home gardening ideas
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How and when to Transplant Tomato saplings
Fill up the larger container with a moist potting mix. Scoop out a hole in the center of the new container, so that you can easily lay the tomato plant into the hole. Get the tomato plant out of the original container by holding your fingers around the stem of the plant and flipping the… Continue reading
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How plant Tomato from seeds
Place two or three seeds into each small container or each cell of a seed starter. Cover the seed with about 1/4″ of soil and gently firm it over the seeds. Water to ensure good seed-to-mix contact. You don’t need to soak the soil, just moisten the top layer. Place the pots in a warm… Continue reading
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How to fertilizer Amaranth Greens?
Organic Manure are required in the soil for optimal growth of Amaranth Greens. Plants require both micro and macro nutrients to get good yields and best manure will be Vermicompost. Vermicompost is a highly nutrient organic fertilizer and it promotes the growth of the plants to a greater extent. This compost is a nature friendly,… Continue reading
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Bio Fertilizer for Banana Tree
Bio fertilizers contains living micro-organisms and is cost effective, environmental friendly and renewable source of plant nutrients which helps in promoting the growth of plants and trees. Bio fertilizers are required to restore the fertility of the soil. Bio fertilizers enhance the water holding capacity of the soil and add essential nutrients such as Nitrogen,… Continue reading
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How to Prune and Fertilize Guava
Normally guava trees has to be trimmed between November and December during winter season and between March and April during spring season. During first pruning, the guava tree has to be pruned at a height of 2 feet and it will encourage the growth of lateral branches within a month. While pruning the guava tree… Continue reading
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Harvesting Chilli in Terrace Garden
After two months (60-70 days) your chillies should be ready to be picked After the chilies start giving fruit, use a spray to water them to avoid overwatering. Chillies first discolor at the top of the crown. If the chilli starts to change color here, it will be red, orange or yellow after a few… Continue reading
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Chilli Flowering and Pollination
Chilies start flowering when the plant is about 8-10 inches in height and it will bring out small buds which will blossom into cute little white flowers about 1-1.5 months after planting them. Chilies have male and female flowers, pollination is required. Pollination will happen naturally with the help of bees or you can use… Continue reading
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Irrigating and Fertilizing Zucchini in Terrace Gardens
Zucchini needs plenty of moisture and lots of organic fertilizer for proper growth. Grow them in rich, well-drained soil in full sun. Zucchini plants need regular feeding in addition to being planted in the rich, nutritious soil mentioned earlier Remove the top soil around the Zucchini plants and apply finished compost or well-rotted manure or… Continue reading
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How to plant Zucchini in Terrace Gardens
Zucchini plants can be grown from young plants or seeds. When starting with seeds, they should be sown directly in the garden or in the grow bags. They can also be planted together in a single container and can be transplanted to individual grow bags Optimal soil temperature for germination of the seeds is 25-35°C When… Continue reading
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How to care for Okra plants
Eliminate weeds when the plants are young. Apply a layer of mulch around your plants to inhibit weed growth and aid in moisture retention Frequent watering is necessary during the germination and flowering stages Okra is known to attract beetles and worms that can damage the plant. Therefore, measures like organic pesticide application should be… Continue reading