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First, the soil needs to be ready before any seeds are planted. Acquire some ordinary garden compost, take the big rocks and pebbles from the soil. Then, take an ordinary seed tray; fill it with the sieved compost. Firm the soil down a little, not too much. Just make a nice flat surface. The compost needs to be watered first to make sure it is damp. Get the vegetable seeds and shake out some seeds into the palm of your hand.
Sew them thinly, into the top of the compost. It can be quite difficult to see the seeds because they are usually black. Don’t worry if you drop them a little bit close together because as they come up, you can always thin them out. Reserve the remaining seeds for the second sewing. You can either cover the seeds with another sieving of compost, not too much, just about a quarter of an inch.
Make sure you’ve got an even covering, water lightly again over the surface, then you take your seed tray and place it in a propagator until the seeds have germinated, then you can move them back out into your greenhouse. And that is how you plant vegetable seeds. Continue reading
How can you keep rabbits out of your garden? Long ago, the best solution was to shoot them on the spot. But that was a long time ago. Although in some parts of the world it is still practiced, we highly discourage you from following that example (unless you plan to eat them). Alternative methods can be done today that weren’t available in the old days.
Instead, you should consider building a rabbit-proof fence. It is expensive, but essential to ward off these pests — each one of which will eat a pound of your fresh greens per day.
The Fence
Considering fencing, it must be at least 4ft high and of 1 inch or 2 inches of mesh wire-netting. Buy a roll 5ft wide, because the bottom 6 inches or so of wire will have to be buried in the ground and angled outwards. This will stop the rabbits as they attempt to burrow under the fence. They may have another try farther along, but they will eventually give up and your vegetables will be safe. Continue reading
One of the worst things in the world is to wake up in the morning and realize your vegetables have been vandalized, destroyed or eaten. Make it as difficult as possible for deer to use your garden as a buffet and playground. Look for tracks and deer paths, this way you’ll know where the deer are entering your garden, and head them off.
Keeping Deer Out of Your Garden
There are some repellents that may keep deer from your garden. Although no plant is completely deer-proof, certain generalizations can be made about plants that deer are likely to ignore. Fuzzy-leaved plants seem to be unpalatable to deer—the hairs on the leaves must be irritating to the tongue. Lamb’s ears, licorice plant, and lady’s mantle are good examples. Continue reading
