Which vegetables can be sown in autumn?
Q:I heard that autumn sowing of vegetables is also possible. Will seeds and emergence survive the winter and frosts?
O:You can sow or plant in wintercarrot ,parsley,garlic ,spring onion ,chives ,onion pearl ,leekandlamb's lettuce .
- Sow the carrots just before the frost comes ( Novemberorstart December ). Seeds should not sprout until spring. In general, however, a large proportion of the seeds sproutin winterandfreezesorwill be infested by disease.That's why you need to sow twice as much as in spring.
- You can also sow parsley late autumn . We double the number of seeds. However, it should be taken into account that the spring emergence will be veryweakandseed need repeat .
- Garlicbreedby planting it from mid-September to mid-October at a distance of 20-25 x 6-10 cm.
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Heads of garlic (Photo: Fotolia.com) |
-Spring onionfor very early harvesting is grown in warmer regions of Poland onsoils permeable for slush water with no tendency to build upcrusting out Spring onions 20-25 mm in diameter should be planted in the fall from 1-15 October with a spacing similar to that of garlic. We put it into the soil so thattip bulbsis 3-4 cm below the surface of the ground.
- Chives can be grown fromseeds , withseedlingsorpartsdivided clumpMultiplying chives by dividing is the easiest way. In August, plant the clumps at a distance of 30 x 20 cm and leave them in the field for wintering.
-Onion pearlis a plant that winter well in the ground in Poland. We plant small bulbs fromend Augusttomid Septemberw spacing 20 x 4 cm. By August of the following year,nests bulbsare formed, and we dig them out. Collect the larger bulbs and plant the smaller ones again.
- Seedlingslate varieties leekplant from the end of June to mid-July, spacing 40 -60 x 15-20 cm.
- In Septemberwe sow varietieslamb's lettuce resistant to frost. However, they may not survive in snowless winters.
What is the best soil for cucumbers?
P:I decided that next year I will not buy pickles for preserves, but I will plant these vegetables myself. Do cucumbers need very fertile soil?
O:Cucumber is a very demanding plant as far as the land on which it is grown is concerned. Recommended soils arefertile ,humus ,airy ,permeable fast heatingup, ogood structureBest for the crops are chernozem, blackearth ,lessy ,lighter madyand humus-rich soilsandy loam
On any soil, cucumber yields better when applied abundantlyfertilization organicin the form of manure or compost soil in the amount of 3-5 kg per m².
Should root vegetables be cooled down before storage?
P:I plan to store most of my garden crops in the basement for the winter. Apparently, it is worth cooling the vegetables before doing so. Is it better for them to contain themselves?
O:If you wantroot vegetables to be stored , it is a good idea to cool them down to about 0 ° C immediately after harvesting. Then various life processes in the stored vegetables proceed slowly, and in this way we reduce the development of microorganisms ( bacteria ,fungi ), which are abundant on the surface of the vegetables . Increasing the temperature in the room from 0 to 10 ° C doubles the losses or reduces the storage time by half .
When and how to top the tomato bushes?
P:I have tomatoes under the foil for the second season. Before, I did not plant them at all, hence my little experience in growing. I'd like to know more about bush topping.
O: Cuttingandtopping of tomatoesis used for tall varieties grown under with foil , ingreenhouseorgroundVarieties that finish growth do not require cutting or topping. For high-growing varieties led by cords or supports, it is recommended to remove as soon as possibleall side shootssprouting from the angles leaves.
The tomato then bears fruit only on the main shoot. 50-60 days before the planned end of the harvest, the tomatoes are topped off withtop bushandleavingtwo leaves abovelast blooming inflorescence.
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Aleja z ready na zerwanie tomatoes (Photo: Fotolia.com) |
Is it possible to sow phacelia under trees?
P:I would like to plant phacelia on my plot and then dig it for fertilizer. However, I have quite a few trees and I wonder if phacelia will grow under them.
O:It all depends ondestination grown plant If we sow phacelia for green manure, cultivation under trees is possible. Just remember that in the shadetrees plants slower growand also become more flaccid. They will also compete with trees for water and nutrients. It would be good then to water the phacelia.
If we want to cultivate it on the plot as aplant honey-rich , which is profusely flowering, it is best to plant a phacelia on asite good sunlit .
