April, 2009 Gardening Tips
Egg Gardening Trivia:
(Submitted by Kythera Ann)
Pots for Small Plants In
terms of getting nutrition, small plants often get bullied by weeds
and larger plants. To ensure their survival, you can plant them in
soil that is half-filled with egg shells. The calcium from the shell
will promote the young plant’s growth and keep it healthy. When the
plant reaches the height of three inches, you can transfer it to your
garden. As for the eggshell, you can use it as a pot for another
plant or use it as compost material.
Compost Material When making compost, simply mix crushed
eggshells with the green component. Eggs, being nutritious food
products, can provide soil with enough nutrients to make your
garden plants healthy. The calcium content of your compost will
greatly increase, making the soil richer. Your plants, in turn,
will be more robust.
Pest Repellant Scattering crushed eggshells on the leaves
of plants can keep soft-bodied pests away from your plants.
Snails and slugs, known as notorious leaf eaters, will hurt their
bellies if they run over the jagged corners of crushed eggshells.
Once they get hurt, they will move away from your garden as soon
as possible.
Galvanized Tubs for
Plants: (Submitted by Aletha)
Want to plant some flowers around
the yard but do not want them in the ground? Well you can do them
in a Galvanized Tub or bucket they are not that expensive and you
can also paint the outside with an out door primer and paint or
leave them plain.
You will need a drill bit or driver to drill a few drainage holes
in the bottom of a tub or bucket, add a layer of small holes
screen and then a layer of compost or leaves or newspaper not a
lot, about 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. Then add small rocks or pebbles
for some plants that do not want there feet in a water but just
moist, then add the potting soil on top and then add flowers or
herbs and add some water; now remember to leave room at the top
say about an inch or 2. There you go you will have some beautiful
containers and you can move them also.
Roses and Bananas:
(Submitted by Aletha)
Save the banana peel after eating
the banana and gently dig out an opening around your roses and
place the banana peel, spread out with the inside of the peel
facing the ground and cover. It adds potassium to the soil and
banana peels are high in nitrogen which the roses thrive on.
Or you can grind up banana peels with a bit of water in a food
processor. Mix the crushed banana peels with compost and dirt
and create a mound of dirt, compost & banana peels at the base
of each rose bush.
Tomato Leaves
(Submitted by Julie)
Are your Tomato Plants too leafy?
Did you know you only need 3 leaves left on the tomato plant?
If you have more leaves than this they will deplete the good
nutrients such as food, water and energy from the fruit.
Too many leaves suffocate the tomato plant and prevent fresh air
reaching them. If the weather becomes too humid the leaves
attract fungal diseases and these kill the plants within
24 hours.
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