Have you had trouble growing carrots in the past? Garden writer Susan Mulvihill explains exactly what you need to know in order to get a great harvest. She covers using the correct nutrients for root crops, how to plant the seeds, the importance of thinning the seedlings, and shares a great tip for getting spectacular germination! You're even learn an easy trick to keep carrot rust fly (also known as carrot root fly) away from your plants. Susan also plants Swiss chard and explains why to grow them (and beets) underneath either floating row cover or agricultural insect netting. At the end of the video, there's a bonus tip about how to harden-off your indoor-started seedlings so they'll thrive in your garden. From Susan's in the Garden, SusansintheGarden.com.
Be sure to also watch Susan's video on "Fertilizer Basics" if you haven't already: • Fertilizer Basics with... .
Susan gardens in Spokane, Wash. While most of this region is in hardiness zone 6, her garden is in a microclimate, making it zone 5b. She is an #epicgardeningambassador for @epicgardening. To receive a 5% discount off all items in the Epic Gardening shop, just go to shop.epicgardening.com/ and use Susan's special code of SUSAN5.
You can order signed copies of Susan's newest book, The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook, by sending her an email at Susan@SusansintheGarden.com. Her other book is The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook, which is all about insects and how to deal with the damaging ones organically.
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28 июл 2024