Fertilizing, Watering, and Harvesting Your Garlic Plants
Nitrogen-rich fertilizers are best for garlic, so choose an organic fertilizer such as bloodmeal, chicken manure, or a synthetic fertilizer that's high in nitrogen. …
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Growing Blueberries in Containers or Pots
Because blueberries have such particular soil chemistry requirements, some people choose to grow their blueberries in containers instead of in a standard garden. Of course, if you love blueberries but …
Fertilizing and Pruning Your Blueberry Plants
You may feel a need to fertilize your newly planted blueberries. Don’t do it. They don’t need fertilizer after you plant them, and never put fertilizer in the planting hole. …
Tomato Rot: How to Identify, Treat, and Prevent Blossom-End Rot
Blossom-end rot (BER) is a common tomato problem associated with growing conditions, affecting tomato fruit. Stems and leaves will show no symptoms. …
How to Spot, Treat, and Prevent Tomato Diseases
Tomato plant diseases are caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses. The diseases can spread through the soil, water, air, infected tools, animals, and even gardeners themselves. …
Should You Fertilize Tomato Plants?
Tomatoes need lots of nutrients to properly grow, and fertilizers can provide the extra nutrients that tomatoes need to grow quickly and fully. …
Soil Requirements for Growing Tomatoes
Having healthy tomato plants starts with having great soil in which to grow them, and there’s nothing like good old-fashioned compost to give your plants some of the organic materials …
Glorious Garlic—From Garden to Table
In this month’s Food Gardening Magazine, you get everything you need to know about growing garlic—a staple in every kitchen. And planting and harvesting garlic is not as difficult as …
Wonderful Watermelon: How to Grow the Fruit that Means ‘Summer’
In this month’s Food Gardening Magazine, you get everything you need to know about growing watermelon in your home garden—from planting watermelon and how to pick a watermelon to how …
