Garden 2023, March

Thinning of plants as an effective agricultural technique to create favorable conditions for their growth, development and fruiting is also necessary for vegetable crops

Alas, not only beginners, but also experienced gardeners often make mistakes that lead to irreparable consequences. And instead of a huge harvest of delicious vegetables and spicy herbs, in this case, they are often disappointed. Let's try to consider the most common violations of agricultural technology, leading to adverse consequences

The experiment to test new products was a successRecently, there has been a lot of hype among gardeners and truck farmers around the series of giant vegetables "Russian Size". Of course, I could not refrain from trying to grow these vaunted giants on my site, and that's what I got out of it

Here they are, my two pluses. I sprinkle with the same soil using a flat cutter. And then - the most important thing: I cover the garden with 2-3 layers of ordinary newspapers, and on top - with lutrasil, which I fix properly. That's all the preparation

Among small mammals, the most significant harm to fruit trees, berry crops, vegetables and ornamental plants in our garden plots is caused by a forest mouse, voles, a water rat and a European hare

Three in one teamWe named this article that way because we believe that in addition to the two of us, there is also a third assistant. This is our land.She is a living organism for us, and we treat her as a native member of our family. For twenty years of work on the earth, we felt for the first time the power of the fertile field created by our hands

Perennial weeds do not grow because they have not been plowed. They grew before, you just pulled them out in time. What prevents you from doing the same on an unplowed site? By applying the principles of natural farming, you will gradually reduce the number of weeds. A layer of mulch will keep annual weeds at bay. But you still have to work with perennials

To determine the germination rate, gardeners usually pack a damp cloth with seeds in a plastic bag, put it in a warm place and wait for the seeds to hatch. And they are satisfied with the very fact of pecking seeds. And in vain

Potatoes are a very fertile and plastic culture. Its low yield among many gardeners is explained by ignorance of its biological characteristics, the use of random planting material and violations of agricultural technology

I had a dream: to create a decorative vegetable garden on my site, on which vegetables, and spicy herbs, and salads and flowers would grow. But my husband did not take this venture seriously, considering it another whim. But this year a miracle happened: my husband gave me a ridge on which watermelons grew last year. I was happy to have the opportunity to realize my project, which had been nurtured for three years. And so I started to implement it. I really wanted this idea to give results

Sorting, dressing, heating, soaking and stimulating growth, bubbling, pelleting, germination and vernalization of seeds

It seems that there is nothing complicated here - just place potatoes, cabbage, carrots, beets, onions and garlic, green crops on your hundred square meters, because everything else: trees, shrubs, raspberries and strawberries have long had their legitimate planting places. But in practice, everything turns out to be more complicated - you have to compare a lot of different factors in order to make, sometimes, only one single correct decision

When it comes to using rhubarb, he's just a champion. Its young leaves, when the early cabbage has not yet ripened, are quite suitable for making stuffed cabbage. The taste is very pleasant, slightly sour. Young petioles are a constant opportunity to cook compotes, jelly, a dessert made from finely chopped pieces in sugar, as well as absolutely amazing kvass. And rhubarb is also a filling for pancakes, pies and pies, everything is delicious, very tasty. We make jam from it, classic when the

In the initial period of development, a great danger to beets is represented by damage by various pests of still immature seedlings. By the way, more than 250 types of pests are known on beets, but no more than 30 of them can cause a significant decrease in the yield of this crop. Malicious pests of beets: weevils and larvae of miner flies, beet fleas, which must be combated

The difficult summer for gardeners is over. Most of the worries are over, and it's time to think about the new season. So, to start buying fertilizers, drugs, inventory and, of course, seeds. We will talk about this today

Many summer residents grow radishes and are quite successful. But there are also losers who, having tried to grow radishes several times, but having not achieved results, stop cultivating it, referring to the fact that this is a vegetable crop of a short day, and in the conditions of Karelia, with a long daylight hours, a good harvest cannot be obtained

Square Feet - Mini-beds made work easier, reduced planting area, and yielded enough vegetables- Everything! I said to myself this year. Enough! Stop hunching over the endless beds, and then either preserving the crop until you feel sick, or dejectedly trudge to the market in case of failure

Swiss chard beet has a high taste. It is rich in protein and sugars. Chard is prized for its vitamin-rich leaves and petioles. In terms of their content, it surpasses beetroot. They contain up to 50 ascorbic acid, and up to 4 mg of carotene, provitamin A per 100 g of raw material. In addition, this vegetable plant is distinguished by the fact that it contains a lot of calcium, phosphorus and iron salts

From 58 emerging tubers of the super-elite, I collected 3.5 buckets of selected elite potatoes. Even in unfavorable weather and late planting, the tubers grew very large, healthy, without external defects

Parsnip is a plant that has been forgotten after the appearance of potatoesParsnip (Pastinaca sativa L.) is a biennial cultivated plant of the celery family (Apiaceae). Parsnip is one of the plants known to man for a long time. It got its name from the Latin - "food, food"

Alexander Lazarev, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Senior Researcher at VIZR, talks about the basic rules for growing cabbage, cucumber and tomato seedlings

In less than a week we will be celebrating our favorite spring holiday - March 8th. Men these days have a lot of troubles associated with finding an original gift, purchasing a bouquet for a mother, wife, daughter … But the joy of their beloved will be even greater if her chosen one on this day can set a festive table, decorating it with homemade dishes. We hope that among them there will be dishes prepared according to the recipes offered to you on this page. They are not very complicate

In late autumn, after the first frosts, when there are no more greenery in the garden and the last flowers have bloomed, ornamental cabbage looks like a huge flower on the bare, dull ground

Celery, parsley, leeks are well preserved until winter if they are buried in the basement, on the loggia and grown at a temperature not higher than 4 … 6 ° С. The leaves of these plants are prized for their high content of carotene, vitamin E, folic acid, potassium and calcium salts. And in terms of vitamin C content, parsley leaves are close to black currants

Radish stimulates appetite, promotes digestion and metabolism. For dietary purposes, if there are no contraindications from the gastrointestinal tract, it is better to use pureed radish. It has a mild choleretic, diuretic, antimicrobial and hematopoietic effect, improves peristalsis and bowel emptying

The youth of the old gardenOur garden is quite old, it is already about thirty years old. But, as it seems to us, he does not age, but every year it prettier, younger and becomes even more attractive.Of course, this requires a lot of work, care, invention, but everything pays off a hundredfold, as it brings peace of mind and joy of creativity

The middle of winter is the time for sauerkraut. The autumn supply of fresh vegetables and fruits has come to an end. Jams and frosts no longer seem attractive. The early spring greenery is still far away. Vitamin C-rich cabbage is exactly what you need now

Most amateur potato growers receive no more than 200 kg per one hundred square meters. This is an insultingly low harvest that does not cover the huge labor costs. But experienced gardeners know that a potato harvest of about a ton per hundred square meters is real

Origanum L. is a genus of spicy-aromatic plants of the Clay family ( Lamiacea ). We know this plant as marjoram

Tomato has a more powerful root system than cucumber and absorbs nutrients from the soil better. To improve the physical properties of soils intended for growing tomato, 1 m ² use rotted manure 5 kg, composts 10 kg and straw 2 kg

Some gardeners complain that they cannot grow a good crop of peppers near St. Petersburg. I will share my experience of caring for these "southerners" in the summer months. After all, it is at this time that the harvest is formed. Of course, if we managed to grow healthy seedlings

Tall varieties of tomatoes require 130-150 days from planting to ripening, but where to get them? It is clear that the more these days are needed for seedlings, the earlier there will be fruits in the greenhouse. Here is our calculation: such a tomato spends up to 100 days in indoor conditions

Perilla shrub or basil is not only an excellent ornamental plant, but also "living tablets"The botanical genus Perilla (Perilla L.) includes six species of perennial and annual plants of the Lamb family (Lipocytes), from which most of the known and unknown spice plants come from

When planting garlic with bulbs, you can get a crop of normal heads only in the second year, which means that there will not be one year from a specific unit of area. In addition, not everyone succeeds in experimenting with the propagation of shooting garlic with bulbs: someone does not know how to sow correctly; someone tried it but failed. In some, the bulbs are frozen, in others they have dried up, in others the bulbs have grown, but small. However, growing good garlic from bulbs is not

Regular consumption of green crops helps to prevent serious diseases, including cancer. Serious scientific research abroad has proven that beta-carotene, found in carrots, yellow and orange tomatoes and sweet peppers, as well as in green crops, inhibits the development of cancer in 75 % cases

What are siderates? They are called green manure, manure substitute, and natural mulch. All of this is absolutely true, but the essence of these cultures is both simple and unique. They have an amazing property to develop a powerful root system and a huge green mass in a short time, they decompose very quickly, structure well and enrich the soil with valuable nutrients. Each crop is unique and suitable for its soil type and subsequent, main crop

All measures aimed at combating weeds can be divided into three groups: preventive, mechanical and chemical

Greenhouse melon varieties must combine early maturity, yield, palatability and resistance to unfavorable greenhouse conditions. The most popular are three types of melon: Charente, Gaul, Augen, Canari

After a month, when the plants have 5-6 leaves, the seedlings can be planted in the ground. It turns out that the first batch should be planted around May 10-20. It is most convenient to use kohlrabi as a sealant for late white cabbage and cauliflower

The next group of green manure crops in my "classification" are crops for near-stem circles of fruit trees, row spacing of currant bushes, gooseberries. They can also be grown as main crops in vacant or recently vacated beds ( for example, after harvesting winter onions or garlic, on the site of a school vacated or planned next year )