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  Arugula The delicious dish by planting your own A delicious California delicacy leafy salad arugula is beginning to take a firm foothold among other vegetable salad crops. It was unknown to California cuisine for a long time. If in first-century Italy, arugula was considered an indispensable vegetable on the table as a spice. In California it was an annoying weed lump until the 20th-21st centuries, when it began to occupy a valuable place on our region's kitchen menus as a salad plant. Today, in California, the "Italian recipe" is appreciated as a food crop. It does not require special care and grows freely in places with a rather harsh climate. Arugula can be grown in the following places. 1. In open spaces by sowing and germination 2. In greenhouses by direct sowing from seed and by the nursery. 3. On the kitchen windowsill at home. Dear reader, to get acquainted with the method of growing arugula , its characteristics, and varieties, suitable for growing in greenhou...

How to plant chrysanthemum planting, growing, and care   There are many questions from friends: How to plant chrysanthemums ? Why do chrysanthemums become lighter? How to cover the chrysanthemums with a blanket in winter? When and why should I bury chrysanthemums in a ditch? Read about it in our article. The chrysanthemum is deservedly called the queen of autumn - because it blooms luxuriously until frost. But not every queen can boast of such resistance and character! The hardiest specimens can even bloom until mid-December, and if you move the flowering shrubs into pots in time, you have every chance of enjoying the chrysanthemum's blooms until Christmas! Chrysanthemums are also considered to be an ideal cut flower. If properly cared for, chrysanthemum bouquets can stay fresh for a full month. Chrysanthemums can easily handle long trips. It requires little care and is cold and drought tolerant. It seems that this flower is definitely self-sufficient. But some subtle care methods...

  How to winter strawberry plants Planting for tips Strawberries (large-fruited strawberries) are a plant that requires constant attention and care. From July to August after the harvest, strawberries must be processed and fertilized in order for the plant to form buds. This is an important stage of strawberry care and next year's harvest depends on it. How to winter strawberry plants ? You need to make sure that our plants are winterized. Strawberries are hardy plants, and if you have recommended varieties suitable for the growing area, then you do not have to worry about overwintering your plants. However, strawberry bushes can die during harsh, snowless winters or winters with drastic temperature changes, so measures to increase winter hardiness will not be superfluous. Inexperienced gardeners often ask this question: "Should I take care of strawberries in autumn? After all, she has already borne fruit and next year will be a new harvest year, so in the spring we will ferti...

Before planting, how to Revive a Dead Plant We recommend buying saplings only from specialized nurseries. Even better, from those that have been operating in your town or regional center for several years and have a good reputation. Also, try to buy saplings that are zoned in your area and approved for local use. But what about the situation where you buy a seemingly healthy seedling from a seller you don't know well and upon closer inspection, at home, you find that it is not so healthy? Can there be many seedlings that are not as healthy as they should be brought back to life? Is it possible? We will tell you that before planting, how to Revive a Dead Plant here . HOW TO CHOOSE AND WHERE TO BUY SEEDLINGS? Ideally, you should buy seedlings with a closed root system. They have the advantage that they can be grown all year round (in large sizes - even in winter) and in most cases, they are well developed: after all, they are not dug up for sale, they grow on their own, all the time ...

  When is corn ready to harvest Planting for tips Fall is the harvest season when corn is about to mature, So when is corn ready to harvest ? Getting the right harvesting period for corn is an important part of increasing the thousand kernel weight of corn and improving the quality and yield of corn. If you want a bumper corn harvest, getting the correct harvesting period for corn is an important production link to increase the thousand-grain weight to reduce losses and improve corn yield and quality. First of all, let's understand the maturity stage of corn Maize maturity generally requires three stages: lactation, waxing, and finishing. Three stages of corn growth - ThumbGarden 1. MILKING STAGE This is the period from the 16th day after pollination to the 36th day, which usually takes about 20 days; it is called the milky period because the corn kernels become milky white paste for a long time. The most significant feature of the milk ripening period is that the seeds are pierce...

  Thyme(Thymus mongolicus Ronn) Thyme (Thymus mongolicus Ronn), semi-shrub, oval leaves, head-shaped inflorescence, tubular bell-shaped or narrowly-bell-shaped calyx, corolla purplish red, purple or lavender, pink, flowering from July to August, small nuts nearly round Shaped or oval. It can be used as an ingredient. It is commonly used as a spice in European cooking. It has a spicy taste and is used to add to stews, eggs, or soups. Traditionally in Europe, thyme is considered a symbol of courage, so in the Middle Ages, it was often used as a gift to the enlisted knight. In the Yuan Dynasty of China, there was a book called "Complete Collection of Things to Use at Home", which remembers that it was seasoned with thyme and camel hooves. The famous Chinese medical scientist Li Shizhen’s "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "The taste is slightly pungent, and the natives cook lamb to eat, which is delicious." Thyme is native to Southern Europe and is wide...