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Bordeaux Mixture in Autumn: How to Make It and When to Spray
Bordeaux mixture is a copper fungicide against scab and monilia. Learn how to make a 1% solution, when to spray in autumn and what to avoid.
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Bare-root trees in autumn and protecting trunks from hares
Why trees planted in autumn root better, how to plant a bare-root tree without mistakes, and how to guard the trunk against hares and voles in…
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A relay of blooms: 9 bulbs to plant right now
Crocuses in April, tulips in May, alliums in June: the order nine bulbs flower in, how deep to plant them and which ones mice leave alone.
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Autumn fertiliser: why no nitrogen in autumn
Nitrogen in autumn pushes growth that has no time to ripen. How to feed lawns, conifers, berry bushes, roses and fruit trees, how much and until…
ReadMicrogreens on the windowsill: a crop in 7–10 days, no soil
Radish and cress on paper or in a sprouter: how thickly to sow, when to cut, how to tell root hairs from mould and whether you…
ReadWhen to cover roses in Estonia: go by the thermometer
Mound up with the first frosts, cover once nights hold at −5 to −7 °C. How to stop roses rotting in winter thaws, and which rose…
ReadHighbush blueberries: planting in acidic peat for a real crop
Why a blueberry will not fruit, the pH it needs, how to build a peat planting hole, which varieties to pair and how to feed it…
ReadHouseplants in the heating season: light, water and humidity
Six hours of daylight, air below 20% humidity and summer watering habits: how houseplants get through an Estonian winter by the radiator.
ReadNPK on a fertiliser bag: what the three numbers mean
The three numbers are nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Why EU labels say P2O5 and K2O, how to convert them and tell spring feed from autumn feed.
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