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…
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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…
The Best Way to Stake Tomato Plants
What is The Best Way to Stake Tomato Plants and why is it important? I prefer the “original” way to stake tomato using wooden sticks. By staking tomato plants you’ll grow healthy plants that will produce quality tomatoes. There are two different ways you may stake your tomato plants. First is by using the tomato…
How to Prune Tomato Plants (Video)
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…
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 Prune a Rose Bush (Video)
Pruning a rose bush after winter is really important to ensure you have a nice new growth of branches and beautiful blooms later on. Clipping the bush can be pretty confusing especially if you’ve never done it. In this post, you will learn How to Prune a Rose Bush (Video) tutorial included in the post…
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! …
Young Red Potatoes (How and When to Start Digging – Video)
What are young or new potatoes? It got the name for young potatoes because the potatoes didn’t rich it’s full maturity and harvested very early in its growth at about 1 to 2 inches in diameter.