Tomatoes will thrive in a greenhouse in midsummer with the right light, warmth, water and feed. But there’s no point in ruining your hard work by watching the plant collapse…
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Here’s how to grow tomatoes in a bag organically and in an eco-friendly, DIY manner. When growing tomatoes in a bag, you can grow tomatoes without a garden, even somewhat…
Make lemonade when life gives you lemons! But what to do with all those lemon peels? Don’t toss them; put them to work. Lemon juice is about 5 to 6…
If you frequently use fresh lemon in baking, homemade salad dressings and tea, you may find yourself throwing out a substantial amount of peel. While you can add lemon peel…
The skins of oranges, lemons, tangerines and other citrus fruits don’t have to end up in the trash bin. Citrus peels can be recycled and reused in the home and…
It’s citrus season, and, chances are, orange lovers have overloaded their compost bins and garbage cans with peels. But that’s no place for these workhorses — there are plenty of…
Pruning an orange tree is done in the fall after it is finished producing fruit for the season, and trimming away the light-colored branches near the top and middle of…
Orange trees need plenty of sun and warmth for them to grow healthy oranges. Seedless orange varieties that do well in Florida’s climate are the Washington Navel, which ripens during…
Pruning a neglected cherry tree to reduce it’s height from 20 feet tall to 10 feet tall can be done using this simple guide. It is a rather severe pruning…
Very few store-bought apples have the sweet taste and crispness of fresh-picked apples straight from your own garden. Varieties of apples you can grow range from those best used for…