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- In late winter hang your mason bee nest against a wall in a sunny location that has morning light. Placing it about eye level is best. That way you can watch them coming and going!
- In early March consider putting the cocoons out near or on the nest. Choose a warm sunny day with little wind. If using the bees for pollinating your fruit trees wait until the trees are about 25% in bloom. Otherwise look around your garden and neigbourhood to see what is flowering. Imagine you bees visiting 17 blooms a minute in a 100 meter radius from the nest. Is there enough forage? If so bring out the bees.
- Hang around for a half hour or so and watch for the males to emerge. They are a little smaller than the females and have a white
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Ever wonder how to properly sprout your sprouting, vegetable or herb seeds? Not all sprouts have the same requirements, but the common themes here are soaking, rinsing and storage. We hope the tips below will help you reap harvest after harvest of high-quality, nutritious vegetables.
Did you know... Unsprouted seeds contain trypsin-inhibitors, which are chemicals that inhibit protein digestion? Sprouting your edible seeds reduces trypsin-inhibitor activity by approximately 50%! You will digest more protein and nutrients from sprouted seeds!
It is vitally important to keep all of your sprouts as clean as possible while they germinate and in storage.
Alfalfa & Clover:
Soak 2 tablespoons in
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These instructions will help you plan your garden, plan your Garden Cloche Greenhouse configuration, choose your covering material and pipe frame. Then they will help you set up your greenhouse and make the very best use of it for great gardening and harvests!
Clip on Cover & Protect your Plants
- Garden Clips are durable, versatile fasteners which hold green house film, floating row cover, bird netting or shade cloth securely to a pipe frame, even in high winds and heavy rains.
- Protect your plants from frost, rain, insects, birds, or hot sun.
- Extend your growing season by covering vegetables, fruits and ornamentals.
- Start gardening earlier by warming up and drying out your soil.
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Contents: 5 milllion Steinernema carpocapsae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora
Storage: The nematodes in the little bag are alive and can be stored for 3 weeks at a storage temperature of 8-12 degrees Celsius in the dark until you are ready to apply them. Do not freeze this package! Do not expose the nematodes to bright sun or hot temperatures!
How they work: Beneficial (or parasitic) nematodes are naturally occurring organisms and are not harmful to humans, pets, wildlife, birds, soil, earthworms, water sources, or the atmosphere. They are safe and legal on all crops. The nematodes migrate through the soil, finding insect larvae by detecting either a slight increase in temperature or a release of methane gas. The microscopic infective juveniles enter the larvae and multiply and release bacteria that eventually kill the host. The nematodes feed on the bacteria and the decomposing host tissue where
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Garlic is an excellent herb to grow in your garden. It is a relatively carefree plant and has few pests or diseases. Because the bulb is located so close to the surface, only shallow cultivation can be practiced. So plant in an area as free of weeds as possible. A mulch of leaves or other material free of weeds seeds will help garlic to grow hassle free.
Most planting is done in October and even in September in early winter areas. Garlic planted too late in the fall will not have good root growth and will get off to a slow start in the spring. The site where the garlic is planted should be in full sun and in a light, humus-rich soil that drains well. The soil should not be too acidic or too fertile. To much nitrogen causes heavy top growth and, especially in the spring, delays bulb formation. If your pH is below 5.5, the addition of wood ash or dolomite lime helps.
Break apart the bulb without peeling off any of the skins. Plant the individual c
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