Powell’s Books for Home and Garden

Mulch has quite a few functions, similar to lowering fluctuations of soil temperature, stopping soil compaction, and smothering weeds. Plant crops in a square formation instead of rows – a method generally known as block planting. According to Colorado State University Extension, block planting increases yield by 5-fold to fifteen-fold relying on the crop. Block planting has other advantages together with conserving house, lowering weeds, and minimizing foot site visitors, which ends up in soil compaction. Companion planting is a way that includes putting crops together that benefit each other.
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Cut a potato in half, plant in soil with the “eyes” facing up. For candy potatoes, stick toothpicks around the midsection so it can sit atop the rim of a glass, halfway submerged in water. When it sprouts 3”-four” roots, the potato is able to be planted in soil.
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