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Plant thinning

For plants to grow well, thinning is important, a process through which the weakest shoots are removed.

Growing vanilla, a demanding task

Growing vanilla is an art that requires precision and a lot of care.

Licorice, a plant that few dare to cultivate

If you want to grow a novel plant, try licorice, which has a bittersweet and aniseed flavor.

Grow verbena at home

We tell you the secrets of verbena and how to grow this herbaceous plant.

Grow kiwi in the garden

We help you grow kiwis in the garden with some tips and recommendations.

Grow your own melons and watermelons!

With the arrival of summer, the season of summer fruits such as melon and watermelon also arrives. Would you like to know how to grow your own?

Plant a hop plant in a beer can

Plant a hop plant in a beer can and make your own craft beer.

Grow vegetables in recycled buckets

You can recycle plastic buckets to grow vegetables in them.

Grow Genovese basil

Genovese basil is the most popular of the basils and an ideal fresh ingredient to have around the house.

How are chili peppers grown?

Chili peppers are ideal plants to have a pot. Their spicy taste has made people attracted to them. Here you have everything about its cultivation.

Ideas to have a garden at home

It is always possible to have a garden at home, even if you lack space in your home.

How to have tomatoes and peppers from seed

Tomatoes and peppers are horticultural plants that can be planted between February and March, for fruit towards the end of spring.

Mexican food with fresh chillies from the garden

If you like Mexican food, grow fresh chillies in your garden.

How to have an avocado tree

If you save the avocado pit you can and submerge it in water you can make it sprout so that you have a tree.

Types of grow tables

The market offers three options in cultivation tables for a home garden

Grow tables to have a garden at home

There are more and more homes that incorporate cultivation tables in order to have a garden at home.

Sowing horticultural plants in winter

There are some horticultural plants that can be planted from January to March without any problem. Parsley, celery, garlic ... are just a few examples.

Grow vegetables indoors

There are many vegetables that can be grown indoors as they do not need to be exposed directly to the sun.

Lentils in your garden, secrets to learn how to grow them

If you like legumes, you can grow lentils in your urban garden and thus eat a product rich in iron.

Green Chinese Lantern or Physalis Alkekengi

Farolillo Chino o Physalis Alkekengi verdes

Chinese lantern, source of vitamin C

The Chinese Farolillo is a different variety of tomato, with the covered fruit and many properties, in addition to the large amount of Vitamin C it has.

Potted garlic

Requirements and needs for the sowing and cultivation of garlic in pots

January Crop Calendar

Sowing, transplanting and harvesting calendar for potted vegetables corresponding to the month of January.

Check the humidity level of the substrate

There are different means to check the humidity level of the substrate of our potted plants and vegetables.

Potted lamb's lettuce: winter lettuce

Canons (Valerianella locusta). It is known as the winter lettuce. And it is a fantastic crop for this season, very easy and very grateful. We can grow canons in pots following some basic recommendations.

Errors in the vegetable garden

When starting out with a planter, we usually make a few basic mistakes. The choice of container, seed or species can lead us in the wrong direction to the success of the harvest. Knowing these errors will help us not to fall into them.

Crop associations

Table of associations of crops of the most common vegetables for the planter, useful for not sowing in the same container two incompatible species that are harmed during their development and trying to associate species that mutually benefit.

Measurements of the pots according to the crop

Guidance table of requirements for each vegetable for flowerpots or urban gardens. Indicates the volume and measurements of the pots according to the crop, the need or not for tutoring, the distance of sowing or transplanting and the type of root of each species

Cabbages: sowing and germination

Fall and winter is cabbage season. Being one of the vegetables very resistant to cold, its calendar ...

Potted celery cultivation

Celery is one of the vegetables that can be grown during the cold autumn season in our flowerpot or urban garden. The cultivation of celery in a pot is simple, it is not very demanding and it is very appreciated. Only the irrigation will have to be monitored, since the humidity of the substrate must be maintained.

Recycled pots and original places to plant

Original, curious and full of life ideas that integrate urban culture with the natural cycle. Everyday objects transformed into recycled pots.

Cold hardy vegetables

Among the species that we grow in our flowerpot, there are some vegetables that are more resistant to cold than others. Do you want to know which plants suffer the most from the effects of low temperatures?

Plant protection against cold

When temperatures drop below 6º, certain precautions must be taken to avoid or minimize damage to our plants. The roots of a potted plant are more sensitive to cold. Given the risk of frost, we will not sow or transplant, but what do we do with the small plants that we have just transplanted or that are growing?

November Crop Calendar

Calendar of crops, sowing and harvesting of vegetables in amceta corresponding to the month of November and the Mediterranean area.

Household vermicomposting: creating our worm castings

Vermicomposting is an alternative to home composting. If we do not have enough space to locate a composter or we do not generate enough waste for it, we can opt for domestic vermicomposting, with which, by depositing our daily organic waste, we will create worm castings, a high quality compost.

Aromatic in October

What aromatics can you plant in October? What kind of pot do you need to plant them at home? When will they have grown up? How do you have to take care of them? This short crop calendar gives you the quick answer.

Thrips

Thrips are small 1-2 millimeter insects, like miniature earwigs. They cause damage to a multitude of garden plants, fruit trees and our vegetables. Although the damage is not serious, it is important to eliminate them, as they are also transmitters of viruses.

Jiffys: Pressed Peat Seedlings

Jiffys are small, high-quality compacted peat discs, lined with a mesh. The advantage is that you do not need to transplant, you introduce them directly, once the seed has germinated in the final pot, because they themselves constitute the substrate.

Potted beans

In autumn it is time to sow beans. We can grow them in pots and enjoy them in our flowerpot.

Plants against pests: ecological remedies

Among the ecological remedies against pests, there are very effective cultivation associations or home remedies made with other plants. What occurs spontaneously in Nature, we can recreate in our garden or flowerpot.

From when carrots were purple

Did you know that carrots weren't always oranges? They were actually purple. They were turned into oranges by the Dutch in the XNUMXth century in order to achieve the color of the Dutch royal house of Orange. And they succeeded, the result was a smoother and sweeter variety that spread throughout Europe. But before, they were purple. In Spain there are towns that have been growing purple carrots for centuries. Today this oriental variety is being retaken, which is actually the original, along with others of different colors. And all can be grown in pots.

Grow table for people with reduced mobility

The CET Areté is a Special Work Center, specialized in the manufacture of reclaimed wood products for ecological horticulture and gardening. are pioneers in the manufacture of their products adapted to people with reduced mobility. The main objective of the CET is to promote the labor insertion of people with mental illness.

Potted pea cultivation

All the keys to growing peas in a pot, planter or cultivation table. The sowing, irrigation, care and harvesting of this legume in the pot or urban garden.

An orchard on the roof of a bus

The New York municipal bus fleet has implemented Marco Antonio Cosio's Bus Roots project. It is a mobile garden or vegetable garden, planted on the roofs of buses, which carry their environmental benefits throughout the city.

October Crop Calendar

Planting and harvesting calendar for potted vegetables corresponding to the month of October. Indicative data for the Mediterranean area.

Do you water or pour water? Irrigation, key questions and recommendations

Irrigation is the sustenance of our plants, different depending on the species or the time of year, and there are some recommendations that we should follow to do it correctly. In the case of the flowerpot, its importance is vital, because with the scarce soil available to our crops, its water retention and storage capacity is also limited.

Aphid

The aphid is one of those pests that is a nightmare when it lands in our flowerpot. Those little sticky insects seem to invade everything. Above, next to them, the ants come that take care of them as if they were their flock, because they take advantage of the molasses that the aphids secrete. It is difficult to combat them without resorting to systemic insecticides. But it can. There are ecological solutions that can be applied as a preventive or as a treatment.

List of organic fertilizers

The use of organic fertilizers is one of the keys to organic farming. Ecological fertilizers improve soil conditions, provide the necessary nutrients for healthy growth and development of plants and protect against erosion, as well as benefit the environment and fauna.

Pre-pressure water sprayer

The pre-pressure water spray is a very useful tool for our planter. It sprays the liquid continuously without the need to intermittently squeeze a trigger. It is the most comfortable and effective way to apply pesticides and fungicides on the leaves of your plants. It is also very useful in the delicate irrigation of seedbeds so as not to flood or remove the small seeds that we have deposited a few millimeters deep.

Potassium soap: natural insecticide

Potassium soap is a natural insecticide made from vegetable oils, effective for pest control, harmless for people and animals and respectful of the environment. It is especially effective in combating insect pests such as aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs, mites, and soft-cuticle insects.

Homemade self-watering pot

We can manufacture our own self-watering pot or hydrofoil in a simple and economical way: a plastic bottle, scissors and ropes are enough.

Substrate types

As we grow in pots, we must enrich its soil, since it is scarce and soon our plants absorb its nutrients. We can fill our pots with two basic mixtures: 50% substrate and 50% compost or 70% substrate and 30% worm castings. But what types of substrate are there on the market and which is the most suitable for our pots?

Seize the land

Taking advantage of the soil from old pots for new crops is possible and simple if you follow some basic recommendations.

Potted carrots

Growing carrots at home is easy if you know their requirements. The sowing of this vegetable should avoid cold temperatures and will yield a harvest throughout the year.

Let's sow! Tools and accessories

From sowing to harvesting, during the different phases our crops go through, we will need specific accessories and tools. In a small garden, such as at home, these tools are different from those used in soil gardens.

The most common mushrooms in the urban garden

Powdery mildew, mildew, rust, gray rot ... They are the four most common fungi in the urban garden. Excess humidity, lack of aeration or excessive nitrogen can cause its appearance. Know its symptoms and characteristics.

Powdery mildew

Powdery mildew is the fungus that covers the leaves with a powder similar to ash. It develops with warm temperatures and high humidity. The Mediterranean area in spring and autumn is especially prone. In spring it attacks melons, cucumbers, watermelons and zucchini; in summer, it is chard and cabbage. Outside the urban garden, vine and roses are other plants most prone. Know its symptoms, prevention and non-chemical treatments.

Potted chard

Chard is an easy crop for our urban garden. In pot or growing table, it reaches a considerable size and can supply our family consumption for several months. Large pots and warm temperatures are the only requirements for planting and transplanting.

the substrate

Growing vegetables in a pot or growing medium requires the choice of a good substrate. The substrate will replace the soil and the success of our planter or urban garden will depend on its correct choice.

Stevia: the plant that sweetens

Stevia is the fashionable plant. Since this natural sweetener has landed in Europe, every day there are more products that incorporate Stevia as a sweetener. Its consumption does not affect the glycemic index or hypertension, and antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects are attributed to it. It has no calories, no saturated fat, no sugars, and no carbohydrates. It is diuretic and digestive. It does not produce cholesterol or ferment or react with other components of food. Its cultivation at home is very simple.

The cultivation tables

The cultivation tables are one of the options to house our vegetables in the urban garden. Among its advantages, the comfort of its height, the ease of handling and the aeration of the substrate.

Homemade organic fertilizer rich in potassium

Potassium is one of the essential nutrients for the flowering and fruiting of our crops. We can provide our plants with the potassium they need through banana tea, a homemade organic fertilizer rich in potassium, very easy to prepare.

Bat guano, an ecological fertilizer

Bat guano is a natural, ecological and organic fertilizer, rich in phosphorus and calcium, which will help our potted plants to achieve proper development and fruiting.

Make an enzyme solution at home

A homemade enzymatic solution based on birdseed is easy to prepare and will provide our potted plants with greater nutrition than that provided by their scarce soil, it will transform part of the insoluble nutrients into soluble ones and will contribute bacterial life to the substrate.