Bamboo

…warm. Improve the soil with both compost and manure. Dig a hole twice as wide and as deep or a little deeper than the pot size. Carefully remove the plant from the container with minimal root disturban…

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Olives

…isease problems. One of the most common pests on olives are scale. These are small sap sucking insects that produce a protective waxy covering under which they feed. They may be pale yellow, brown, bla…

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Sage

…ge needs a well drained and well composted alkaline soil and lots of sun. Not a long lived perennial, commonly 5 or 6 years. Generally flowers in summer and is not fully frost tolerant, so if you get h…

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Chestnuts

…lovely deep, rich soil, full of compost. They like it slightly acidic, so check your pH before planting them in late winter to early spring. Keep the water up to chesnuts, they are thirsty trees, and…

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Walnuts

…ble pollination and cropping two compatible varieties are needed. Franquette is compatable. Wilson’s Wonder is an early bearing variety with large tasty nuts and a thin shell, bearing early in its life…

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Leeks

…If the soil needs improving, add compost rather than manure. If you like to follow crop rotation practices, plant leeks after lettuce, cabbage or peas, but avoid potatoes as the soil is too loose and l…

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Cucumbers

…ellis or wire frame if you wish. Compact cucumber varieties are suitable for pots. Cucumbers should be picked regularly to encourage more flowers and fruit. They are prone to fungal diseases in humid w…

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Thyme

…well to a drink of worm juice or compost tea during spring and after flowering, but that’s it. As for watering, with thyme it is almost unnecessary. In fact, thyme has more issues with over watering th…

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Black Sapote

…uality, small fruits that may be completely seedless if not cross pollinated. White v Black? White and black sapotes are completely unrelated. White sapotes are from the citrus family and are big trees…

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