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Potato cultivation on a balcony or terrace
- Red potato variety ‘Laura’
If you grow your potatoes in the spring in the bucket, you can harvest in early summer, the first tubers. For the installation you need the highest possible, dunkelwandigen plastic bucket so that the earth warms up well in sunlight. Alternatively, is also a simple black plastic bag. Drill several drainage holes if necessary into the soil to prevent rain and irrigation water can lead to water logging.
Turf embarrassed – Step by Step
What you need) for laying turf (from left: a lawn roller, a shovel, perhaps humus and / or sand, a wheelbarrow, turf, a large computer and possibly a motor hoe. Außerdem: ein scharfes Messer, ein breites Holzbrett sowie eine Brause oder einen Rasenregner Also: a sharp knife, a large wooden board and a shower or a lawn sprinkler
You can lay turf from about mid-March to late September. It is used by specialist nurseries, schools, the grass, in large areas until the grass is sufficiently dense. Subsequently, the finished lawn with special equipment including a thin soil layer peeled off and rolled up. The roles include a square lawn, and vary widely by manufacturer 40 or 50 centimeters and 250 or 200 centimeters long. They usually cost 5 to 10 euros. The price depends greatly on the route and the quantity ordered, because the turf is on the school lawn on pallets transported by truck directly to the installation site, as it should be placed no later than 36 hours after the peel.
Special vegetable varieties for garden and balcony
- Small, spherical bearing fruit, the balcony-Tomato ‘balcony Star’. And it makes its name as it remains small and has room on each balcony. In children, this tomato is very popular: the delicious fruits vanish with a gulp in the mouth and are still very healthy. Available at the garden shop.
Would you like to try new vegetable varieties in unusual colors or shapes? We present here a decade of interesting varieties.
Yellow carrots, green beans, white Cauliflower: The standard range of seed suppliers, although containing many fine varieties, is of the color palette here, but rather a classic shaped. There are now many new vegetable varieties in unusual colors and shapes that even experienced gardeners at first glance are often not able to assign. And: If the dyes are in most cases by anthocyanins and carotenoids. They are also very valuable from a health perspective, because they act as free radical scavengers in the body and reduce cancer risk.
Plant Doctor – Houseplants 4
Having sick plants is no picnic, but if you know how to diagnose the problem, you can nurse them back to health. Here are some common problems people see with houseplants.
Under- or overwatering is one of the biggest problems. For example, a ficus. The leaves are falling. They’re brown and yellow. The problem — not enough water. Ficus really likes consistent watering. I find that if I water mine once a week, that’s usually enough. On the other hand, a cactus can be killed with kindness –too much water. Cacti don’t need a lot of water. Sometimes you can go a month without watering them.
Plant Doctor – Houseplants 3
It’s now time for another installment of the “plant doctor.” We’re going to take a look at some common problems people see on their houseplants.
First of all with this dieffenbachia. Here’s a perfect example of what happens when you overwater a plant and realize it’s too wet, then cut off the water completely. The leaves start turning yellow and brown and eventually die back. The first thing you want to do is remove all the dying leaves and then get on a consistent watering pattern. The plant will bounce back nicely.
Plant Doctor – Houseplants 2
Do you have a sick houseplant? Don’t be so quick to toss it out. Knowing what’s affecting the plant will help you bring it back to life. Today we’ll focus on some common problems with houseplants.
Like this ivy, for instance. One look at it and you’d think it didn’t have enough water. In fact, you’re killing it with kindness. There’s too much water. You can tell by looking at the roots. They’re very brown and mushy, when they should be crisp and white.
Plant Doctor – Houseplants 1
If your plants are sick, where do you take them? It’s not like you can find a plant doctor on call, so today I thought I’d be the plant doctor. I’m going to talk about some problems that maybe your plants have, so you can find the cure.
Let’s start off with the finicky ficus. If you’ve noticed that the leaves are drying up or dropping to the ground, the problem is you’re not watering it consistently, so get on a pattern and stick with it. Also, the ficus is temperamental. It doesn’t like to be moved, it doesn’t like drafty locations, and it does like a lot of light.
New and Cool Garden Gadgets and Tools
Every year, before I get my garden growing, I love to check out the garden centers to find the newest and coolest garden tools, like this one — it’s called a “dibble,” or a “dibber.” It may look new to you, but this is a tool that’s been around for a long time. The Romans used to use something like this made out of wood. The function — to poke holes in the soil. You turn it, it loosens the soil.
Mulching Your Garden
Summers can be hot and dry — two deadly ingredients for plants. Here in Utah, that’s especially true, with temperatures constantly climbing above 90 degrees with little rain. What can you do? Add mulch.
Adding mulch is easy, inexpensive, and very beneficial. First of all, let’s talk about the choices you have when we’re talking mulch. Large-sized bark chips are good because they won’t break down easily.
Mike’s Miracle Mix
Great For All Outdoor Containers
- 5 gallons Milled Sphagnum Peat Moss
- 1 gallon Perlite
- 1 gallon Vermiculite
- 2 cups Granular Lime Pellets
- 5 cups Oak Leaf Mold
- 5 cups Dry Granular Organically Based Fertilizer
