Dealing with Lettuce Diseases
Like all food crops, lettuce plants are susceptible to various fungal diseases. Your greatest weapons against these are best planting practices, which help prevent disease in the first place. …
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Nurturing your Gooseberry Bushes
Once your gooseberry bushes are settled in—whether it’s in a container, a raised bed, or open ground—consistency is key when it comes to watering. Gooseberries like about an inch of …
How—and When—to Water Your Kumquat Plants
Kumquats need regular, consistent watering, especially during the growing season—but they hate wet feet. The soil should be moist but not wet. …
Watering, Weeding, Fertilizing, and Pruning Your Cherry Trees
As with any plant, watering your cherry trees is an important consideration. Once you’ve planted your trees, you’ll want to keep them consistently watered, but not soaked, for the first …
Watering, Weeding and Fertilizing your Strawberry Plants
Once your strawberry plants are in the ground, there are a number of things you should do to help them thrive. First, note that flowers that show up earliest tend …
How to Deal with Blackberry Diseases
Like most food plants, blackberries can be targets of fungi and bacterial diseases. Here’s how to recognize and deal with these diseases. …
