Category Archives: Plant Care

General Gardening Wisdom, Plant Care

(Video) Do You Really Know How To Store Potatoes?

 

Here are the best practices and lots of expert advice

We all love potatoes, whether baked, fried or boiled. Potatoes are the staple food of so many nationalities and communities all over the world, that it would be improper not sharing tips at least once.

Very often gardeners store the harvest in root cellars. No matter if it’s built in the ground (old-fashioned way) or it’s a mini-room of its own, the harvest needs to be stored properly.

If not, the fruits and veggies will ripen way too quickly and will go bad (and in the compost pile).

Potatoes tend to grow a lot and in order to prolong their life, they need to be kept in conditions similar to those in the ground – it must be cool, but not below freezing point. It should be dark and the level of humidity must be perfect.

You’ll learn how to store your potatoes during the winter and enjoy them for months ahead.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Organic Gardening, Plant Care

(Video) Organic Molasses: One Of The Best Fertilizers For Your Soil

 

Less popular among gardeners, molasses is a natural fertilizer with amazing benefits

Molasses isn’t as popular among gardeners and farmers, but it should be. The reasons why it’s so beneficial is mostly the sugar levels. Of course, blackstrap molasses has mineral traces too, so the plants can benefit from that as well.

As you watch the video, you will learn how exactly molasses work to help promote soil and plant health. You’ll get to know how to apply it (and how often).

You’ll learn the difference between sulfured and non-sulfured molasses and which is best for the soil and plants.

Overall, this video will give you the basics, but it’s a tiny treasure source of information.

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Plant Care, Tomatoes

How To Grow Tomatoes From The Same Plant Year After Year

 

How many of us knew that peppers and tomatoes are perennials?

It turns out that certain plant we tend to grow yearly, but then plant seeds again and again every year, are actually perennials.

You can grow tomatoes from the same plant again and again, year after year. It may sound new and weird to you, but you should try this at home and discover the facts yourselves.

In the article below you will learn how to take care of your perennials during the winter, so they continue to bear fruit next summer.

You will find a lot of useful information which will be helpful to prepare, set-up and take care of your garden plants.

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Container Gardening, Plant Care

(Video) How To Grow Goji Berries: All You Need To Know

 

Goji berry is a plant you can grow throughout warm and mild climates

Goji berry is a super healthy food and one of the fruits hailed as containing very high amounts of antioxidants.

They originate from China, but can be grown anywhere with mild to warm (even hot) climates, so almost all throughout US zones 3 to 10.

It’s drought tolerant, and it doesn’t need any special care than the usual. It needs pruning now and then. You can plant it directly with the original pot. You may want to restrict it growing deeper roots.

You will learn plenty of advice and information in the video that follows, so take notes and try this at home, whether you have a garden or not. Goji berry can be grown entirely in a pot.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Plant Care

(Video) How To Easily Grow Raspberries And Blackberries

 

We all love raspberries and blackberries, but how do we grow them? Read further and you’ll learn how

Berries aren’t the easiest plants to grow, but yet, once you get the hang of taking care of them, you can be sure to have a plentiful harvest year after year.

If you have enough space in your garden, we highly encourage you to grow these two wonderful berry plants.

There are a few tips you need to be aware of to prevent your plants from dying, plus to keep them healthy. You will quickly get used to these practices.

Learn how to provide the plants with enough support, how to prune them properly, when and how often. You will learn everything to get you started.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Plant Care

(Video) Scarecrow: Your Garden May Be In A Serious Need Of One

 

If you’re seeing holes on your fruits and veggies, then crows seem to be the culprit

Fighting bad insects and burrowing animals is what most gardeners are pretty good at. But they often tend to forget about the birds.

Certain birds may come and peck at your fruits and veggies. And we’re sure that can drive you crazy.

Here’s why the old-fashioned way would work just as good as it did in the past – the scarecrow.

Get to know how to make one yourself. Learn which items you need and it’s time to make your own stuffed scarecrow.

You’ll witness the entire process from start to finish. Give it a name, and put it in the garden. Goodbye, crows!

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General Gardening Wisdom, Plant Care

How To Remove The Excess Nutrients From The Soil

 

Several simple methods for balancing the minerals in your garden’s soil

Could there be excess nutrients in the soil? The answer is firmly yes. While you may think that sounds great (less dealing with composting, mulching, etc), but it turns out that’s not as good as it sounds.

Your plants can suffer just as much as if they were malnourished.

If you notice that they grow but turn unhealthy green or die soon afterwards, you should consider either lack or excess of minerals in the soil.

Before you panic, we’re here to tell you that there’s a solution to that.

Below you’ll read several methods for removing the excess nutrients and providing your plants with healthy soil again.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Plant Care

(Video) How To Grow Onions Endlessly With This Little Trick

 

With this smart trick you can purchase onions once and grow them over and over again

Here’s a great idea we are sure gardeners and onion lovers would absolutely love.

You need to purchase onions only once, but once you pluck them out there’s something you need to do, which will ensure you can regrow them again.

We believe this is an amazing and super handy trick for gardeners who don’t want to waste too much material, but rather reuse it whenever possible.

According to the author of the video, people who tried this trick had regrown onions 8 times already. From one single purchase.

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Plant Care, Vertical Gardens

(Video) How To Set Up A Self-Fertilizing Vertical Garden

 

The secrets to keeping a self-sustained garden are finally revealed

Many gardeners would love to know how to work less in the garden, but keep growing a bountiful produce.

It is completely possible, if you set up your garden in a smart way. One such method is vertical gardening. Using the principles of vertical gardening, if you add certain components and create a self-fertilizing system (hint: worms), you are way ahead of your gardener colleagues.

The video shows quickly what you need to do to properly set things up, and how to prepare the materials you need. You can start this system in a day and watch it grow and evolve.

It’s all thanks to our friend the worm!

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General Gardening Wisdom, Plant Care

Grow Garlic: How To Grow This Wonderful Plant

 

Here’s a short yet comprehensive guide to growing healthy garlic plants in your garden

Growing garlic can be so rewarding! This incredibly healthy plant can be grown quickly and easily, with just a little care from you.

And when the season ends, and it’s harvest time, the garlic plant will reward you with its clovers, fresh scent and liveliness.

So, if you’ve never had garlic in your garden, it’s time you try! It will cost you some effort, and a bit of garden space. Learn the factors you need to be aware of, how to take care of the garlic plant throughout the seasons.

Learn about fertilizing, harvesting, watering, spacing, planting and more.

A tiny article full to the brim with invaluable advice!

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