As a child I tried with seeds to grow stones – daft kid or what? Now I do not see the fun in growing Lithopes, due to the early aversion thereapy, but each to their own.
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Q. What is the difference between a determinate and an indeterminate tomato? Q. Should I grow heirloom or hybrid tomatoes?Q. How much sun do I need to grow tomatoes? Q. How do I prepare the soil for tomato plants? Q. Do I need to plant my tomatoes in a different place each year? Q. Can I grow tomatoes upside-down in one of those new hanging planters I saw?Q. How and when do I start tomatoes from seed?Q. When do I transplant my tomato seedlings into the garden?Q. Can tomato seed be direct-sown in the garden?Q. If I am buying tomato transplants, are big ones better? Q. How do I plant tomatoes?Q. Do I mulch my tomato plants? Q. Should I cage, stake or trellis my tomato plants? Q. Do tomato plants need pruning? Q. When and how much do I water tomato plants? Q. Do tomatoes need to be fed; I have read that they are “heavy feeders”?
Q. What is the difference between a determinate and an indeterminate tomato?
A. The terms refer to the growth habit of a particular variety (and there are also semi-determinates). Think of determinate and indeterminate like bush types and vine types.
Some varieties grow to about 3 feet and then stop, making them ideal for gardens with restricted space or container use. These are the determinates. Indeterminates, which includes many of the heirloom types, grow like the vines they are, as long as the season will allow.
Another difference is that generally speaking the relatively short branches of determinate plants end in a flower cluster, and most of these ripen in the same several-week-long period (a good trait if you want to make one giant harvest into quarts of sauce, for instance). With indeterminates, more potential flower-cluster-bearing growth is produced as long as conditions allow, so there are
As a child I tried with seeds to grow stones – daft kid or what? Now I do not see the fun in growing Lithopes, due to the early aversion thereapy, but each to their own.
Facts about Hostas
Wild Flag Iris are easy to grow. The flowers are bright yellow, blue or purple. The seed heads show bright red seeds and are quite decorative.
You don’t need global warming to get a warm glow in your garden if you plant some Canna. The fiery hot flowers and leaves on some Cannas are hard to beat and are worth a place in any passionate garden.
Alstroemeria is a beautiful flower also known as Peruvian Lily or Parrot Lily.
Alpine or border Campanulas come in many species and varieties.
This is one of the many books in my collection but the only one to focus on growing big, bigger and biggest vegetables. If you want to grow giant vegetable for exhibition or to get large crops then there are many pointers in ‘How to Grow Giant Vegetables’ by Bernard Lavery and below.
Big, bold and brassy 3 reasons to love growing Inula
The Pacific Bulb Society has a large report on numerous species.
What is a Patio Rose if it isn’t a rose grown on a patio? Patio roses grow bigger and bushier than miniatures and are about 14 -24 inch high, yet they are perfectly formed. H.T. Bush and Floribunda roses grow bigger but Patio roses are easy and decorative.
Hellebores are doing very well this year. The combination of the last cold winter, warm spring and now wet winter again has brought out the flowers in profusion. The Niger or Christmas rose is one of the earliest white flowers but many hybrids are now available.
There are two great uses for Geraniums that make it worth growing these fine flowering plants. Outdoors they make fantastic border plants and the red varieties are very popular in formal bedding schemes. The second use is as a long flowering houseplant and if you deadhead and feed you plants you will get lots of geraniums from one windowsill plant.