperature Guide
When it comes to planting vegetable seeds and seedlings arguably the most important thing to consider it the temperature of the soil. This page explains
August 3, 2020
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Fertilsing Vegetable Beds
How much fertiliser should be added to a vegetable bed depends on three things: THE VARIETY OF VEGETABLE BEING GROWN THE TYPE AND STRENGTH OF
July 1, 2020
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Growing Corn
CHARACTERISTICS AND REQUIREMENTS Large plant that needs plenty of space if it is to grow decent sized ears. Requires a rich well drained soil with
June 30, 2020
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Planting Corn In A Raised Bed
The traditional distances for planting corn vary from 20 to 25 cm apart with 60 to 100 cm between rows. However, these distances do not
July 1, 2020
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