In this post, you will learn How to Prune Tomato Plants (Video) instructions included. But first things first, we need to find out what are tomato suckers and how to properly pinch them off without damaging the plant. What are suckers on a tomato plant? Suckers are small shoots growing from the main stem. If…
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How and When to Transplant Tomato Plants Into the Garden (Video)
Transplanting tomato plants into the garden is a very easy process, but you must follow a few steps. In this post, you will learn How and When to Transplant Tomato Plants Into the Garden. The distance between the stems of the tow plant is usually specified on the package which usually about 2 feet (48…
How to Repot Cucumber and Tomato Seedlings (Video)
In this post, you will learn How to Repot Cucumber and Tomato Seedlings (Video). It is so fun, easy and rewarding. Nothing can beat homegrown produce and that is why I love to grow my own backyard garden. Even though you can purchase fresh produce at the farmers market, I like to be sure that…
Starting Cucumber Seeds Indoors
This post you will learn how to Starting Cucumber Seeds Indoors. If the growing seedling has been intimidating you and you were buying it at the store you’re just wasting money. It’s much easier than you can imagine. Cucumbers are warm-weather plants and the soil temperature has to be 60 F (16 C) or warmer…
How to Start Growing Tomato Seeds Indoors
In this post, you will learn How to Start Growing Tomato Seeds Indoors. Tomato plants are one of the easiest vegetables to start growing indoors from seeds. You need to start this process about four to six weeks before the last spring frost date in your region. To speed up the process of tomato germination…
Soaking Seeds Before Sowing
Is it necessary to soak seeds in water before sowing? Does Soaking Seeds Before Sowing speed up germination? The answer is that is not necessary to soak the seeds before sowing, but it sure does speed up germination a big time. Soaking seeds before planting is an old-time gardener’s trick that many new gardeners may…
Natural Beet Juice Red Dye
The beets its self are not only healthy and beneficial to consume, but you can also make natural red food coloring obtained from beets. This Natural Beet Juice Red Dye has no chemicals and is perfect for coloring cake batter or frosting red or pink. Artificial food coloring is used most widely and is a very dangerous additive in…
How to Scrape off the Skins of the Young Red Potatoes (Video)
Everyone knows hot to peel potatoes, but not everyone is familiar that young potatoes, if in its the beginning stage of its maturity, can be scraped instead of peeled. After the scraped potato is prepared in either boiled or baked version it has a unique beautiful look to it. But the taste is just not describable! …
