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How to fertilize onions correctly?

Fertilizers for onions are applied at a certain time. To get a good harvest, you need to know when and what to use. Natural ingredients, inorganic mixtures are suitable for feeding. Complex fertilizers have a good effect on the growth and development of this crop. The soil for planting onions should be rich in nutrients. This vegetable loves loose, weed-free, non-acidic soil ...

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What crops can be planted after the feast of the Holy Trinity?

Some gardeners, despite the weather conditions, are trying to finish planting vegetables before Trinity. With this approach to planting, you can be left without a crop, since frosts are still possible before Trinity, and the soil has not warmed up enough. Vegetables should be planted on time, regardless of church holidays.

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What plants are useful to plant next to strawberries?

What can be planted next to strawberries. Crop rotation rules, useful and harmful plants for garden strawberries, planting features.

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How to feed peppers? Organic and mineral fertilizers

Peppers are a rather whimsical plant that loves sufficient watering and good light. Any gardener-gardener dreams of getting a good harvest of vegetables, fertilizers for peppers will help him in this. Mineral, organic, ready-made mixtures: how not to get confused with this choice? What fertilizers are best used for seedlings, and which ones - during fruiting?

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What fertilizer for tomatoes to choose to get a good tomato harvest?

Growing tomatoes is a rather laborious process. But you can get stable and high yields of this vegetable crop. For this, it is necessary to carry out the necessary agrotechnical measures in a timely manner, including fertilizing with fertilizers for tomatoes.

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How to feed cabbage in the open field after planting?

After planting in the ground, cabbage requires constant feeding. Suitable for processing are mineral and organic fertilizers that saturate plants with useful substances. You can feed cabbage by watering or spraying on a leaf. It is allowed to alternate several types of feeding.

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How to properly soak peat tablets?

Peat tablets are soaked in hot, but not boiling water for 20-30 minutes. During this time, they manage to increase in volume by 5-6 times. Let's talk about the basic rules for soaking tablets.

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Causes of rotting pepper fruits on the bushes: "ambulance" for the harvest

The seeds have been processed, the seedlings have been grown and successfully transplanted into the greenhouse, the peppers have bloomed and many fruits have set. The gardener has done a long and painstaking work, and then the unexpected arises - the fruits of the pepper rot on the bush. What happened, and how to save the long-awaited harvest? We determine the causes of rot and apply emergency treatment. Causes of rot During the ripening of fruits, sometimes on fruits ...

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Transplanting and thinning young peppers: we work with seedlings correctly

Sweet peppers are a delicate and demanding culture, but very tasty and vitamin-rich, so many gardeners are not stopped by the difficulties in caring for it.It is especially difficult to dive peppers: the slightest damage to seedlings can reduce yields, cause plant diseases and even their death. In order not to spoil everything at the very beginning of cultivation, you need to observe the timing of the pick and act according to certain ...

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Pumpkin varieties: top 20. Muscat, large-fruited, firm, colored and curly

Among the varieties of pumpkin, there are many delicious and nutritious, there are also fruits that are useless in cooking. The gardener looking to feast on orange pulp all year round has a lot to choose from. These top 20 table varieties of hard bark, large-fruited and nutmeg pumpkin are successfully grown in our country. What are pumpkins: varietal variety of vegetables Pumpkin is very popular all over the world. The plant has many ...

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Is it possible to collect seeds from hybrids and what is the threat?

Professionals believe that it will not be possible to obtain plants with the desired properties from hybrid seeds. But summer residents are persistently experimenting. How right?

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What does the F1 mark on the seed bag mean?

F1 marks the seeds of first generation hybrids. They have many advantages, but collecting your own seeds from such plants is hopeless.

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Note to vegetable growers: how hybrid seeds differ from ordinary ones

It is almost impossible to visually distinguish hybrid seeds from ordinary ones, but a colossal difference is visible in the process and result of cultivation. Here's how to choose the right seeds.

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How and when to plant cucumbers and tomatoes in one greenhouse, the advantages and disadvantages of such a neighborhood

What is good for one horticultural crop can significantly harm another. Before planting cucumbers and tomatoes in one greenhouse, the gardener should carefully study the needs of both crops, since they are not the most successful neighbors. In order for both vegetables to ripen in comfortable conditions, you have to find a certain compromise. Why grow cucumbers and tomatoes together Planting ...

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Top 25 Outdoor & Greenhouse Cucumbers in 2019

The variety of cucumber varieties causes confusion and indecision: which variety to choose when all producers promise easy care and a bountiful harvest? It is difficult not to get lost in the achievements of breeders. To make a choice without much hesitation, you should rely on the cultivation characteristics: a greenhouse or open ground, climatic conditions, the desired flavor characteristics and the purpose of the fruit. Experienced gardeners with many years of experience already ...

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How to prune cucumbers in the greenhouse and in the open field: tips for forming a bush

Should you pick leaves from cucumbers? This procedure is mandatory for many varieties and allows for easier maintenance, increased yields and many problems. Pruning has certain rules, and some varieties do just fine without it. What does the correct pruning of the bush give? The state of the cucumber planting improves markedly after removing the excess parts. This procedure is one of the mandatory ...

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Crazy cucumber - what is this plant and why is it grown?

The mad cucumber plant is considered a weed, and is often used to decorate gazebos and hedges. It is also good for health, although poisonous.

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When to spray currants with boiling water from pests and how to do it correctly?

A low-cost but effective way of processing currants in the spring is spraying the bushes with boiling water. We will learn about the terms and rules of this procedure.

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How tomatoes are pollinated in a greenhouse: basic methods

Conditions and techniques for high-quality pollination of tomatoes in a greenhouse. Attracting insects and artificial methods of pollination.

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How to tie up tomatoes in the open field and in the greenhouse

We will tell you how to correctly tie tomatoes in the open field or in a greenhouse, what methods of tying exist, what materials are better to use.

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