Author: Marina

TIPS FOR FERTILIZING VEGETABLE GARDEN

Fertilizers are categorized by the amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, or the N-P-K ratio. High Nitrogen Requirement Vegetables that require high nitrogen levels include beets, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Asian greens, potato, leek, spinach and Swiss chard. High…

HOMEMADE FERTILIZERS

BANANA PEELS – Eating a banana helps replenish lost potassium. Roses love potassium too. Simply throw one or two peels in the hole before planting or bury peels under mulch so they can compost naturally. Get bigger and more blooms.…

COMPANION PLANTING

The benefits of Companion Planting include: Minimizing Risk: Increases odds of higher yields even if one crop fails or you are effected by natural hardships such as weather, pests or disease, the overall yield of your plot may be increased…

HOW TO GROW POTATOES

Potatoes are one of the easiest and most prolific home garden vegetables. The taste of freshly dug potatoes is a far cry from the starchy flavourless pulp that results from grocery store varieties bred for size and storage. Potatoes are…

BLACKSPOT ON ROSES

From rosemagazine.com Blackspot, “Diplocarpon rosae”, is a nasty fungus that manifests itself on rose bushes as black spots on leaves progressing to black spots fringed with yellow rings on both sides of the leaves. As they develop the spots enlarge.…