I really love my dacha. And when someone says with a complaint that again they have to go to the dacha to plant, weed, water, mow, then I just feel sorry for such people. They have a dacha, but they did not understand at all what a blessing it is, what luck
This month there is a lot of everything: gardening and gardening, harvesting and using the crop, protecting plants from pests and diseases, preparing storage facilities for the winter period
Of the vast family of nightshades (about 1700 species), only potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, pepper and physalis are cultivated in our gardens. The crops I want to talk about can be grown not only in the Kuban, but also in the Urals and Siberia
Any owner of a summer cottage or garden plot at the end of summer always has a lot of work. First of all, this, of course, is the harvesting of the grown gifts of summer. However, in August, we must not forget about the need to complete three more very important tasks. This is pruning fruit trees, dividing and replanting spring flowering perennials and re-sowing a number of early ripening vegetable crops
Purslane is a very pleasant garden herb and vitamin supplement. Its leaves and young stems are especially good in spring salads. Young shoots of purslane are boiled, seasoned with garlic, vinegar, pepper and used as a seasoning for meat and fish
Anise was used as a diaphoretic, expectorant, anti-inflammatory agent. Anise preparations help with inflammation of the kidneys and bladder, they remove sand from the urinary tract
In the fight against insect pests, it is effective to use their natural enemies - parasites, pathogens. Recently, interest in entomopathogenic nematodes from the families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae
The main work of gardeners and florists in September: planting strawberries, winter garlic and rye; harvesting potatoes, carrots and beets; harvesting gladiolus bulbs and dahlia tubers for storage; whitewashing of trunks, etc
The real owner has a lot of urgent things to do in the garden in late autumn. Gardeners in the fall need to perform a number of works, without which you can not expect a good harvest and a well-groomed type of plants next year
Without a doubt, picking strawberries is a real fabulous madness. Buckets of delicious and aromatic berries literally drive you crazy, and before you have time to finish one batch, the next ripens. That is why strawberries are considered the generally recognized queen among summer berries
Raspberry varieties that bear fruit on annual shootsThe generally accepted technology for growing existing varieties of raspberries bearing fruit on two-year-old stems is very laborious and energy-intensive. And it is no coincidence that the growing interest of gardeners is aroused by the raspberry varieties that yield the harvest in the year of the formation of young shoots
Types of irgi, reproduction, cultivation of useful and ornamental crops in summer cottagesIrga is a very interesting, elegant and very decorative shrub. This plant combines everything positive and valuable that has always attracted a person in berry crops
Every man to his own tasteToday, homeowners have at their disposal an amazing palette of colors, many improved hybrids growing in the region. Working on flower arrangements, they create original design solutions, beautiful views. They combine heat-loving and cold-resistant plants against the background of stones, benches, patios, hedges in accordance with their tastes, expressing their vision of paradise - a place of bliss, happiness and pleasure
The green shoot takes the first strength for growth from the reserves of perennial wood, which is almost absent when growing a bush in a fan-shaped, standard-free form. And the roots with a thickness of less than 1.5 mm, die off annually in the fall and grow in spring at an earth temperature of at least + 8 ° С
For a long time, experts will analyze the anomalies of this summer. And it all started in spring, it was heavy: with winds and frosts. And there was no summer at all, it passed by our region. We did not wait this year even for a summer-warm week
How beautiful stonecrops are! My favorite is ampel stonecrop. The shoots hanging down bloom unusually beautifully. But what if we put this miracle in a pipe dug into the ground? It will look like it is growing in a vase. And we were not wrong
Peonies in combination with other traditional plants created a unique atmosphere of the Russian manor garden, in which not only the external attractiveness of the flower is important, but also its aroma, and peonies have amazingly diverse
In Russia, red and white currants have been known since about the 15th century. In Siberia, this berry is called "oxalis", and in Germany, "Ivan's berry", as it ripens by Midsummer's Day - June 24. Red and white currants can be called colored, because, depending on the variety, they can be pink, purple, as well as beige and yellow. The shrubs of these plants are more durable than black currants
A hybrid of common apricot and Manchurian apricot has fully mastered the climate of the North-West region and pleases with abundant harvests of its fruitsApricot is one of the most versatile garden plants. For its tasty fruits, it is a fruit tree
Personal style developmentLight and shadow. Gardens sometimes lack a variety of lighting. Uniform lighting reduces the attractiveness of the garden. A garden that is completely in the sun, in the absence of any shade, has no contrast and relief, a change in picture, it experiences exhaustion and devastation
All from the inspection of the tree. Let's talk about what you, as the owner, need to pay attention to. And we will do this using the example of an old-growth oak, since it is with oaks that such concepts as longevity, strength, solidity are associated
Until recently, we distinguished groups of roses: remontant, tea, hybrid tea, polyanthus, floribunda, climbing, semi-climbing, large-flowered, grandiflora, miniature, ground cover and shrub, wild rose hips
For me, the time from the beginning of August to the end of September is the time of phlox. Although many crops bloom during this period, my gaze catches in flower beds primarily the caps of paniculata phlox. There are plants with more spectacular flowering, but you can't command your heart
In our area, the most suitable species is the white snowberry. Rosy-fruited we do not have enough warmth. Otherwise, all types of snowberries are very unpretentious and can grow even on rocky soils, in partial shade and do not require watering at all
Among all the variety of perennial plants used in landscape design, the most unpretentious is the daylily, which forms powerful bushes or whole thickets with juicy green leaves reaching a height of 30 cm to 1 meter
Blackberry is a berry culture ( a shrub from the Rosaceae family ) with very decorative qualities, a liana-shaped bush up to 5 meters high and an extended fruiting period. Blackberries are successfully grown on trellises, in creeping and wall culture. There are many varieties that differ in taste, yield and size of very beautiful shiny black berries
Nectarines - the first crop of a capricious cropMore than thirty fruit trees are now growing in the orchard on our site, about the same number of berry bushes. In addition to the usual ones - apple trees, pears, plums, gooseberries and currants, it also contains grapes, cherries, actinidia, gum, sweet cherry plums and nectarines, which are still rare in our gardens
The front entrance to our site left a lot to be desired. If on the right side of the gate there was at least some kind of front garden with flowers, where a bush of a bush stood proudly, then on the left side there was a mountain of sawdust, next to it - a box of manure and a mountain of wood chips
Before proceeding to the fragment of green shoots, you need to remember: the eyes are the most fruitful on the nodes with the stepson and the antennae, the eyes are less fruitful only with the stepson or only with the antennae. And the least fruitful eyes on the nodes, without stepchildren and antennae
Strawberry mustache is a real garden nightmare. At least from my point of view, there is nothing more exhausting than the monotonous cutting of this mustache every week. That is why I once came to the conclusion that it is better to plant less strawberries, but take good care of them and get good yields, than take up a lot of space, and then not have time to process everything
Before planting actinidia, the soil is dug up to a depth of 25–30 cm and 5–10 kg of humus or compost and 200–300 g of lime per 1 m ² For planting, prepare pits 60x60 cm in size and up to 50 cm deep.Crushed stone or sand is laid on the bottom
Common in the agricultural technology of roses can be called the creation of conditions for them to which they are especially demanding: good illumination, warmth, moisture and soil fertility. For good flowering, choose an open and sunny place with protection from the winds
Datura or in Russian - Datura - refers to the family of nightshades, uniting many famous genera. Of the decorative ones, one can name brunfelzia, brugmansia, solandra and others. These are mainly inhabitants of the tropics and subtropics
On the Russian land, the fruits of the gooseberry have been known for a long time. There is very reliable information that this plant was grown in monastic gardens in the 11th century for fruit production. In the 15th century under Ivan III, gooseberries were widely cultivated in Moscow gardens
The saxifrage consists of neat rosettes of silvery leaves and surprisingly bright flowers. It is an embodied combination of durability and compactness. Of great interest are the cushion saxifrage, which is very different from the traditional Alpine beauties
I will share my experience and the experience of one of my site neighbors. We place flowers and ornamental plants in the near-stem circles of fruit trees, and without any damage to fruit crops
The process of laying a new plantation of strawberries is significantly complicated if you purchased its seedlings somewhere. Let's leave aside the question of its grade and infection by pests and diseases. We will assume that the seedlings are good. In this case, a number of important points arise
Why aren't strawberries growing? Agree that we hear this question quite often. This, of course, is not about the fact that the bushes develop poorly, but about the fact that strawberries give very little berries, much less than their potential capabilities. There are plenty of reasons for this
In appearance, it is similar to the common cherry, but genetically it is a very distant relative. In its biology, it is closer to plums and crosses with plum, peach and cherry plum, and is incompatible with "real" cherries - common and steppe
Eli combines photographic accuracy in depicting colors with a talented construction of a picture on a surprisingly harmonious combination of color relations. This bright individuality of her work is visible in all her works