Gardening for Beginners: Garden tip # 5

Hi friends, this tip is to help you avoid those pesky caterpillars that eat holes in your garden lettuces such as Kale, Collards, and Cabbage. I personally planted mixed greens called (Mesculan) and Kale which I started from seed.

I had a healthy crop of greens which were started this spring. I recently noticed that a lot of my lettuce leaves had holes all over them. I also saw small green caterpillars called cabbage worms. These caterpillars come from moths and butterflies who lay their eggs on the leaves. The eggs hatch quickly and start feeding.

The best way to keep these critters out of your yard is to use floating row covers which will prevent egg laying on your lettuce leaves. These covers are light weight and let air through. There are different weights which let 60 to 95 % of sunlight through. Please click here click here to find all your gardening needs.

Garden Tips # 4 Grow Organic Vegetable Gardening

 Garden maintenance is very important to helping your plants thrive. You need to check your plants every day! There are enemies all around us in the form of insects, and weather. Go ahead and stick your finger in the soil and check for moisture. Check your leaves for signs of decay or insects chewing on your plant. Old dead leaves should always be removed so as to not cause bacterial fungus growth.

Gardening tips #3

Garden Harvest

The best thing about gardening is planting seeds and watching them grow. You need to feed the soil, and the soil will supply all of your plants nutritional needs. An example is you may notice yellowing leaves and want to know why ? The answer is your plant may be lacking all of the nitrogen in needs which is the first letter in the old NPK fertilizing chart. Visit our website to learn more!

Garden tips # 2 Gardening for the beginner

Raspberry Plant

 

 

 

 

Berry plants such as raspberry, blackberry and boysenberry produce new canes every season. Once fruit is produced on a singular vine or cane it will not bear fruit on the same vine any more. The old canes on these plants should be cut backed in the fall-winter season. This is so new canes will grow the following season.

Gardening tip # 1 Gardening for the beginner

Spring weather  Temperatures can go from cold and rainy to hot and dry in California. I protect my plants by being aware of weekly temperature changes. I also purchased Agribon Row covers. They are available in different weights depending on your need.

These covers can protect your plants if the temperature dips down below 40 degrees F all of a sudden. This is usually called a frost spell. They work great to keep your plants warmer than the outside temperatures. They allow various amounts of light thru the fabric 30 % to 70 %.

Grow Organic Vegetable Gardening

Hello Gardeners, It's spring 2016 time to start growing your vegetables for the up coming spring-summer season. In my garden i am growing a lettuce mixture and kale. I started my plants from seed which is economical and fun !!
You can check my past articles that describe the equipment and lighting needed. I use regular organic potting soil in which I add organic materials such as powdered fertilizer, earthworm casings, and chicken manure.

The idea is to feed the soil so that live organisms can feed your plants roots. They then can uptake all the nutrients avalilable . Please check out my blog articles on fertilizing and NPK soil balance. Healthy soil  nurtures healthy plants which tend to grow better, taste better, and store much better.