Archive for June, 2009

My balcony garden photo update

Hello everyone. Today I want to post some more photos for you to have a look how my balcony garden is going.

How to grow garlic

Garlic is really easy plant to grow. Most people don’t realise how easy it is and buy garlic in the shop spending a fortune. It can be grown anywhere in your garden – garlic is not fussy. It needs the same conditions as onions to grow well (read Growing and planting onions) The [...]

Growing morel mushrooms

Today I want to write about something very exotic. About growing morel mushrooms in your garden. Yes, you can grow them as you grow carrots or any other vegetables, but the preparation is a bit harder.
Before you start growing morel mushrooms you need either to buy Morel Mushroom Growing Kit or pick them [...]

Growing and planting onions

You can buy onions in bulbs called sets in bags from the garden centres. They can be planted in Autumn or Spring and harvested 6 months later.
Planting Onions
Before planting onions you’ll need to prepare the site.
1) Loosen the soil with the fork and remove any weeds or large stones. Onions should be planted in sunny [...]

Growing and planting pumpkins

Pumpkins have been in cultivation for over 5000 years, there are hundreds of varieties and sizes available. From small ones which can be crown in container, to giants (the biggest pumpkin weighted 667 kilos and was grown in USA).
Growing pumpkins is almost the same as growing watermelons. They require a sunny location, a lot of [...]

Tips for Growing mint

Growing Mint is easier thenĀ  growing tomatoes in pots. Mint grows better in a fertile, well drained soil, fair amount of moisture and moderately shady place in your garden or indoors. However mint is not fussy and can grow anywhere you plant it. Mint is one of the best herbs for beginners and it is [...]

Growing watermelons

Today I want to write about something exotic. About growing watermelons. The majority of us don’t grow watermelons because we think it requires a lot of space and sun that can be a problem in a climate with short summers. However growing and planting watermelons is almost like planting cucumbers: the same requirements and almost [...]

Growing Thyme

Growing Thyme is very easy but before writing about that I would like to say a couple of words about propagation of Thyme.
It can be done by seed, from cuttings and by root division. The speedy way is to grow from root division, the longest – to grow from garden seeds.
Soil condition and requirements for [...]