Banana peels as fertilizer
My mother in law always did this, I though it was the chemicals in the peel that made it work so well. Just flatten a banana peel and bury it under one inch of soil at the base of a rosebush. The peel’s potassium feeds the plant and helps it resist disease...works for tomato plants too.
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How We Plant a Tomato
Love Apple Farm's tomato plant sale will be held at 5311 Scotts Valley Drive in Scotts Valley (near Santa Cruz, CA) and will begin on Sunday, March 24, 2019, and continue every day until the first weekend in June. Click...
Three Garden Structures You Can Build - FineGardening
Lashed poles, hoops, and sticks give vining beans and tomatoes handsome support
Using Red Pepper to Protect Tomato Plants
Tomatoes and red peppers are favorite fruits and vegetables among many gardeners. Both plants are available in many popular varieties such as cherry tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, beefeater tomatoes, red bell peppers, and red chili peppers. As foods both low in saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, and calories and high in vitamins and minerals, tomatoes and red peppers are beneficial foods that offer many health benefits. In addition to being good for people, red pepper is also beneficial to…
How To Train A Plant Up A Trellis | Straw Bale Gardening
In an earlier post, I showed how to build a system of trellis' in your garden for your plants to grow up. Toda