ADDITIONAL LIGHTING OF EARLY SEEDLINGS IN NUMBERS Extending daylight hours is especially important when growing seedlings early in indoor conditions. Let's try to figure out which lamps are best for illuminating plants. To assess how light it is in a room, you need to refer to the units of measurement of luminous flux (luminous power) and illumination - lumen (Lm) and lux (Lx). Lumens give an understanding of the luminous flux of a particular light source,...
Garden and cottage - read more ... Early seedlings - what lamps and how much to add additional illumination to seedlings of tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.?HYDRANGEA FROM THE BASEMENT WILL BLOWER EARLIER Large-leaved hydrangeas in pots are in the basement. I want to move them to a warmer room so that they wake up earlier and bloom. When can this be done and how to care for them? Alina Medvedeva, Moscow - These plants overwinter in the garden with shelter. If they are kept in the basement, then you need to monitor the humidity...
Garden and cottage - read more ... Overwintering hydrangea in pots in the basement - what care is needed?CHOOSE PLANTING MATERIAL FOR FLOWERS In garden centers, your eyes run wild - you want to buy all the begonias, dahlias, gladioli and lilies at once! How to choose high-quality planting material? Ksenia Batrakova, Smolensk - First, I advise you to buy a bag of peat soil for seedlings, so that after processing you can transfer the planting material into a clean substrate. Wood shavings are suitable for storing large lily bulbs. ...
Garden and cottage - read more ... Signs of high-quality planting material for flowers - educational program!LET'S REFINE THE SANDY SOIL My husband and I bought a plot of land. The soil was sandy. Only pine trees grow well on this. Tell me, is there any way to improve the soil? Maybe bring in some manure? Hello Borodina, Leningrad region. — Sandy soils in the north have their own charm: they are not subject to stagnation of moisture, quickly warm up under the rays of the spring sun and retain heat for a long time in the fall, ...
Garden and cottage - read more ... Sandy soil - what to plant and how to improve it? 3 OPTIONS!GARDEN MYTHS - TRUE OR NOT? 1. Egg shells will saturate the soil with calcium. Is it true. The calcium contained in the shell slowly passes into the soil. If the plant suffers from a deficiency of this element, it is worth adding calcium nitrate (calcium nitrate), which is suitable for vegetable, fruit and flower crops, increases productivity and resistance to disease. The calcium contained in the fertilizer is available to plants. ...
Garden and cottage - read more ... Top 5 popular garden myths and their confirmation/refutation