The sod along the entire length of the strip is bent towards itself so that its entire surface is covered. The tubers are laid out in advance, on the sod along the entire length of the strip, after which the sod is folded. Tubers are in the center of high furrows
Chard is a leafy beet. It is widely distributed in a number of countries in Western Europe, Asia and South America. This is a biennial plant, but since it does not hibernate in our conditions, it is used as an annual green crop
It is known from the literature that beans do not grow on cold, acidic and waterlogged soil. But, unfortunately, my new experimental plot is unfavorable for growing beans: the edge of the swamp, skinny sand with a thin surface layer of peat, therefore, perhaps, not all tested varieties showed their potential
The flora that surrounds us is truly unlimited. Even among vegetable crops, which are always under the close attention of gardeners, there are rare plants now and then. Anguria also belongs to them
Throughout the growing season, caring for potato plantings consists in constantly maintaining the soil without weeds and in a loose state. And it is also necessary to combat its pests, primarily with the Colorado potato beetle and diseases
Beans are one of my addictions. In the mid-eighties, many imported colorful packets of seeds appeared on sale, including peas, beans, beans and cowpea, and naturally, as an experienced gardener, it became interesting to me to try them in the beds
I will tell you how you can prepare the beds in the turf area. Draw a knife around the perimeter of the garden. Then, trimming the sod, remove the top layer, roll it into a roll, and, turning it over, put it on the garden bed. This will be the foundation
Any person who has received land for a summer cottage is probably impatient to immediately start doing something
Beetroot is an early ripening crop and it is quite successful by sowing seeds in the open field. In order for the harvest of this vegetable to please the eye and satisfy our needs, it is necessary to properly prepare the soil and seeds for sowing
Turnip appeared in Russia a long time ago, they began to cultivate it long before the appearance of other vegetable plants. It was of great importance in the nutrition of Russians right up to the spread of potatoes. Rutabaga - was as popular with our ancestors as turnip. It is in many ways similar to turnips, but surpasses it in nutritional value
Secret firstMany summer residents, gardeners and gardeners constantly complain about crop failure due to "bad soil": if there would be black soil, then … And so - no matter how much you fertilize, dig, or loosen, there is still little sense: the earth is solid like a sole by autumn, and the harvests are not growing. S
The method is based on a layer of biofuel under a layer of soil rich in humus. In the spring, she removed the top layer of soil. She put cardboard, branches, hay at the bottom. Sprinkled with urea, poured hot water, added compost. The removed layer of soil was laid on this pillow
Convenient bench for sowing, weeding and harvesting in the bedsI want to share a successful solution to a simple but very important question in the life of any gardener - how to build a bench for the convenience of working with the beds.The story is as follows
In many countries, huge land areas are covered with films. This agrotechnical method - soil mulching with films - has been used all over the world for decades. And it turned out to be economically very profitable for a number of significant circumstances
Berry crops are very demanding on soil fertility, since they carry out many nutrients during the growing season and fruiting. Therefore, organic and mineral fertilizers should be applied annually. And since the formation of roots, leaves, fruits and other organs of berry plants requires a lot of water, additional soil moisture is needed
According to Russian legislation, an organic product is a product obtained without the use of pesticides and other plant protection products, without chemical fertilizers, stimulators of growth and fattening of animals, antibiotics, hormonal and veterinary drugs, GMO ( genetically modified organisms ), not subjected to processing using ionizing radiation in accordance with sanitary rules
Rutabaga is a culture of northern European origin. Research by geneticists has established that rutabagas are a hybrid species resulting from the crossing of turnip or rape and cabbage. Rutabaga is widely cultivated as a vegetable plant in Europe, America, and less in Asia. Rutabaga was brought to Russia from Western Europe
On backyard plots in closed and open ground, the greatest danger from fungal tomato diseases is late blight, alternaria and septoria, from bacterial - bacterial cancer and black spot
Corn cobs in milk ripeness are always pre-boiled before adding the grains to various dishes. Before cooking, the stalk is cut off the cobs so that the leaves do not fall off, and washed well. Cook the cob without removing the leaves from it
In the garden in the first decade of October, you need to finish harvesting root crops. Use a shovel or pitchfork to scoop up the celery and radish. Cut off their tops at the neck level. Small roots of celery and parsley are best left for the winter. In the orchard at this time in October, they finish picking apples of late winter varieties, while also removing all damaged and rotten fruits
The overwhelming majority of valuable fungi are closely related to certain tree species, forming with them a fungus root, or mycorrhiza. Therefore, these mushrooms are called mycorrhizal. The mycorrhizal fungi itself, although with great difficulty, can nevertheless exist without a tree, but it never forms fungi directly. Why is this happening - this is still an insoluble problem
Peking cabbage salad is called unknowingly because of some similarity. But she is a real cabbage, moreover, it has a number of advantages: a high content of vitamins and adaptability to growing in the north
Brussels sprouts are demanding on growing conditions, and without taking into account their preferences, there will be no harvest. Here are the main ones: does not like winds, extremely light and moisture-loving, demanding on soil fertility, does not like acidic soils
Curly mallow and healer, and cook, and decoratorThe mallow is probably familiar to many. Along the roads, near fences, on wastelands, there is a nondescript plant with half-lying stems. This mallow is low. Perhaps someone in childhood feasted on "kalachik" - its unripe fruits
The results of the season, or how we fought for the harvestThis year is not only the year of the financial crisis on the planet. One gets the impression that he has spread to the heavenly office. In our region, this spring and summer everyone suffered from a lack of sunny days, as they were constantly under the tutelage of a cloud cover
We have been growing lettuce on our site for a long time, we started with varieties such as Moscow Greenhouse, Berlin Yellow, Festivalny, there were other varieties, but recently varieties with very beautiful carved, corrugated leaves, more resistant to flowering, and fruitful, have appeared. Among them, we gave preference to leaf and head varieties
I would like to share with my readers my experience of growing multi-colored sweet peppers. We have tested many varieties in recent years, from whitish to brown. Red, yellow, orange, pinky yellow, black or lilac peppers are great in all kinds
Caring for the seedlings of turnip consists in the timely implementation of measures to combat pests and diseases, in loosening the soil between rows and in rows, in removing weeds, thinning at a distance of 3-4 cm in places where plants are thickened, in watering as needed and in 1- 2 dressings
For medicinal purposes, rutabagas are consumed both raw and after steaming in the oven or in a Russian stove. The sweet, juicy rutabaga pulp can be eaten raw. In addition, it is cooked baked, stewed, fried, both independently and as a side dish for meat and fish dishes
We humans, taking vitamins along with our main diet, feel much better: we have more energy, enthusiasm, ideas. Plants, like humans, need vitamins, which are environmentally safe and effective, in addition to the basic nutrients in the form of macrofertilizers, for full life
Ripe tomatoes, grown and ripened early on the vine, are the dream of any gardener in central Russia. It is very difficult to grow a high yield of tomatoes in the Non-Black Earth Region. Tomato varieties that will be a godsend for those who cannot get ripe red tomatoes on the vine
For most gardeners, it is preferable to grow leek seedlings in a greenhouse. True, then you will have to abandon very late varieties, because there is no way to launch an unheated greenhouse in February
After tasting this plant, you will not feel any garlic or onion taste. The taste of leeks is sweet and slightly spicy, but not at all hot and very pleasant. This is the weakest onion in the entire onion family
In the North-West region, two methods of growing pumpkin crops are used: either indoors or outdoors. Try the third method - micro-steamers from plastic bottles - you will not regret it
So far, in our country, the undisputed leader in early maturity of bulbs grown both from seeds and from seedlings is the winter sweet variety Ellan. It is a salad sweet onion with white thick and soft scales
The Leningrad region belongs to the zones of critical farming. The most severe frosts reach -54 ° С. The warmest month is July. Stable frosts begin in early October. Air humidity on average per year is 80-84%
I'll tell you today about what varieties of tomatoes we grew this season, what we were impressed with, and what we were not happy with
According to the terms of potato ripening, the following groups of varieties are distinguished: early (early ripening) - ripen in 60-70 days, medium-early varieties - 70-80 days, mid-season varieties - 80-100 days, medium-late varieties - 100-110 days, late varieties - 110- 140 days
Soon we will all go to the shops and choose from a huge assortment of seeds, those varieties and hybrids that we consider the best. In this article I will talk about how we solved this problem in relation to tomatoes
We present the characteristics of potato varieties promising for our region: Nevsky, Elizaveta, Petersburg, Snegir, Aurora, Ladozhsky, Ryabinushka