How to fertilise container plants.

Posted by: Maheswari Sankar Posted on: February 25, 2024 Comments: 0

Plants grown in containers need to be fertilised regularly when compared to plants grown in the ground. This is because plants grown in containers get access to less soil and nutrients get depleted within 6 weeks. Knowing how to fertilise your plants can help you to get a healthy plant that gives good yields. How to fertilise container plants. Basic nutrients that plants need: The basic nutrients that plants need…

How to use Aloe vera as a rooting hormone.

Posted by: Maheswari Sankar Posted on: February 19, 2024 Comments: 0

Rooting hormones are used to stimulate root growth on plant cuttings. They prevent fungal and bacterial infection on the plant while promoting root growth on the plant cutting. They can be used for plants that can be propagated by cuttings such as woody shrubs, herbaceous plants and trees.There are commercial rooting hormones and natural rooting hormones. Aloe vera gel is a natural rooting hormone that can be used on your…

Best companion plants for tomatoes.

Posted by: Maheswari Sankar Posted on: February 12, 2024 Comments: 0

Companion planting is a technique where two plants are grown near one another so that they benefit from each other. Practising companion planting in your garden is an excellent way to attract pollinators, beneficial insects, and repel pests. When herbs and flowers are grown near vegetables they help to improve the flavor of these vegetables. While certain plants benefit from each other certain plants don’t benefit when grown next to…

Flowers to plant near vegetables

Posted by: Maheswari Sankar Posted on: February 4, 2024 Comments: 0

Growing flowers near vegetables can benefit your garden in a few ways. It can attract pollinators, repel pests and add beauty to your garden. Certain plants like nasturtium acts as a trap crop and marigolds help to repel nematodes. Flowers can also attract beneficial insects which feed on pests. Flowers to plant near vegetables 1. Calendula Calendula or pot marigolds are annual flowering plants that grow up to 10 inches…

Flowers that bloom from spring to fall

Posted by: Maheswari Sankar Posted on: January 31, 2024 Comments: 0

If you want your garden to produce flowers throughout the year, then you must grow perennials in your garden. By growing a variety of perennials in your garden, you get blooms from spring to fall and perennials are low maintenance compared to annuals. Growing conditions for perennials Perennials need well-draining fertile soil to grow well. Amend the soil with compost or aged manure before you grow perennial flowers. Perennials grow…

Flowers that grow well in full heat

Posted by: Maheswari Sankar Posted on: January 21, 2024 Comments: 0

Summer is the best season to grow flowers in your garden. Planting a variety of flowers in your garden attracts pollinators, and beneficial insects and adds beauty to your garden. Flowers are also great companion plants for your vegetables. Some love the heat and grow well and give lots of blooms even in excessively hot conditions. Here are some of those flowers that grow well in heat: Flowers that grow…

How to start a vegetable garden for beginners 

Posted by: Maheswari Sankar Posted on: January 9, 2024 Comments: 0

Gardening is quite a fun hobby and it can be great for overall physical and mental health. Knowing the basics of gardening, before planning a vegetable garden can help to produce positive results. A beginner gardener can find things like compost making, seed saving, fertilizing, mulching etc a bit too overwhelming. It’s quite easy to understand these things and knowing about them before starting a vegetable garden can help to…

10 Perennial herbs to grow in your garden

Posted by: Maheswari Sankar Posted on: January 3, 2024 Comments: 0

One of the easiest plants to grow in your home are herbs. They are low-maintenance plants that can tolerate both extreme hot and cold weather. By growing fresh herbs in your garden, you get to add fresh leaves to your dishes. Growing herbs can attract pollinators and help to repel pests and insects. Herbs are cold hardy plants and they go dormant during the winters and start to grow foliage…

Best organic fertilizers for eggplant

Posted by: Maheswari Sankar Posted on: December 24, 2023 Comments: 0

Eggplants are a warm-weather crop and they need moist well drained fertile soil to grow well. They are heavy feeders and require regular fertilising to grow and give good yields. Organic fertilisers are slow-release fertilisers and they provide all the nutrients that eggplants require. During the initial growth stages, eggplants need fertilisers that have high levels of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous to grow well. During the yielding period, fertilisers having…

How to grow and care for pansies.

Posted by: Maheswari Sankar Posted on: December 17, 2023 Comments: 0

Pansies are biennial flowering plants that come in many colours yellow, orange, violet, red, purple and other bicolours. These flowers can grow up to 9 inches tall and 3 inches in diameter. They can spread for about 2 feet. Both the pansies blooms and leaves are edible, and these flowers can be used as colouring agents and they are rich in Vitamin A and C. Here’s how to grow pansies…