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4 Square feet = 100 lbs of potatoes?
(right-click on the pic and “view image” to see full instructions) On many occasions, I’ve been tempted to grow my own potatoes. They’re fairly low maintenance, can be grown in a pot or in the ground, last a fairly long time if stored properly, and can be very nutritious (high in potassium and vitamin C)…. »
Clever plot – Gardening is Now Fashionable
And if it’s fashionable in Europe this fall, you know that in spring it’ll be the rage in the US… Okay, so it already is here, with urban gardens, people converting their front yards into beautiful plots with decorative peppers and cabbages, etc. ”…The Scottish Women’s Rural Institutes (SWRI) has created an easy-to-follow guide to… »
Spotting Late Blight
The warmer days and cooler nights are prime conditioins for late blight. “… Late blight symptoms first appear as somewhat circular, water-soaked spots near the edge of expanded leaflets. These spots expand rapidly during moist weather to form irregular brown, dead areas. There is often a light green margin between the dead tissue in the… »
Comfrey Makes a High Potash Garden Fertilizer
Great article from the-organic-gardener.com regarding Comfrey. The Hack: make a concentrated liquid containing all of the big 3 nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, in substantial amounts. NPK= 8 : 2.6 : 20.5 %. “…Place the plant’s leaves into a large container, preferably one with a tap or hole at the bottom, and a tight lid at the top to exclude water and… »
Time saving
"Your Food4Wealth garden is basically a natural habitat that is made up of edible plants, and you can create one more easily than you realize. As a matter of fact, it's far easier than creating a traditional vegetable garden. You won't have to dig, and you won't have to heave heavy loads. It will only take a few hours and many of the materials you require can be gathered for free. ..."Read more...