Description Japanese beetle is an invasive species, that has no natural predators. It is easy to recognize with it metallic
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Balcony gardening
There is a balcony gardening solution for every space, even a small one. Chose a spot on your balcony, rooftop
Read More...Leafy greens
Bok choy is best left to harvest as a whole head. Wait to for it to be nice size and
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Cut back flowers to keep them on producing. Eat your herbs fresh or pick them on dry day for drying
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Onions and garlic are ready to harvest when the leaves start to yellow and fall over. Pull them up, brush
Read More...Root vegetables
Radish Radishes are ready to pick around 25 days after being planted. If they are have been thinned they will
Read More...Fruiting vegetables
To harvest peppers, hot or sweet, wait until they have turned colour and harvest by snipping the stem with a
Read More...Thinning and weeding
Thinning and weeding abide by the same principal of respecting spacing to have healthy productive plants. Some vegetable seeds are
Read More...Gardening with the seasons
Spring Having a raised-bed garden means that your soil warms up quickly and you can start planting mid-April as soon
Read More...Dealing with squirrels
All urban farmers have faced the invasion of the squirrel in their vegetable garden. Every year, this is with no
Read More...Watering
Keep your garden well watered! The most common reason vegetable gardens in a sunny location under perform is lack of
Read More...Bolting explained
What is happening to my leafy greens? Bolting, i.e. going to seed, is a common phrase used in vegetable gardening.
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