Compost Tea for the vegetable garden -October 2010 — Growing a vegetable garden


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Posted on October 11th, 2010 by admin and filed under kitchen composter | 26 Comments »

Growing The Best Sweet Corn From Organic Sweet Corn Seeds


Sweet corn has long been a supper favorite in the United States and a vegetable that is favorable among people of all age groups. If you want to grow good sweet corn there are many tips that you should be aware of like that you should get some great organic sweet corn seeds as possible. There are many reasons why you will be happier if you choose the best seeds possible.

The main thing that you will need on top of the right seeds is the right area to be able to grow your corn in. You need a large enough space that the corn is not going to be crowded. Sweet corn is not the type of crop that you can have in planters or planting boxes because it is pollinated by the wind so you actually need a minimum of four rows in all directions.

You could attempt to grow the corn in any way that you would like but you are not going to get the same type of crop if you do not grow the corn properly. One thing that is very important is the number of rows that you have because you will always need to make sure that you have four rows. Through following up with this you are going to be able to ensure that you have the most corn produced possible for your crops.

Fertilizers are going to be important as well and you want to make sure that you start with one that has enough nitrogen. By doing this you will be able to make sure that all needed nutrients are in the soil. With this the plants are going to need about one inch of water each week after they have been pollinated until they are harvested.

The weather is going to be important when it comes to trying to grow successful corn crops. You need for the weather to be hot and it is going to have to be hot for some time. If it frosts your corn plants will die and if the temperature is below forty degrees for a long period of time the plants are going to be injured.

The idea temperature for growing corn is between seventy and eighty degrees for a time period of around ninety days. Now if you want to start planting your seeds early, it is possible to still be successful. You will just need to plant your seeds no earlier then two weeks before the last frost and you will have to keep them indoors.

You can plant the organic sweet corn seeds early by choosing to do it indoors. Make sure that you do not allow the plants to grow over two inches tall before they are planted in the fields. Also make sure that no damage is done to the roots as you are moving them.

Learn more about Organic Sweet Corn Seeds. Stop by Dale Denton’s site where you can find information and Organic Seeds for your home vegetable and fruit garden.

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Posted on October 9th, 2010 by Dale Denton and filed under gardening | No Comments »

Is the fine ash created by smokeless-coal or wood beneficial to a garden compost heap.?


Or does it do more harm than good and why?

wood ash yes…. coal ash, no….most of the sites here say no to coal ash…

http://www.google.com/search?q=coal+ash+in+garden&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=

and as mentioned… a little wood ash goes a long way!… so SPRINKLE, don’t DUMP anywhere….

will change pH quickly….

very strong… made lye with this stuff in the old days…..

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Posted on October 5th, 2010 by admin and filed under garden compost | 2 Comments »
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