Tomato Planting Recipe. A friend gave me a recipe for preparing the holes prior to planting tomatoes. I’ve added to this recipe, tested it and would now like to share it with you all. This recipe should work for Eggplants
Zucchini- Cucurbito pepo
Family: Cucurbitaceae. Origin: France. Growing conditions: • Zucchini is a warm season crop that dislikes cold weather and frost. They require a full sun position in the vegetable garden with plenty of air flow to help combat fungal disease. •
Tomato – Lycopersicon esculentum
Family: Solanaceae. Origin: South America. Growing conditions: Tomatoes are a warm season, frost tender annual. Seeds require a warm soil of between 18 – 28°C to germinate. Sowing at too low a temperature will cause delayed or failed germination. Growing
Rosella – Hibiscus subdantta
Origin: Native to tropical West Africa. Family: Malvaceae. Plant description: Rosella is a fast growing annual shrub which reaches heights to 2 metres. An attractive plant, with reddish green leaves and yellow flowers that resemble hibiscus. It is widely grown
Lettuce – lactuca sativa
Family: Asteraceae Origin: Lettuce originates from Mediterranean and Near East (Persia). Growing conditions: Lettuce is one of oldest, most prevalent salad vegetables. There are varieties available for all seasons to allow all year planting in temperate climate conditions. Select the
Sweet Corn – Zea mays
Origin: | Family: | Growing Conditions: | How to Grow: | Harvesting:
10 Poisonous Plants for your Dog
Here are 10 common plants, found in suburban vegetable gardens that have the potential to harm your canine friend. This is to be used as a guide only. If in doubt – Contact your vet immediately! COMMON NAME: BOTANICAL NAME:
Interesting Gardening Facts
Torenia, a shade-loving annual, is called the wishbone flower. Look for tiny wishbone-shape stamens inside the purple, blue or burgundy petals. Tomato juice is the official state beverage of Ohio, honouring the part A. W. Livingston of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, played
Citrus leafminer – Phyllocnistis citrella
ORIGIN: Leafminer is native to eastern and southern Asia and is now widely distributed where citrus is grown in Asia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, northern and central Africa, and Florida in the United States of America. The moth was first
Pests and Diseases
All gardeners at one time or another have lovingly cultured a garden only to have it succumb to the ravages of pest and/or disease. But before we reach for the chemical sprays take into account a few simple things that
Spinosad
A natural alternative to toxic chemicals for your vegetable garden. MATERIAL TYPE: Microbial (Derived from fermentation) U.S. EPA TOXICITY CATEGORY: III Caution DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVE INGREDIENT: Spinosad is composed of spinosyns A and D, substances produced by aerobic fermentation of
What can I use as mulch ?
There are many other forms of mulch that you can use instead of store bought, plastic wrapped mulches. Store bought mulches are great, they should contain no seeds and no pathogens. They are easily transported due to the wrapping and
