Month: December 2019

Irish potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) a term used to distinguish them from sweet potatoes, are indigenous to South America and never Ireland, in which they were a staple food. Potatoes are annuals that may be grown in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 2 through 11. Depending on the number, potato vines will start to wilt and turn brown between 90 and 120 days after you plant them. This is the time to crop them. The Way Potatoes Mature Potato blooming is just a sign that potatoes are growing. New potatoes that have low starch and high water content grow from the next month. Since the potatoes get larger from the fourth month, their water content decreases, their starch increases and their skins thicken. Their dying vines will tell you that it is time to dig them up. Complete harvesting before freezing weather arrives if you have frost in your…

A kind of summer squash, zucchini (Cucurbita pepa) grows as a yearly during spring and summer. Some varieties have a bushy form and also take up less dirt space, even while vining varieties that take up more space can be trained to grow on supports in case you have limited garden space. Plan on devoting enough space between the plants and the borders of the garden to enable the vines to spread without crowding out other plants or every other. Hill and Row Spacing You may grow zucchini in rows or in hills. When you plant a hill, plant four to five seeds spaced about 2 inches apart. Space rows 4 to 5 feet apart, along with slopes 3 to 4 feet apart. Using these distances, you’ll need a garden space measuring roughly 12 from 12 feet for four hills, which also allows for space between them and other plants….

With leathery or hairy leaves and trusses of all funnel-shaped blooms in white, purple and pink, azaleas (Rhododendron spp.) Add spring color to the garden. They grow in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 9. Baby plants can be produced by seeds, layering or cuttings, although plants from seed may not look the same as the parent plant. Beginning From Seeds You may harvest azalea seed pods once they begin to brown in autumn, storing them in paper envelopes to complete the drying process. Prepare a pot for those seeds in late autumn of the identical year, filling it up to within 1 inch of its top using a damp mix of 1 part peat moss and 1 part sand. After moistening milled sphagnum moss, squeeze out the excess water and distribute a 1/2-inch layer of the moss over the peat and sand mix. Scatter the azalea…