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How To Save Cut Tulips And Daffodils
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How To Save Cut Tulips And Daffodils

If I bring tulips and daffodils home on Sunday, and I will give them in a few days, then I "canned" them like this: I put them in a jar of water, put a plastic bag on it and put it in the refrigerator door

Why Peonies Didn't Bloom
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Why Peonies Didn't Bloom

There can be many reasons why peonies do not bloom. This is the youth of the bush, or, on the contrary, its advanced age, and lack of light, and increased acidity of the soil, and lack or excess of moisture … You need to figure it out, and you will probably be able to find the reason

Large-fruited Black Thornless Blackberry
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Large-fruited Black Thornless Blackberry

Garden blackberries are highly prized for their fortified fruits. Its dense glossy berries are delicious and aromatic. And bushes during flowering and fruiting period decorate the garden. Nikolay Fedorovich Ganzyukov shared the secrets of growing blackberries

Using Rhododendrons In Garden Design
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Using Rhododendrons In Garden Design

Rhododendrons do not bloom very long, but by choosing species and varieties with different flowering periods, this process can be significantly prolonged. But even without flowers, rhododendrons are very decorative. Often these are not just bushes, but dwarf trees, which are so valuable in the design of small gardens

Boynesemberria Or Ezemalina
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Boynesemberria Or Ezemalina

We began our acquaintance with ezhemalina with three small bushes sent from Moscow. This was about 30 years ago. Since then, she pleases us with abundant, annual harvests

Hazel And Hazelnuts In Your Garden
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Hazel And Hazelnuts In Your Garden

Hazel (hazel) is a plant known in our country. There are over twenty types of it, but common hazel is the most common among us. And hazelnuts are a hybrid derived from several varieties of hazelnuts

Chicory: History And Application
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Chicory: History And Application

Even in Ancient Egypt and Rome, chicory leaves were used as a medicinal plant. Its medicinal properties are mentioned in the Ebers papyrus (16th century BC). And in Russia, its cultivation began from the time of Peter 1

Experience In Growing Walnut Crops In The Northern And Eastern Regions
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Experience In Growing Walnut Crops In The Northern And Eastern Regions

In places where there is little rainfall, it will be very difficult for a nut in the first years of life, since this culture is moisture-loving. I think that we must proceed from the peculiarities of the culture grown, the climatic characteristics of the region where it is grown. My observations of walnuts in unconventional conditions showed that the lack of agricultural technology in this crop and a decrease in watering during the growing season lead the plant to run wild. Frost resistance

Growing Superlarge Strawberries
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Growing Superlarge Strawberries

The yield depends on the variety, labor input and technology compliance. I'll tell you about it. In the fourth year after planting, the bushes grow above the knee, on some bushes there are more than 100 berries! The root system is more than 1 meter deep and more than 1 meter wide. The root system of the mustache is 80 cm long

Growing Grapes Near St. Petersburg
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Growing Grapes Near St. Petersburg

In the open field it is difficult to get a crop with a high sugar content, since in the Leningrad Region the sum of active temperatures is very small and the crop will not have time to ripen. Therefore, I grow grapes both in the open field and in greenhouses