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mowed and brushcut

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mowed lawn and brush cut

EPSOM SALT, TOMATO, AND PEPPER GROWING

Epsom salt used as a foliar spray or soil additive will help tomato and pepper plants grow and produce larger, tastier yields. Late in the season use an Epsom salt spray to increase tomato and pepper yield and keep plants green and bushy; early in the season add Epsom salt to the soil to aid ...

Fertilizers

 Bonemeal Description: Steam processed bone, a slaughterhouse by product. Benefit: Adds phosphorus. Average NPK analysis: Varies from about 1-11-0 to about 3-15-0, also contains about 24 percent calcium. Application and amount for adequately fertile soil: Till or rake in 3 pounds per 100 ...

Peppers Growing/Care

Keep the soil evenly moist but not wet throughout the season and particularly during fruit development. Feed with a complete fertilizer diluted to half strength when plants are well established and once more just before blossoms open. Peppers grow best when night temperatures do not dip below 68°F ...

Pepper Harvest:

Tomato Harvest:

Peppers: care and Maintenance

Cucumber watering

CARE AND MAINTENANCE Water as needed to make sure that plants get about 1 inch of water per week. Cucumber beetles are serious threats that not only eat the plants but also infect them with bacterial wilt that will kill the plants about the time they begin to produce fruit. As soon as cucumber ...

watering

Tips for Watering Tomato Plants Water slowly, water deeply – The number one rule of watering tomatoes is to make sure that you go slow and easy. Never rush watering tomato plants. Use a drip hose or other forms of drip irrigation to deliver water to your tomato plants slowly. Water regularly – ...

Cucumbers

 Keep the soil evenly moist. Keep the potting mix warm; use black plastic mulch until the weather heats up then switch to aluminum foil; this reflects heat but and light under the foliage which discourages aphids. Feed with a high phosphorus fertilizer diluted to half strength when plant begins to ...

Tomatoes

Tomato – Won’t Ripen Q: Our plants have *tons* of large green tomatoes, but they won’t ripen on the vine! They’re absolutely gorgeous, non-diseased green tomatoes that get lots of sunshine. Any tricks to make them ripen up? A: It’s mostly a waiting game. Tomatoes ripen when they get ...

Gardening

Pick off suckers on Tomatoes

Grapes Glowing

OUr grapes are getting bigger and have a bit of a blush and glow. The picture was taken on June 30th, 2020

watered

watered all gardens

Garden Grape Vine- New Grape Leaves for an Early Spring

These new grape leaves are growing on last year's grape vine. I hope that  we get a wonderful grape yield again this year. The picture was taken in early March.

Garden Rosemary and Lavender

Our back garden is doing better since we have had more rain this past fall and winter.  I also like the little red clay chimney. It actually works too.

przesadzi? alostazje na wiosne

przesadzi? alostazje na wiosne. Wi?ksza doniczka?

Impala Lily belong to Adendium an Kudu Lily correct name Pachypodium saunders family og Madagascar Palm

11 Incredible Flowers That Attract Bees to Your Garden

The US bee population has been declining at an alarming rate. Other than beekeeping, you can help boost their numbers through gardening. This provides them with a vital food source. To determine whether your location is suitable for such flowers, visit your nearest gardening center or refer to your ...

Potted a Basil start to see if it will grow during the winter months in southern Portugal.

mowed

mowed lawn and watered

New plant

Spindle "Harlequin"

New plants

Fuchsia "Alice Hoffman"

new plants

Today I have planted Pheonix Canariensis (Canary Islands date palm tree) and couple of mini Cyclamens in my front garden.