Can you recommend any short, large-seeded sunflowers? If you know of any sunflowers just like the giant ones (e g Mammoth Gray Striped, Mongolian Giant, and Black Russian), except with shorter, stockier stems (I'm thinking maybe one to three feet tall), that would be great If they have smaller heads with the same large size of seeds, that's fine, too, but I prefer larger heads if possible
Will it kill my potted tree if I use tree fertilizer spikes? I recently bought some tree fertilizer spikes to feed my potted dwarf kumquat and lime trees After I got them home, I read the following warning on the side of the box: NOTE: Never apply within
Why does volcanic ash produce such superb veg? Whether it is the Sakurajima giant radish grown near a volcano in the Sakurajima area of Japan or the famous San Marzano tomatoes grown in the volcanic soil of the Sarnese-Nocerino area, near Mount Vesuvius It seems that volcanic ash produces great vegetables
tomatoes - What is the value of powdered onion as a fertilizer or soil . . . @Stephie I was just thinking of cheap food sources that might have valuable nutrients It came down to potatoes and onions I ruled out potatoes since they absorb more pesticides and herbicides than onions, I've heard And potatoes might spread more diseases to tomatoes and peppers I'm still thinking about giant squash, though I'm just thinking about ways to make more kinds of organic
How can I encourage mulch to decompose? I have a few football-sized holes in a yard where I removed some rocks I have access to a large amount of finely chopped wood mulch How can I encourage the mulch to decompose into fill dirt?
What is the best way to compost a large pile of leaves with minimal . . . I know this isn't what you want to hear, but the fastest (in terms of their rotting down) and tidiest way to compost leaves is actually to bag them up - if they're wet already, all the better, if not, wet the contents, tie the tops shut, poke two or three holes in the bottom of the bags and stand them out of the way somewhere to rot down over time You can stack them up, but don't stand them
compost - My composter has developed a sour smell and a lot of bugs . . . 16 I set up a 7 cu ft rolling composter in my garden about 3 weeks ago and filled it about halfway with 1 3 food scraps and 2 3 cardboard leaves finished compost My kids added more food scraps, so it's probably 50-50 now I've kept it wet and turned it, but upon opening it yesterday, it had a sour stench and a lot of bugs squirming in it
Weird brown fungus on moist surfaces that releases powder when . . . I too doubt those products would be effective, plus I'm not sure I'd want to eat food from a plant that's been in contact with those products I forgot to say dispose of the fabric pots - if you are allowed to burn stuff, do that, or leave them out of the way somewhere to completely dry out, then dispose of them Slime moulds need lots of moisture to survive, though the spores can hang on