PEACH CURLY – DOES IT NEED PRUNING OR NOT? Recently, in the comments, a reader from Crimea asked: how should a peach be trimmed in the fall to avoid curling in the spring? The formulation of the question seemed somewhat strange to us, and we turned to a candidate of biological sciences for an answer. That's what he said. – Peach leaf curl is common wherever this plant is grown. And what...
Garden and cottage - read more ... Should peach branches affected by curling be trimmed?FERN - A GARDENER'S ASSISTANT Many people know that bracken ferns and male shield ferns have medicinal properties and help against certain diseases. But I think only a few people know that they can protect garden plants from diseases, in particular, tomatoes from late blight, as well as vegetables and fruits during storage from rotting and against mold. Me and …
Garden and cottage - read more ... Fern against vegetable pests - my reviews on useSOIL ACIDITY IS AN IMPORTANT INDICATOR! There are many factors that have a huge impact on soil quality and therefore crop yields. One of the most important is soil acidity. In most crops on acidic soils, the absorption of nutrients slows down, and beneficial soil microorganisms also suffer. To grow a decent harvest, it is important to be able to neutralize excess soil acidity. To quantify the degree...
Garden and cottage - read more ... How can weeds understand the acidity of the soil in your area?FIRE BEETLE - COMBAT WITH CHEMICALS AND FOLK REMEDIES In recent years, gardens and vegetable gardens have been frequently attacked by a pest - the lily rattle, which is popularly nicknamed the fireman for its red color. This beetle eats buds, stems and flowers of lilies, and is very fond of potatoes. To protect themselves from birds and other predators, insects fall from plants when an enemy approaches...
Garden and cottage - read more ... Lily firecracker beetle (photo) - how to fight it?ORDERING SEEDLINGS BY MAIL – WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW? Flower growers from small settlements are constantly faced with the problem: where to buy high-quality planting material? It is not convenient for everyone to go to the nursery to buy seedlings, and the journey is not cheap. And it is not always possible to find the desired plants on the market. All that remains is to order them by mail. I have been buying planting material this way for many years...
Garden and cottage - read more ... We order high-quality, good seedlings by mail - advice from an agronomist