If you are growing tomatoes in pots, sow only one seed per pot. If you are using tray, make a crinkle in the soil with stick and maintain a gap of 1.5 inch between crinkles. Now, place the seed in that crinkle, cover it with soil and then wrap...
Blight is a fungal disease which is caused by the spores of phytophthora infestans. These spores moves with the help of wind and infect the plant. You do not even have an indication of blight until the plant gets spoiled.
Blight is particularly observed in warm and humid climatic conditions...
We cannot traditionally compost the products like cheese, cream, yogurt, curd, meat, eggs, fish, old bread etc.
When these are directly introduced in compost pile they attracts infectious microbes and parasitic insects.
But with bokashi composting process, the above listed materials can be composted with the help of bokashi bran.
Bokashi bran...
pH of the soil is a measurement of alkalinity or acidity of the soil in pH units. pH stand for potential hydrogen. It is the measurement of number of hydrogen ions present in the soil and it is determined on a scale that moves from 0 to 14.
0
Most Acidic
7
Neutral
14
Most...
Growing potatoes is enjoyable and interesting. Freshly harvested potatoes are immensely tasteful. This is one of the most popular vegetable crop to grow at home with minimum investment.
Potatoes can be cooked, fried, mashed or baked for consumption.
Selecting Seed Potatoes:
Seed potatoes are required to grow potato plants. They are not...
Cucumbers are tropical plants and they tend to thrive when temperatures are high and water is in plenty.
This tells us that growing cucumber is meant for warmer weather. These plants are tender to frost. So, you must set them in the garden until the temperature of soil has reached...
Onion is a versatile vegetable belonging to the family of Allium genus to which garlic, chives, shallots and leeks are belonged.
Onions are available in different taste, shapes and colors.
There are two different cultivators of onion. They are:
Long day bulbs
Short day bulbs
Both varieties requires sunlight to thrive but...
If you are growing tomatoes with no experience, start with young plants.
Container And Soil
To grow tomatoes, consider large sized container because it provides enough space for the roots to grow and accommodate more nutrients which helps in healthy growth of plants.
Every year change the place of the container which...
Growing potatoes in container is very easy. Here Are The Tips To Follow For Growing Healthy Potatoes.
Potato Selection:
Choose good quality potato seeds. It provides better yield. Some of the high yielding potatoes are:
Accent
Accord
Agria
Almera
Ambo
Burren
Cara
Carnaval
Celine
Dunbar
Standard
Fambo
Galactica
Hbibi
Harmoney
Hermes
...
Urban gardening is the adaption of the conventional gardening which is designed for people who live in urban areas with minimal space.
You can grow a variety of vegetables, fruits, flowers in your own balcony and in unused places like roof tops, living rooms, windows.
Urban gardening acts as auxiliary source...