Growing a peach tree from a pit.
04
May
A peach tree can be grown from a pit or a seed, but be sure that a peach tree can be grown in your zone.
You must be in the right zone in order to grow a peach tree. To be sure that you can grow a peach tree in your zone, you can go to the Arbor Day Foundation website and look in the resource center. You will need to enter your zip code and it will let you know they types of trees that you can grow based on where you reside.
Now gather pits. You may consider sampling peaches from the trees of neighbors or farmer’s markets. Once you find a peach that you find tasty, save the seed for your own tree.
One method for germinating the seed is to satisfy the seed. It must get cold before it will germinate. Collect peach seeds during summer months and sow them directly into the ground in the fall. Be sure the area is free of weeds and grass before planting. The seeds must be planted 4 inches deep and in a row. Mulch the area and be sure to mark the row. In the spring, the seed will begin to sprout. You will want to water during dry spells.
Another method is to place the seed in a small pot or cup filled with potting soil three months before your last frost. Be sure that the pot is no bigger than a ziploc baggie. First, dampen the soil but not make the soil too soggy. Now take the pot out of the bag and place in a sunny spot in the house. Keep the soil moist and temperature at around 70 degrees. Transplant the tree in the spring. Again, plant the seed 4 inches deep and in a row. Be sure to mulch and mark your rows so that they do not get mowed. Be sure to water during dry spells.
Tips for gardening from experts.
30
Apr
Here are some tips on gardening:
Mix together rubbing alcohol with an equal amount of white vinegar and water and place in a spray bottle in order to remove salt deposits from clay pots. Spray the mixture to the pot and scrub it, then allow to dry before using as a planter.
If you would like to keep from getting dirt under your nails while you are working in the garden, you can scrape them across the bar of soap so that the nail cannot fit anything else under it.
Treat the line on your string trimmer in order to prevent jamming or breaking.
Place a garden twine in the pot and pull the end of the twine down through the drainage hole and set the pot unpside down on the ground.
Create markers by writing names of plants of plants with a permanent marker on flat rocks of different sizes and put them near the base of a plant.
You can control aphids with a blast of water from a hose or with insecticidal soap. Or, you can wrap a piece of tape around your hand, sticky side out and pat the leaves of the plants. This will collect them and get them away from the plants.
Plants respond well to water used to boil or steam vegetables. Also, you can use left over tea or coffee grounds. Plants such as rhododendrons, camelias, azaleas and blueberries love them. Lightly sprinkle 1/4 of an inch once amonth which will help keep the pH of the soil on the acidic side.
Chamomile tea can be used to get the plants rid of fungus. The fungus often will attach a young seedlings very suddenly, but if you use the chamomile around the base once a week or use it as a foliar spray.
