Avoid light paper like the plague. In this new trick, recycled paper or cardboard is planted with seeds that gardeners transport to plant. One manufacturer, Botanic Paperworks, writes: “When paper is planted in a pot of soil, the seed grows and the paper rots. Only flowers, plants or vegetables remain and no waste.
I recently received a birthday card from a company that invited me to plant; You can buy the product on Amazon.
Every gardener needs to know what to plant. Some companies, as they spoke to me, keep this secret to themselves. Some simply offer beautiful flower pictures on their pages. At least they list other varieties and give customers a choice. But none of them give advice on culture.
After the pandemic and the economic crisis we are in, many of us are starting to garden and grow our own to save money. Although experienced gardeners take the seed leaf with a grain of salt, those new to the wild may not.
Simply put the card or the sealed envelope or whatever the plant is told when you grow the plant. This is one of the most interesting gardens. Think back to elementary school when beans were placed in a jar between wet paper and glass. Do you remember the joy of seeing the seed sprout and grow to plant size? We all love to see the beginning of life as the seed passes through the compost and tend to the little plant and watch it grow.
For all of this to work, we need to know the seed. When should it be planted? Does it need winter cold to germinate? The seed is small, but should you place it on top or lightly cover it with soil or compost? How moist and fertile should the soil be? You can use soil or pots, but what kind of temperature does the plant need? Which is better: greenhouse or open field?
Without knowing the species or sometimes the variety, anyone can argue about how to care for anything growing, let alone decide whether to grow that plant.
"Third" gardeners can blame themselves if they, wrongly, fail here. They, or you, should not give up and stop gardening.
Plant of the week
Plant 'Hermitage' tulip bulbs are now blooming a beautiful blood orange with red markings. It is better to plant tulip bulbs in November so that the new leaves do not appear early and do not freeze. Tulips are very easy to grow in pots: plant individual flowers in each pot, then group pots for bright, contrasting color combinations. By planting late flowering varieties such as 'Hermitage' very deep and then placing early flowering bulbs on top, always cover them with at least 10cm of compost and chicken wire if badgers or squirrels visit your garden.
