Pruning Pepper Plants 101: Is It Even Necessary?




Do You Really Need To Fertilize Your Tomatoes?

Fertilizing tomatoes isn’t always required; you have to use your own judgement. However, even if it’s not always required it can improve your yields if you fertilize properly.

Pruning Tomatoes – Learn The Right Way To Do It

Pruning tomatoes is easy once you know what is required and how to do it. Learn how to prune tomato plants in this short article.

Vegetable Gardening in Small Spaces

Do not let the lack of space be a reason or an excuse to not have a vegetable garden at your home. Thousands of people are in the same situation as you and that is the space they have available to grow fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs from seeds is very limited.

General Tips on Growing Vegetable Varieties

There is a huge variety of vegetables you can grow easily in your garden. Once you have set out your plot and decided what to grow and how, it’s time to populate your plot and start growing. However, simply planting vegetable plants into the ground and waiting for them to delivery fresh produce is not enough. Different vegetables like different conditions and some need more nurturing than others. Here are some handy tips on getting the best out of just a few popular varieties.

Planting to Attract Insect Pollinators

Sitting in your garden on a sunny summer day you may have noticed an absence of gentle buzzing or flash of colour from fluttering wings. That’s because in recent years there has been a marked decline in our insect pollinators. Insects such as bees, hoverflies, moths and butterflies have been in steady decline for the last few years and there are a couple of species of bee that have actually become extinct. There is an important place for our humble gardens in trying to redress the balance and provide a suitable habitat to help increase the number of insect pollinators. Our gardens can provide important habitats where insects can find an alternative source of nectar and pollen. We just need to make sure we follow a few simple rules.

How Landscaping Can Add Value To Your Home

If you’ve been thinking about selling your home, or have just been wondering how you can add value to your property, garden landscaping is definitely a good way to do it. Street appeal is one of the main factors when it comes to adding value to your property, so landscaping your front yard will go a long way towards doing this. This is the first area of your home that potential buyers and visitors see, so it’s the place to make the first impression count.

What Is Aquaponics for Your Health and Your Economy

An Aquaponics garden not only means healthy organic vegetables and fish for you and your family, but it can also mean added income for you. It’s a definite no lose situation.

Planning Your Garden and Planting in February Is Rewarding

Planning your garden and planting in February can be very rewarding. With spring just around the corner, February gives garden lovers ample time to spend in the garden. There is a lot that you can accomplish this month.

What Are the Best Plants to Use to Landscape a Small Yard?

If you’re thinking of designing and installing a new landscape in a small yard, there are a few very important things you must know before you ever stick a shovel in the ground. Small gardens, especially may have multiple micro climates that need special attention.

Indoor Seed Starting – Easy and Economical

Seed starting is a very hot and growing hobby right now. A few years ago seed starting began to gain popularity and it has really gained momentum every year since. Everyone has the “grow your own” attitude and when you stop and think about it there are numerous benefits.

How Grape Vines Shutdown When Under Stress

Vines have a really useful systems SHUT DOWN mechanism. If physiology-cell-tissue variables Red-Line then the chemical signals in the leaves, shoots and grapes start to move. Chemicals like mammal hormones move though much slower and the message is to SHUT DOWN. If the season is too tough then they will just shut down for the season, it just sends messages to the leaves that ok that’s enough for this year we are shutting up shop, we will try again next year.

Gardening To Feed Your Family

If you are concerned about the health of your family then you will want to think about gardening to feed your family. Gardening for fun and health has sky rocketed in popularity. The amount of chemicals in our environment is starting to made people stop and think about the direction of our society and what they can do about it.

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