It is customary to add nitrogen fertilizer in the spring, but the range being wide, you will have to choose the one or those that will be most appropriate for newly established plants or those that have been decorating your exterior for some time. From April until September, you can bring dried blo

The garden helpers – and the gardener – are the animals that help regulate undesirable populations when their number is above the critical threshold. Garden auxiliaries are somewhat abused by pesticides of all kinds. You know the ugly bugs that nibble on your fresh vegetables, the sprouts of your te

May work: Now is the time to pay special attention to the seedlings of the month of April. transplanting is the next step. Either in a bucket if the plants are small, or in the ground, taking the precaution of covering or mulching them, the nights can still be cool. Do not let yourself be overwhel

Winter work. Now is the time for preparations. If the soil was amended in the fall, the gardener will shape it for future plantings. It will also check the expiration dates listed on seed packets and will place their orders. But it is a most important job, which unfortunately is sometimes overlooked

I often heard, when I was a child, my father say that the garden is not profitable ! Thats probably why he cultivated 2000m² and the orchard had around fifty fruit trees... Well, a profitable vegetable garden would almost be a tautology. With the surfaces of housing estate gardens, often reduced to

Question from a user:What to do with the end of winter mulch, this ground cover , based on leaves, straw and other organic elements that we put on the ground in autumn, in the beds, at the foot of perennial plants or in the vegetable patch? Two possibilities: You find it very ugly and you need th

Is there something wrong with your peach tree? All it takes is usually a cool, wet spring, unlucky soil, or susceptible varieties, and now peach leaf curl shows the tip of its red, wrinkled nose! The leaves twist and have a blood color, contrasting with the green of the emerging foliage. If you h

April work. If the soil was fertilized in autumn, it is still necessary to prepare the seedbed or the location of future buckets. The claw, the hook, the hoe, the hoe, the grelinette advantageously replace the spade and the tiller. The soil needs to be aerated but mechanical or manual turning distu

Biodiversity means the diversity of life. The increase in the number of animal and plant species has several advantages . In addition to the spread of rare or endangered species, increasing biodiversity is a response to the management of invasive species . A large number of different species avoid h

Winter treatments on fruit trees and all deciduous trees are both curative and preventive . Curative because they will eliminate the wintering forms of insects (eggs and adults), preventive because rid of their parasites, the risks of suffering a parasitic attack are greatly diminished. paraffinic

Dry wood cuttings, how to do it? Winter is trimming season , in particular deciduous flowering shrubs with summer flowering such as roses, buddleia, lagerstroemia… but also small fruits such as currants and blackcurrants. Lets take advantage of this pruning to collect the branches and make so-cal

Soil analysis is a research carried out by a laboratory of the different components of the soil, based on a sample that you will have taken from your garden. Two types of analysis are made. The first is grain size. Soil elements are classified according to their size. You will thus know the percent

Preparing the asparagus planting . At the price at which asparagus are sold, it is worth having some in your garden if the soil allows it. And if you have space. The soil must be sandy in order to warm up quickly in the spring. Asparagus does not succeed in heavy, wet and cold soil . In January,

On January 9 and 10, 2010, the moon is descending and we will be on flower day . Its the perfect weekend to make dry wood cuttings flowering and deciduous shrubs. (for the following years, refer to the corresponding lunar calendar) To avoid errors. The right size, about 20 cm long and the size of a

All the quince branches suffering from a chancre must be removed and burned . It is important to disinfect pruner blade after pruning and before moving to another tree. What is a canker? It is a fungus or bacterium that attacks the weak parts of a tree, branches or trunk with an injury by accident

Here is November and its plantations of Ste Catherine and the following days. Nature is at rest and as the ancients did before the era of the container, bare root plantations can start. Why ? Because nature is at rest, the leaves have fallen. Which shows that these are the deciduous plants that are

Lattice rust of the pear tree, beginning of attack. Lattice Rust Pear trellis rust, beginning of attack The underside has orange pustules that later turn gray. It is not too dangerous a disease, but if the contamination is important, the harvest can be compromised, and the leaves turn black and

Do dont believe that everyone sleeps in winter. Earthworms, microorganisms are still active if they have something to do, that is, to eat. And if the cold does not paralyze them. Lets think about fall fertilization. organic matter that you are going to bring to the plants will slowly transform to r

Question from a user:What to do to avoid field mice in the composter? Common sense dictates that we learn to love them and give them the leisure to spend the winter in the warmth. But OK ! I know this politically correct answer will not satisfy you. Although rodents do not harm the phenomenon of

What depth for tree planting? Youve made a hole that looks oversized, youve set up a telecom-worthy stake, youve got a huge bag of good, organic food for your trees future needs… So far so good. On the other hand, you will have to put the tree in its hole. This is where the question comes in, how