Grow Healthy Coriander/Cilantro/Dhaniya in your Terrace Garden Fast and Easy……HARVEST CORIANDER WITHIN ONE MONTH
Daizz’s tips:-
1.) Choose the time of year. The best time to plant coriander/cilantro depends on where you live. Cilantro won’t survive in frosty conditions, but it doesn’t like extreme heat either. In temperate climates, the best time to start planting coriander/cilantro is in late spring, between the months of March and May. In more tropical climates, cilantro will grow better during cooler, dry times of year, such as fall.
• You may also have success by planting coriander/cilantro late in the summer and allowing it to grow into the fall.
• If the weather grows too hot, the coriander/cilantro plants will start to bolt – which means they will flower and go to seed, so choose your time of year wisely. To get a head start on the weather, try starting your seeds indoors and then transfer them outside as the weather improves.

2.)Prepare a spot in your garden. Select a patch of soil where the coriander/cilantro will get full exposure to the sun. It will tolerate some shade in southerly areas where the sun gets very hot during the day. The soil should be light and well-drained.
• If you wish to cultivate the soil before planting, use a shovel, rototiller or spade to work 2 to 3 inches of an organic mulch such as compost, rotten leaves or manure into the top layer of soil. If you are using manure, make sure the manure is composted or aged for at least 3 months so it doesn’t burn the young plants. Rake the area smooth before planting.

3.) Plant the coriander/cilantro seeds. Sow the seeds about 1⁄2 inch deep, spaced 3 to 4 inches apart, in rows approximately 1/3 foot apart. coriander/Cilantro seeds need plenty of moisture to germinate, so make sure to water them frequently. They need about an inch of water per week. They should germinate in about 7 to 9 days.
• As coriander/cilantro grows so quickly, you should plant a new batch of seeds every 2 to 3 weeks to ensure that you have a fresh supply of cilantro throughout the growing season.

4.) Care for the coriander/cilantro. Once the seedlings have reached about 2 inches in height, you can fertilize them with compost or organic fertilizer. Be careful not to over-fertilize, you only need about 1/4 of a cup for every 25 feet of growing space.
• Once the plants have established themselves, they do not need as much water. You should aim to keep the soil damp, but not soggy, as coriander/cilantro is a dry climate herb.

5.) Prevent overcrowding. Stop the cilantro plants from becoming overcrowded by thinning the seedlings when the cilantro is 2 to 3 inches tall. Pull out the smaller plants and leave the strongest ones to grow larger. The smaller plants can be used in cooking and eaten.
• You can also prevent weeds from growing by spreading some mulch around the base of the plants as soon as they are visible above the soil.

6.) Harvest the cilantro. Harvest cilantro by cutting off individual leaves and stems from the base of the plant, near ground level, when the stems are 4 to 6 inches tall. Use the fresh, new shoots in cooking, not the older, ferny-type leaves which can taste bitter.
• Don’t cut off more than one third of the leaves at one time, as this can weaken the plant.
• Once you have harvested the leaves, the plant will continue to grow for at least two or three more cycles.

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Over the weekend I finally managed to re-build my small allotment pond. In the nick of time too since Frogs are starting to spawn 🐸 Here it is in its new glory along with a little Froggy making a splash!

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Last year I had the idea to build a wildlife pond — a water feature in the garden that would attract frogs and other beneficial animals. This is how you can build one of your own with special tips on how to create a small pond on a slope.

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Spring is fast approaching and it is time here in Zone 3 to start seedlings indoors. Today I am going to go through the different phases of seed starting I do in preparation for the growing season outside.
Advantages
There are a few advantages to starting your own seedlings. The cost is often lower than purchasing seedlings from a greenhouse, especially if you take advantage of a natural light source. You can also select more unique varieties that just are not available anywhere else. Finally I find it helps me extend the season by enjoying some greenery in the house well I wait for spring.

Trusted Pepper Varieties
Super Hungarian Hot, Stokes Seeds
Jimmy Nardello, Baker Creek Seeds

New pepper varieties;
Italian Pepperoncini, West Coast Seeds
Banana Pepper, West Coast Seeds
Violet Sparkle Pepper, West Coast Seeds
Mira Sweet Pepper, West Coast Seeds

Perennials started from seed
Goji Berries, Sask Goji Power
Hot Pink Berri, West Coast Seeds

Trusted high producing tomatoes:
Sun Sugar Cherry Tomatoes, T&T Seeds
Pink Brandywine, Baker Creek Seeds
Sweet Million, West Coast Seeds

New tomatoes
Sungold Select II, Baker Creek Seeds
Pink Vernissage, Baker Creek Seeds
Taxi Organic Yellow Tomato, West Coast Seeds

Well producing melon’s in zone 3
Minnesota Midget, Baker Creek Seeds

New varieties up for consideration
Collective Farm Woman Melon, Baker Creek Seeds
Katanya Watermelon, Baker Creek Seeds
Early Moonbeam Watermelon, Baker Creek Seeds
Rich Sweetness 132 Melon, Baker Creek Seeds

Trusted squash varieties
Large Dutch Yellow Cucumber, Baker Creek Seeds
Dragon’s Egg Cucumber, Baker Creek Seeds
Patio Star Zucchini, West Coast Seeds
Pinnacle Spaghetti Squash, West Coast Seeds

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Luscious leeks are trouble-free crops with a long harvest period that can extend right through winter.

Leeks need a long growing season but the end result is worth it – big, beautiful plants that withstand cold weather and can be harvested when there’s not much else available.

In this short video we’ll show you how to grow leeks every step of the way: from sowing and transplanting through to that magical moment they’re lifted out of the ground and transformed in the kitchen.

If you love growing your own food, why not take a look at our online Garden Planner which is available from several major websites and seed suppliers:
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This week it’s all about using natural colours when tinting handmade soap. There are LOADS of natural soap making colors over at this resource: https://lovelygreens.com/how-to-naturally-color-handmade-soap/

The three recipes mentioned in the video are:

Annatto Seed Soap — wow! orange 😀 http://lovelygreens.com/2017/02/make-naturally-colored-orange-soap-using-annatto-seeds.html

Rose-Geranium and Alkanet Soap recipe: http://lovelygreens.com/2017/02/rose-geranium-soap-naturally-colored-with-alkanet-root.html

Lavender & Honey soap: http://lovelygreens.com/2017/01/honey-lavender-soap-recipe.html

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In this second part of ‘How to weave a Willow Basket’, John ‘Dog’ Callister takes us through the process of weaving the uprights on the basket base he made in part 1.

Here’s the full Basket Weaving Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcIjhASxid4aPkc3H9KFg2eVx43VgkoI

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Whether you’re starting a new garden or simply a new growing season, planning ahead is the secret to success in any vegetable garden.
In this short video we demonstrate how good planning can maximize your harvests and help you grow your biggest, best garden ever!

If you love growing your own food, why not take a look at our online Garden Planner which is available from several major websites and seed suppliers:
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Does your garden have color and interest during winter? Stay tuned, and learn some techniques and a few of many great plants that have color ALL YEAR! The Needle Palm shown is evergreen as well. Happy Gardening!

CORRECTION: Marginal Shield Fern (Dryopteris marginalis) is hardy to zone 3; I said it was hardy to zone 4…

ALSO: If you want to make new garden beds for next season, do it now, or in early spring, because the roots of the grass are shorter, and will be easier to dig, and then just plant it out once spring rolls around.

LASTLY: If you need to overseed any bare patches in your lawn, the best time to do it is late winter or early spring.

For those of us who grow raspberries, we need to prune the old canes down to the ground each winter. Usually, these old canes are composted but I found a better use for them — attractive woven edging. Here’s how I created this thrifty garden feature using only items I already had in the garden.

More details on the project are here: http://lovelygreens.com/2017/02/diy-garden-edging-using-pruned-raspberry-canes.html

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