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Seed Raising Mix That Will Have Your Seedlings Bursting Out

Olman Gardener — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:19:09 +0000

Do you find that when you plant your vegetables from seed directly into the garden, you get too many plants come up and you have to cull them? Isn’t it difficult to throw those young seedlings away? I find that I am always looking for a spot to transplant them to. Those little seedlings are […]

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Self sufficiency

Olman Gardener — Sun, 10 May 2015 10:58:13 +0000

It’s a lot different growing outside in the backyard than in green houses or glasshouses. In a controlled environment you can regulate the temperature a little, ensure optimum watering efficiency and being enclosed stops the entry of a lot of insects. It is a lot easier to monitor pest pressure and respond to it. Perhaps […]

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Winged Bean

Olman Gardener — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:07:22 +0000

In the sub-tropical garden, winged beans are a good alternative for squash and zucchinis. They aren’t affected by powdery mildew and are quite easy to grow. Trellis Needed Winged beans need a trellis. The ones I am growing self seeded from a vine I had in last year, which I originally grew from seed. Last […]

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Garlic Update

Olman Gardener — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 03:40:40 +0000

Since planting the garlic I have learnt a few things so it is time for a garlic update – see Planting Garlic – Four Varieties Originally when pIanted the garlic, I thought they would all sprout at around the same time and that sprouting would only take 4 -5 days from planting. This was my experience […]

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Okra – I don’t like it

Olman Gardener — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 09:41:14 +0000

Although this stuff is easy to grow and also gives a good harvest, you have to have an acquired taste for it. I know there are millions of people in places like India and the south of the USA, Vietnam and other tropical Asian and African countries. To me, it ranks with tripe, at the bottom […]

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Sweet Potatoes Grow Easier Than Weeds

Olman Gardener — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 03:16:19 +0000

For quite a while I avoided growing sweet potatoes. It seemed too much like hard work. First you had to get a sweet potatoe to shoot vines and them you had to take the vines off and plant them. After getting on to YouTube and seeing how you get the vines (called slips) to […]

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Calcium

Olman Gardener — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 09:44:05 +0000

This is my understanding from a number of papers from rebels in the agricultural science industry. Probably the most well known is William A. Albrecht PhD, Chairman of the Department of Soils at the University of Missouri. He lived from 1888 – 1974 and spent most of his life studying the relationship of soil fertility to human […]

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Potato Experiment

Olman Gardener — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 04:42:24 +0000

I was at a grower’s co-operative store about a month ago and they had some seed potatoes for sale. They were at the ridiculously cheap price of $2.00 per kg. I became the big spender, let the moths out and bought a kilo. I think they are Sebagoes but am not really sure. They were a whitey/cream […]

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Tomato Root System

Olman Gardener — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:00:30 +0000

Develop a big Tomato Root System When laden with fruit, a good tomato root system is required to obtain enough food, minerals and water to sustain growth. The best time to get a tomato to generate an extensive root system is when you transplant. This year I removed an old laundry tub and placed it in a […]

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