Back Yard Bounty 3 Flashcards
Never plant a root crop after
A root crop
Good for a cool fall garden
Kale
Pea variety that do well in fall
Sugar peas
Carrots can be grown all winter by
Burying in a thick mulch
Good spray for insects
Onion, garlic clove, hot pepper in a quart of water
Cut off tops of green bean plants when tops begin to yellow so
Bear more beans at base of plant
Picking beans everyday will help the plant
Keep producing
Try not to pick beans right after rain or watering because
Wet plants might break
Plant (3) up to 6 weeks before expected frost
Lettuce
Spinach
Radishes
Green spots on potatoes are
Poisonous
How to make stinging nettle tea
Cover nettles with water, let rot for a week
Stinging nettle tea can be used for (2)
Fertilizer
Bug spray
Blossom-end rot caused by
Uneven water absorption
_ can prevent blossom-end rot
Thick layer of mulch
Working in a layer of wood ash helps
Combat blossom-end rot