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…
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.
How to Fertilize Vegetables using Alaska Fish Fertilizer (Video)
This is a zucchini plant after it’s first fertilizing process. Alaska fish is a 5-1-1 fertilizer and is 100% organic. 5-1-1 means that it has 5% Nitrogen, 1 % Phosphorus, and 1 % Potassium. This fertilizer delivers the nutrients the plant needs to grow healthy and strong. It also nourishes microorganisms that are in the…
Staking Tomato Plants – The Best way to Stake Tomato Plants
The Tomato Cage This method of tomato staking is not my favorite, but it sure is very convenient. You can purchase them at most stores. These tomato cages are don’t have enough of sufficient support for a full-grown tomato plant. I used these cages once and by the end of the summer all of my…
