Once you've planted your seeds indoors, they need just the right amount of water to germinate and mature. Capillary mats, also called self watering trays, are a great watering option. Without a steady supply of water, the results can be disastrous. Give your pots too much or too … [Read more...]
Preventing Damping Off
New gardeners often experience an unfortunate phenomenon called "damping-off," a fungal disease that is ironically caused by the same warm and humid conditions that promote germination and seedling growth. With damping-off, however, seeds fail to germinate at all or germinate but … [Read more...]
Give Your Seedlings a Head Start
Plants are similar to children in that you have to give them lots of attention early on so they achieve optimum health and maturity later. At the germination and seedling stages, plants need proper amounts of nutrition, light, warmth and oxygen. This enables them to develop the … [Read more...]
Planting Gardens by the Moon Phases
Since ancient times, gardeners have looked to the moon for guidance in their gardens. Modern practitioners hold that planting seeds and plants by the phases of the moon yields stronger plants and more bountiful crops. Moreover, they say certain garden tasks should be done during … [Read more...]
Looking for garden inspiration? Visit a botanical garden!
You may have a magnificent garden of your own but there is nothing quite like wandering amid the glasshouses, walled gardens and larger wooded areas of botanic gardens around the United Kingdom. Usually you can see a wide range of plants from all over the world, a little more … [Read more...]
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