Monty dons his beekeeping suit and opens the Top Bar hive to inspect his honeybees. Find out why he leaves fondant for them, what it is and why honeybees can need a little extra energy in early spring.
Broccoli plants aren’t known for bumper crops, but if you have a large enough garden, you might be harvesting lots of the veggie all at once, more than can be eaten. Storing broccoli in the refrigerator will only keep it fresh for so long, so how do you preserve fresh broccoli for long-term use? Preserving broccoli harvests is fairly simple and can be accomplished in a few different ways. Read on to learn what to do with your broccoli harvest. Storing Broccoli in
QUESTION: How long after flowers do tomatoes appear? I see a bunch of yellow flowers but none of them have turned into tomatoes yet and some of them just fell off. – Brenda T ANSWER: The window of time between flowering and fruiting is approximately 20 to 60 days. Why such a large gap in the range? It has much to do with the type of tomato you’ve planted. Smaller varieties produce fruit faster than larger varieties. Fruit takes approximately five weeks to be ready to harvest
It’s a good idea to tidy congested strawberry beds before the growing season begins. This prevents the build up of fungal infections such as botrytis, and also removes shelter for pests such as slugs and snails. The important bits of the plants are the small shoots in the crown’s centre, which produce flowers then fruit. Follow our guide to tidying strawberries in spring, below.
Brush hogging is a method of removing thick vegetation such as woody plants, saplings, overgrown grasses, and the like. It is an efficient land clearing method, but leaves behind a mess of shredded debris. How could you clean up after brush hogging? After taking the time to research from different sources, we discovered the best ways to clean up after brush hogging. You can clean up brush hogging either manually or using machinery by: raking and/or shoveling the brush pile into a w