The most common types of soil are somewhere in between of these: Sandy soil: If you take some soil in your hand and squeeze it, the lump falls apart even if it is moist. It is easy to cultivate. It warms up quickly, so you can plant early in spring. It needs frequent tilling as […]
Rheum rhabarbarum Cultivation Grow as a perennial and grow grafts from root parts of and adult plant. Pick the flowers before they bloom fully, as they use a lot of nutrients. Transplant to another place after 10 years, when it is already ages and will decay quicker in worse conditions. Distance between plants One plant […]
To prevent is better than to heal. Take care of your garden and create an unpleasant environment for pest and disease, and make your crops safe. Creating an unpleasant environment for pest and disease includes using fertilizers modestly (either with natural or artificial fertilizers), maintaining the proper pH of the soil and intercropping. Intercropping Intercropping […]
Allium porrum Cultivation Grow from seedlings or directly from seeds in the regular spot. Cultivate seedlings in a cool, protected place, and enable higher temperatures for germination. When transplanting, shorten the root system to strengthen it and cover the soil with organic mulch. It grows above 7 °C (45 °F); optimum temperatures are around 20 […]
Petroselinum crispum Cultivation Sow in the regular spot, or plant seedlings of leafy parsley varieties. It grows well like a house plant on your window shelf. Distance between plants At least 30 cm(12 in) between rows and at least 5 cm (2 in) between plants for root parsley. Leafy varieties can be planted closely together. […]
Pastinaca sativa Cultivation Sow directly to the garden in spring, like parsley. Distance between plants At least 40 cm (15 in) between rows and at least 10 cm (4 in) between plants in a row. Location Half-shaded. Amount To 30 plants per person. Time of planting End of April till May. It germinates in 15 […]
Lycopersicon esculentum Cultivation It is cultivated from seedlings. Transplant it outside when temperatures rise above 18 °C (64 °F) during the day and above 10 °C (50 °F) during the night. Larger seedlings are more difficult to cultivate and bear fruit later. Set support only for the vining sorts of tomatoes, not the bush types. […]
Cultivation Grow seedlings with root clod in spring. It sows itself in the following years, but doesn’t take transplanting without root clod well. Distance between plants At least 40 cm (15 in) between rows. Location Sunny to half-shaded. Amount Up to 5 plants per person. Time of planting Prepare the seedlings at the end of […]
Capsicum annuum Cultivation They are grown from seedlings. Strengthen them before planting outside by gradually exposing them to lower temperatures. Distance between plants At least 50 cm (20 in) between rows and at least 40 cm between plants in a row. Location Sunny. Amount Four plants per person. Time of planting Beginning of February-mid March […]
Valerianella locusta Cultivation It is sown directly to the garden, or possibly from seedlings. It grows already above 5 °C (41 °F), optimum temperatures for growth and development being around 18 °C (64 °F). Distance between plants At least 20 cm (8 in) between rows and at least 2 cm (0.8 in) between plants. Location […]