Gardening tips & advice - page 9

7 August 2024 Growing vegetables

How to grow thicker leeks

If your leeks stay thin, check their variety and growing conditions. Stem thickness depends on growing time, spacing, nutrients and water. Producing a longer white shaft is a different aim from growing a thicker leek. Earthing up and trimming are...

3 August 2024 Diseases and pests

Vegetable garden destroyed after floods: is my soil still fertile?

Storm and storm are among the calamities most feared by gardeners. Sometimes, in just a few minutes, a year’s work can be wiped out. The land, carefully worked, is washed away, the seedlings drowned and the crops lost. What to...

31 July 2024 Diseases and pests

Boxwood moth: 5 ideas to fight it effectively!

The boxwood moth is a multicolored caterpillar native to Asia (green, yellow and black) which, from the beginning of spring, feeds on the leaves of the boxwood and its bark. The insect, like , causes considerable damage to the boxwoods...

27 July 2024 Pruning and maintaining

When to prune thyme so that it grows back faster?

Thyme is a perennial culinary herb that benefits from light, regular pruning. The aim is to keep it compact and encourage young shoots, not to cut it back severely each year. Growing thyme in the garden Plant thyme in a...

24 July 2024 Growing vegetables

Why are my carrot seedlings not emerging?

Growing carrots is certainly not the easiest to do. These tend to have rather slow and irregular germination. In general, obtaining beautiful roots only takes place in very good quality soils. Sunshine and soil preparation You should know that carrots...

20 July 2024 Diseases and pests

White spots (powder) on zucchini plants: how to treat powdery mildew?

Powdery mildew can weaken courgette plants and reduce their crop. Check the leaves regularly so you notice changes early. An established infection cannot always be eliminated completely. Recognising powdery mildew Look for a white, powdery fungal coating on leaves and...

17 July 2024 Pruning and maintaining

How to protect your vegetables from heat waves?

Heatwave years are sometimes dark for gardeners: water stress on fruits, disrupted growth of vegetables, dry plants. Although most of our plantations appreciate the sun, prolonged excess heat can be fatal to them. However, there are a certain number of...

13 July 2024 Growing vegetables

What to do in July in the vegetable garden?

July brings strong growth and the first generous summer harvests. Watering and caring for crops remain important, but there is still scope for sowing and planting. Choose varieties suited to your climate and the growing time left in the season....

10 July 2024 Growing vegetables

How do I prevent my lettuce from rotting while growing?

If you want your lettuces to enjoy good growth in your vegetable garden, it is necessary to give them sufficient attention. Furthermore, you should also be wary of the damage that slugs and snails are likely to cause. How to...

6 July 2024 Diseases and pests

Small green caterpillars that eat basil: how to avoid them?

A flagship aromatic herb of our gardens, basil is appreciated in many preparations. It happily seasons salads and hot dishes. indoors or outdoors, its fragrant leaves are harvested throughout the year. Unfortunately, they attract some pests such as snails, parasites...

3 July 2024 Pruning and maintaining

Are you going on vacation? How to manage your vegetable garden in your absence?

Finally the holidays! Not really for a gardener. He leaves worried. Won't his tomatoes rot? Won't aphids, slugs, snails and other mealybugs feast on young vegetables? If there are no caring neighbors to take care of his vegetable garden, then...

29 June 2024 Diseases and pests

How to stop having worms in cherries?

You have greatly benefited from the magnificent flowering of your cherry trees. You have lovingly watched these little red fruits develop. After a nice harvest, you can't resist the temptation to bite into one of them. But what a horror!...

26 June 2024 Growing vegetables

When to harvest the first tomatoes?

In the vegetable garden, tomato cultivation is one of the most widespread. Its freshness and taste make this vegetable a source of vitamins appreciated by the whole family. Harvesting the tomato is just as important as sowing. Indeed, it is...

22 June 2024 Diseases and pests

How do I prevent aphids in my apple tree?

The woolly aphid is a small insect whose body is coated with a whitish wax. This can invade various plant species such as lettuces, apple trees and poplars. Characteristics of apple aphids The woolly apple aphid can be found in...

19 June 2024 Growing vegetables

Should you prune cherry tomatoes?

A cherry tomato's growth habit matters more than its fruit size when deciding how to prune it. Small-fruited varieties include tall cordon tomatoes as well as compact bush and trailing types. When should you prune? Check growing plants regularly for...

15 June 2024 Growing vegetables

When to plant lettuce for a year-round harvest

Successive sowings can provide salad leaves for much of the year. Combine suitable varieties of lettuce, endive and lamb's lettuce, each with its own growing season. Year-round harvesting depends on your climate and any protection you can provide. Sow and...

12 June 2024 Pruning and maintaining

How often should you water tomatoes? Our tips

Watering is an important factor in all crops, whether vegetables or other crops. The objective is to provide the plant with the right amount of water at each stage of its growth while respecting a certain frequency. Find out in...

8 June 2024 Diseases and pests

How to make nettle manure very easily?

During their growth, your vegetable plants may be confronted with pests or diseases. One of the solutions to prevent them is to water them with diluted nettle manure. This preparation has a double effect since it acts both as a...

5 June 2024 Pruning and maintaining

Should we pinch/prune the suckers of tomatoes?

Removing tomato side shoots, also called suckers, is a way of controlling the plant's shape. Whether to do it depends on the variety, available space and how you support the plant. Not every tomato needs the same pruning. What is...

1 June 2024 Diseases and pests

My cabbages are being devoured… but by what?

“Do you know how to plant cabbages, fashionable, fashionable…”. Who doesn't know this children's nursery rhyme? However, planting these vegetables that we particularly like in soups or stuffings is not as simple as that. White cabbage, cabbage, romanesco cabbage, green...