Tag: Garden
How To Of The Day: Grow Potatoes In Containers
Freshly dug potatoes are nothing like those bought from the store. Unfortunately, the only way that you can get to experience them is by growing the potatoes at your home and to experience the tasty potatoes fresh from the garden. Growing potatoes in containers comes with several advantages. Protecting the potatoes from critters, which really love them, is much easier when they are in the containers. In addition, the last thing you will need to worry about is weeds since the containers are able to ensure that the weeds do not attack your crops. And in any case, this can be quite a fun project to undertake at home together with your kids.
Whether you are growing your potatoes in containers, pots or bags, the advice is the same. First, you will need to put about 7 inches of the best quality compost manure in your containers. Multipurpose compost is a great alternative that can be used as well. For best results, it is essential that you consider mix your compost with well rotted homemade compost/ farmyard manure and/ or sharp sand. The mixture should be 50/50. The benefit of ensuring your mix contains organic material is that it becomes much easier to water your potatoes throughout the whole season. The good thing with the organic material is that they contain highly valuable plant food that can boost the growth of your crop. Chicken manure pellets also works great too.
Homemade Weed Killer
Homemade Weed Killer:
1 gallon vinegar
1/2 cup salt
A dash of dish washing detergent (makes it stick to the weeds).
Empty spray bottle
Put salt in the empty spray bottle and fill it the rest of the way up with white vinegar. Add a squirt of liquid dish soap. Mix well, spray on weeds in the morning, rejoice in their death that evening. This works best on a hot sunny day.
When To Plant Vegetables
This handy “When To Plant Vegetables” printable guide will make planning a vegetable garden much quicker and easier!
DIY Garden Pest Control
Infographic by http://organicpestcontrolnyc.com
Trying to implement a pest control system into your garden, lawn or crop can seem tricky to do without chemicals. There are several ways you can introduce natural pest control into your garden’s eco-system. One major way involves what is known as biological pest control by using ‘good’ insects to control ‘bad’ insects. This is truly an eco-friendly solution, which requires zero chemicals and leverages mother nature to do most of the work for you.
By implementing these methods into your garden, you’ll be providing a safe haven for insects that are beneficial to your garden, while reducing the population of insects that destroy your garden. These methods are 100% safe for your garden and are pet friendly if you have outdoor pets. Be sure to do your own due diligence as well and wear any protective gear when needed.
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