1,001 Gardening Tips & Tricks by Mary Rose Quigg

Author:Mary Rose Quigg
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781510764101
Publisher: Skyhorse
Published: 2020-03-14T23:00:00+00:00

“In order to live off a garden, you practically have to live in it.”

—Frank McKinney

Shake 1 teaspoon Epsom salt around tomato plants or peppers to green up the foliage.

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When thinning larger plants, use a knife to cut the stem at ground level. This thins the plant population effectively and does not damage root systems of the remaining vegetables, as pulling out unnecessary plants will do.

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Don’t waste vegetable thinnings. Small onions may be used as scallions or spring onions. Baby carrots can be added whole to soups and stir-fries. Salad greens, mustards, cabbage, and broccoli thinnings can be used in a mixed salad. Or the thinnings of many kinds of vegetables can be used for transplanting, if additional plants are wanted.

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A thin coat of newly mown grass cuttings spread around their bases will help control caterpillars on brassica (cabbage, broccoli, etc).

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When hoeing the ground, only disturb the top ½" (1.25 cm) of soil. Going deeper than this will cause more weed seeds to germinate.

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