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Planting swiss chard
Planting swiss chard

With Swiss chard, the cork-like ‘capsule’ that you plant is actually the fruit, which contains up to four seeds.

What is spinach?
What is spinach?

Swiss chard is our best-known spinach. It is also known as ‘spinach beet’ and is the same genus as beetroot so the two varieties readily cross with each another

Organic Gardening Tips For Raised Beds
Organic Gardening Tips For Raised Beds

Raised bed gardening is one of the best ways to get healthy, high-quality vegetables with less work and space than traditional row gardening.

Regulating nitrogen in vegetable crops
Regulating nitrogen in vegetable crops

Farmers have long been advised to use standard fertiliser mixtures for crops as a matter of course.

5 Garlic Growing Tips You Don’t Want to Miss
5 Garlic Growing Tips You Don’t Want to Miss

Garlic is a good choice for organic gardens throughout North America. Like onions, garlic is a cool weather crop; it requires cold in order for the bulb

Selecting the right nitrogen fertiliser
Selecting the right nitrogen fertiliser

When it comes to vegetables, choosing the right nitrogen fertiliser is extremely important. For many US agronomists, ammonium sulphate is the fertiliser

How to Grow Japanese Yew Shrubs
How to Grow Japanese Yew Shrubs

Although Japanese yews are technically classified as conifers, they don’t produce cones, but female specimens bear red berries.

The relationship between nitrogen & organic matter
The relationship between nitrogen & organic matter

Vegetable growers frequently ignore the relationship between nitrogen and organic matter when deciding on the amount of nitrogen to apply to a crop

10 Organic Pest Control Methods
10 Organic Pest Control Methods

If your vegetable garden is overrun with pests, the first step is to identify the invader. Snap a photo of the pest and compare to others on the internet

How to handle fresh produce
How to handle fresh produce

Instilling the importance of careful handling of fruit and vegetables is not as simple as it might seem.

Growing Beans in the Home Garden
Growing Beans in the Home Garden

Beans, which belong to the legume family, are some of the most popular vegetables grown in the home garden. In fact, beans are right behind tomatoes in populari

More about nitrogen
More about nitrogen

The inability of soil microbes to convert ammonium to nitrate at a soil temperature below 10°C has caused reduced yields in winter without farmers understanding

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