Can you identify butterfly eggs on vegetable leaves? Autumn is the season when butterflies lay their eggs on the leaves of our favorite plants (especially cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, rocket, etc). When the eggs hatch, dozens of tiny gluttonous caterpillars emerge from inside them, which grow quickly eating the leaves, destroying the plants. As a first […]
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Characteristic symptoms of plant deficiencies part 2 Depending on the location of symptoms on the plant, deficiencies can be divided into two categories: 1) When the symptoms are first observed in the leaves at the base of the plant and with time progress upwards, even reaching the leaves at the top, then we speak of
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In order to check the health of our plants (nutritional status), we often wonder, which is better to do: leaf diagnosis or soil analysis? Do we need both, or do we not? Let’s start by looking at what is one and what is the other… Soil analysis: It is the examination of the soil where
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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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Today we will present basic knowledge about NPK fertilizers. Really what does NPK stand for? Surely you know that vegetables and flowers in the garden, but also the flowers and vegetables you have in pots need extra food to grow. This is provided by fertilizer in various forms. But how do you choose the right
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In this article we will deal with cultivation and sowing with the Moon calendar (lunar phases). In the old days, before the invention of the personal clock, the most reliable way to tell time was the sun, moon and stars. Even today, we don’t know exactly who were the first to conceive of the moon-based
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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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How do I grow cabbage in my garden? Read the article and you will be able to grow your own delicious cabbages. It’s easy! The cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata), belongs to the same family as cauliflower and broccoli (family Cruciferae). It is cultivated for its leafy head, actually the spherical cluster of immature leaves,
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How do I grow cauliflowers in my garden? The cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis), belongs to the same family as cabbage and broccoli (family Cruciferae). It is cultivated for its flower head which is edible. The flower head is white or slightly yellow in color. Cauliflower is a close relative of broccoli. Suitable climate for
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How do I sow potatoes in the garden? Potatoes can be grown in the garden, but even on the balcony or terrace in the city. In both cases, you need to make sure that the soil in which they are grown is fluffy and soft so that the potatoes can grow in it and become
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Want to know how to grow carrots? Scientific name of carrots: Daucus carota, οικ. Umbelliferae. Description of the carrot plant The carrot originated in Asia but is nowadays cultivated all over the world. The carrot is an edible species grown as a vegetable and belongs to the family Apiaceae or Umbelliferae ( Carrot or Parsley
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In September I sow broccoli, spinach and lettuce seeds. Start of September or late August is the time to start preparing for the autumn crops. I chose to start the fall season by growing broccoli, spinach, lettuce and beets (beets are not mentioned in the rest of this article). Broccoli is beneficial to health. Spinach
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Learn about the nutrients that plants need to be healthy and strong. Whether growing in the garden or growing in pots, plants use minerals for their nutrition. Complex processes that contribute to the creation of minerals in soil include natural rock decay, decomposition of organic matter, animals and organisms, and microbial activity. Roots take up
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I will show you how to make home wine from grapes. I’ll show you how I do it every year and the equipment required. I hope that this step by step guide will help you make your own homemade wine from grapes. I was talking to my friend John today and I told him that
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How raised beds made of chip Roman roof tiles changed my garden. I’m sure many of you have the same negative privilege as me. To have poor soil in your garden and your garden to have a slop instead of being level. Two bad things together. One of the solutions you can implement to improve
A recipe for home made grape molasses (petimezi). Easily make petimezi (grape molasses) from your grape must. Petimezi can be stored for years in the refrigerator and can be used in many recipes as a sweetener and to add strong taste. Petimezi, or grape molasses, is the dark thick sweet liquid that results from boiling
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A Hardiness Zone is a geographically defined area in which a specific category of plants can grow, based on the climatic conditions prevailing. The climatic conditions that a plant can tolerate include the ability to withstand the minimum temperatures of the zone. See the table below. Zone Temperature (Celsius degrees) – 10 11 4 10
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I discovered this little treasure trove of knowledge that describes everything one wants to know about the proper cultivation of the olive tree and I want to share it with you. The thesaurus is a PDF file from the Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Rethymnon, Crete, Greece. A series of scientists from the Technological Educational
The information on the symptoms of nutrient deficiencies in tomatoes (trophic deficiencies) comes from “The Diagnosis of Mineral Deficiencies in Plants by Visual Symptoms” by Thomas Wallace, M.C., D.Sc., A.I.C., published in 1943. I found this source from the blog “The Perdic Cafe”, looking for why my tomatoes are opening this year. I have planted
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You may want to know how to store carrots in the freezer if you have an overproduction in your garden. What better way to be able to preserve carrots and eat them whenever you want! This year I had quite a few carrots planted. As a result, the harvest yielded me several kilograms of carrots.
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