Want to learn about growing apricots in your garden or in pots in the city? Here you will find tips and valuable information. Figure 1. Apricot flowers. Apricot flowers have the same shape as peach flowers but are white. Apricot is a fruit tree, deciduous and is cultivated in all temperate countries of the world. […]
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Want to learn how to plant trees in your garden? Trees that will produce fruit for years to come! Autumn and Winter are the perfect time to plant new trees in your garden. Do you miss orange trees, apple trees, cherry trees, tangerine trees, pomegranates, quince trees, almond trees, lemon trees, fig trees, etc.? Now
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Peach cultivation is one of the most important in Greece, with table peaches accounting for 40% and industrial peaches or concentrated peaches for 60%. Other European countries that produce large quantities of peaches are Spain, France and Italy (mainly table peaches). Figure 1. Peach fruits Picture 2. Peach blossoms Greek name. Ροδάκινο, ροδακινιά (rodakino, rodakinia).
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Delicious winter potatoes see the sunlight (14 November 2018) I sowed my potatoes on August 29. I sowed my potatoes at the end of August Potato plants in full growth (30 October 2018) At the end of October, the potato plants were almost ready. Note the following: 10 days later, the picture of the potato
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Want to know about growing pear trees in the garden or in pots on the balcony? A useful article about cultivation care, pests, diseases, deficiencies. The production of pears in Greece in the past exceeded 120.000 tons. Figure 2. Pear blossoms. Nowadays there is a shortage of pears in Greece, and our country imports mainly
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What happens if you harvest a lettuce by cutting it and don’t uproot it? How do we cut a lettuce from the garden? The classic way to harvest lettuce from the garden is to uproot it. Pull it out of the soil with its root. Cut off the root and consume the delicious lettuce. This
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Want to learn how to grow apple trees in the garden or in pots on the balcony in the city? A useful article about apple trees cultivation care, pests, diseases, nutrient deficiencies. Apple cultivation, is the fourth most important crop after that of olives, citrus and peach. The apple tree has a rich root system,
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Which vegetables do we plant and sow for Autumn and Winter? Autumn and Winter are a gardeners paradise. They can grow so many useful and delicious vegetables! This is helped by lots of rain and that there are no hot days like in summer. Most of you know this, so this is a respectful update
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In this article I describe how I transplant seedlings (Broccoli, Cabbage) in the garden. Yesterday I bought seedlings from the local nursery store. I got broccoli and cabbage. I selected the seedlings to be healthy and with a well developed root system. Choose healthy seedlings Because watering will be done automatically, I first spread the
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Want to learn about growing orange trees in the garden or in a pot in the city? You are in the right place! Greek name: Πορτοκάλι, ΠορτοκαλιάScientific name: Citrus sinensis, Aurantiaceae or Hesperideae This family includes many well-known species such as tangerine tree, sour orange tree, lemon tree, bergamot tree, kumquat tree and others. For
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Compost bin costing less than 6 Euros? Almost free of charge. Is it possible? Yes it is, if you do it yourself (DIY) using cheap materials! Compost is an ideal source of nutrients for our plants and vegetables. If you want to make your own compost, you will find a variety of compost bins on
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How do I grow broccoli in my garden? Broccoli is the super food you can easily grow in your garden! When I was a kid I didn’t like the smell of it when it was cooking. Now, a little older, I can’t imagine winter without lots of broccoli on the table. It makes a wonderful
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In this article we will see how to set up a system for automatic irrigation in the garden, which components make up the system, how many drippers we can use, how to make basic calculations, indicative prices and other useful information. At the end, you will find useful tips drawn purely from experience. What is
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Growing and producing your own food in a garden is not a clean process, but it gives you peace of mind, clean and healthy food along with invaluable psychological balance. On the other hand you may have a garden for photoshoots and show off in design magazines, that doesn’t produce anything and costs a lot
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Tips for growing caper plants. The caper plant (Capparis spinosa) is a perennial deciduous shrub. Capers, is the immature bud of the plant, which is harvested and preserved as food. Capers are used as appetizers, in salads, or in omelets. Their distinctive flavor makes them a sought-after appetizer or garnish. Their expensive price, however, makes
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Why do we cultivate? What are the benefits of growing vegetables, herbs, fruits, trees, ornamentals in our gardens? Why is it worth cultivating from the city in pots, to the garden and the field? What are the benefits? The English poet Alfred Austin said: “The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the
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Sow seeds inside coffee lids? What kind of idea is that? Where could something like this be useful? 3 were the problems I had when sowing seeds directly into the soil: I think I have found a solution using coffee lids. The lids that they put on top of coffee paper cups when you buy
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I build a raised garden of 1 square meter in Greece, with simple materials and test the possibility of growing in this garden. Even if you have enough natural space to grow, the idea of growing in a controlled environment with the ideal soil is appealing. This artificial garden is ideal for growing in the
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I describe important work in February in my garden, in Greece. February is an active month in the garden as I prepare for Spring which is coming in a few days. How quickly has this winter gone by too? We are already into the last month of it. There is no more time to put
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From city kid to posting a new vegetable gardener guide. As a city kid, the only contact I had with vegetables was when we bought them ready-made from the market and when we consumed them. In the majority of cases, I had never seen the plants from which the things we ate came from. I
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