Tag: strawberry
Setting up Two Self-watering Boxes
This is a good spot for two self-watering boxes – or even three. The potato tower is being built to the right. This is at the end of a long driveway. The end of the driveway is packed with wild strawberry, that will have to be moved to another place. I’ll move them to the
Aquaponics Plant Germination and Algae Eating Fish
This is a box I have set up for plant germination of my aquaponic plants: The red plastic plate under the lid is just for ventilation to provide oxygen for the seed germination process. I’m using 2 and 3 inch black plastic net pots (5 cm and 7.5 cm) for the aquaponics system, and I’m
Aquaponics Home System – Part 18: Selecting Fish and Plants
In this project we’re combining traditional fish keeping in an aquarium, and growing plants with the roots submerged in the same water as the fish live in. The question to answer next is – what is the best water pH value to aim for? Depending on the genus and species of the fish they’ll prefer
Installing Grow Lights
Two and a half months ago I planted a single potato in a pot just for fun: A month ago small leaves broke the soil and in the last month the potato plant grew like crazy: Now this is not a normal looking potato plant – the problem is that the pot has been placed
How to Propagate Strawberries
If you already have strawberry plants growing in your garden you can make more plants yourself by propagating the old ones. This is preferred over bringing home plants from another garden because you risk bringing home pests with you, like strawberry mites or nematodes. You can propagate strawberries by dividing old plants or by taking
Propagating Strawberry Plants
My strawberry plants produced a good amount of berries this year, although most of them were eaten by slugs before we could get our hands on them. Mulching is good since the layer keeps the weeds down, but if you have slugs in your garden they will hide underneath the mulch and come up at
Mulching My Garden Beds
Once a week I mow the lawn and I often use the grass clippings as mulch on my beds. Leaves and small sticks collected by the lawnmower can be used too: A bed of leeks has been prepared this way: When you have a layer of mulch the weeds have a hard time reaching the
Saving Arugula Seeds
Last year I saved seeds from spinach and the seeds turned into healthy plants. This success inspired me to look at other plants that I could do the same with, so after a nice harvest of arugula leaves for salads I let the plants bolt. What a mess: Pods with seeds have been formed that
Back From Vacation
I took a week of vacation last week away from home and the garden. I was a bit worried what would happen if my garden was left by itself at the peak of the season. The weather turned out to be windy and wet (and so did my vacation 🙁 ), and below is a