By Connie Whiting
Believed to have originated in Africa, watermelons are a delicious fruit perfect for a summer day but also good any time of year. The best watermelons are those that are homegrown. Fresh, full of flavor and juicy, nothing beats a homegrown melon compared to the store bought ones. By following some basic but important steps you can have your own bumper watermelon crop in just a few months time....
By Linda Batey
Propagation is by two means: division or sowing seed. The chive plant can be divided at any time. Push a sharp spade down the center of the bunch, then circle the bunch with a series of cuts from the spade. You can then lift out the entire plant, divide as many times as you want, and plant in the new area at the same depth. For sowing seed, collect the seeds in late summer when the blooms ...
By David Lessem
Put in 1 seed every 2 to 3 inches in rows about 15 to 30 inches wide. Fertilize the millet with nitrogen fertilizer. The soil will require a different amount of fertilizer depending on the soil. If you want to be precise, test the soil and follow the recommendations for grain sorghum in the link below. Grain sorghum has the same fertilization needs as pearl millet. Keep the soil slightly damp. ...
By Sarah Letts
Most herbicides will kill grass seed in addition to crabgrass seed. Those pre-emergent herbicides that contain siduron do not hurt lawn seeds that are germinating. Fill bare spots in your garden. If you have holes in your lawn or garden, it's likely crabgrass will grow there. Fill in the holes with grass seed, or another seed of your choice. Fertilize your garden heavily ...
By Darcy Logan
Keep the seed pods on the plant until the pod has turned brown. This will happen about two weeks for beans and four weeks for peas after they are ripe enough to eat. Remove the pods from the plant. Dry the pods for up to two weeks. Remove the seeds from the pod. Remove flowering heads when they appear fluffy. This will usually happen about two to three weeks after they flower. Dry the head ...
By Nannette Richford
Annuals started from seed produce blooms by mid summer. Traditional annuals such as petunias, impatiens, and begonias sold in flats at greenhouses and nurseries come in full bloom ready to plant in the garden. Other annuals like bachelor's button, zinnia and cosmos produce well if direct seeded in the garden in early spring. Biennials produce blooms on the previous year's growth. Once they ...
By Linda Emma
However, the plum you bought at the grocery store is probably a hybrid and its seed may never produce fruit. Even if it does, the fruit's taste may not resemble the fruit you ate. If, on the other hand, you plucked your plum from an existing tree, there's a realistic chance of turning your seed to succulent fruit. Remove from the pit any remnants of the fruit. ...
By LReynolds
Growing grass from seed, unlike sod, starts a lawn slowly that grows thicker with each mowing. Sodded lawns risk shock and take time to take root in dissimilar or poorly prepared soil but grass seed grows where it is planted from the time it germinates. All that's needed to plant a lawn is some grass seed, a few garden tools, water and a little know-how. Clear your "canvas." Dig ...
By Phyllis Benson
Centipede grass is a popular turf grass in warm climates. Introduced from China in 1916, centipede grows extremely well in the southeastern and southern United States. It tolerates sandy soils. It's also a slow growing, low maintenance lawn grass. It grows by creeping along the soil and forms a dense turf. Weeds like crabgrass are especially annoying in centipede lawns because the crabgrass...
By Maria Scinto
No matter how well you care for your lawn, sooner or later a patch of crabgrass will start to rear its ugly blades. If you do not act quickly, this one small patch may grow until it takes over your whole lawn. Don't fear, though--if you stay vigilant, there are measures you can take to keep crabgrass under control. Apply herbicides fairly early in the spring, before the crabgrass seedlings...