Sun hemp is a perfect cover crop for building the quality of your soil. And soil is everything when it comes to the garden. Soil provides nutrients for plants to be absorbed via their roots and retains moisture for the plant. Well-aerated soil is important and can be achieved by adding compost to your soil. This allows air to exist within the soil. Plant roots and different microorganisms require oxygen for their metabolism, which they take from the soil air and thereby decrease the ... continue reading...
Successful Pineapple Harvest
At last, I have achieved a successful pineapple harvest from my backyard garden. It didn't require much effort, but it did require patience. Years of patience. Generally pineapples take about two and a half years to harvest. On the advice of a friend, I planted these pineapple four and five years ago. He said it was easy to grow pineapple. All you had to do was cut off the top, allow it to dry for a few days and then plant it in the ground. Didn't look like much at the time, but I was ... continue reading...
Summer Buttercup Squash
In Florida, summer is the time I plant buttercup squash in the garden. It's a fall favorite around my house, and is pretty easy to grow. Unless you don't provide enough water. Then, this large sprawling squash plant will rebel. Worse, it will wither away and die. Very sad, indeed. But with the proper care, it is beautiful and prosperous. I placed screen over the walkways to reduce weeds and allow vine to stretch far and wide. I also provided a trellis for it to climb. In my garden, I ... continue reading...
Saharan Dust Storm & Your Garden
The African winds are blowing Sahara desert dust across the Atlantic Ocean to the shores of the United States. Some see this as a terrible nuisance. Some see it as a health risk (which it definitely can be). Others--like me--see this as a garden gift from the heavens. Or universe. Why? Because the dust blowing across our land is filled with iron and phosphorous and a host of micro-nutrients. In other words, plants love it! Including the Amazon rainforest. The Saharan dust delivers the ... continue reading...
Bumblebees Induce Flowering
A new study has discovered that bumblebees actually bite plants to induce flowering so they can get to the business of pollinating. “In a sense, the bees are signaling, Hey, we need food. Please speed up your flowering, and we’ll pollinate you.” It's an incredible discovery. Bees can actually force plants to flower up to a month early! "The mutually beneficial relationship between insect pollinators and flowers extends back some 130 million years. Plants provide the pollinators with food; ... continue reading...
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