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Any tips for the gardening NOOB?
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Asian greens will tolerate hot weather better then mesclun mix. Mizuna, Tatsoi, Hon Tsai Tai, red and green mustard, Shiso, Shungiku, etc, all make excellent summer crops as " cut and come again " greens, also great for braising greens.
Lettuces tend to bolt during hot weather.
You can keep kale plants alive for 2-4 years by heavily mulching them over the winter( If you live in a cold zone )
You can make your own tomato hybrids by collecting pollen from one plant with a paintbrush, and painting it into another plant's flowers. The fruit that sets from those buds will bear your hybrid seeds.
If you're crossing f1 hybrids ( first generation crosses and not heirlooms ) the f1 cross you make will be stronger then the two parents in the first year, called " hybrid vigor " and subsequently weaker each year after unless crossing is done yearly to maintain genetic stability.
When garlic " pigtails " at the top, snap the top off ( it will snap like asparagus ) and stir fry, delicious and a delicacy in some areas, it will also make your garlic bulbs much larger.
Quoting: !saac Thankyou. So if I plant lettuce now, should it be ok, or should I wait for autumn? It's spring here. Quoting: Aunty Flo It all really depends on what kind of lettuce you're growing. There are " slow-bolt " varieties that can take more heat then others, some can't take it at all. Lettuce should be an early or later crop of the season, it just does better in cooler weather, that was my experience.
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