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Low-growing (super-determinate) tomatoes: the best varieties for open ground and greenhouses
For a long time, undersized varieties of tomatoes, especially loved for the earliest possible harvest, have firmly entered the life of amateur gardeners. However, the correct choice of the most suitable varieties for open ground and ...
Determinant tomatoes: what they are, the best undersized varieties for open ground and greenhouses
For the sake of a good harvest of such a valuable vegetable crop as tomatoes, amateur vegetable growers are ready to go to great lengths. And yet, the main condition for obtaining selected fruits that are not inferior in taste and yield is the correct choice of the variety ...
The best varieties of cucumbers for growing in the open field: bee-pollinated and self-pollinated ...
Naturally, each gardener has his own personal list of favorite varieties of cucumbers that show the best results specifically on his site for a long period when grown in the open field.
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The best varieties (hybrids) of cucumbers for growing in a greenhouse: self-pollinated (parthenocarpic) and ...
To obtain a high and stable harvest, modern gardeners have long begun to grow cucumbers in plastic or polycarbonate greenhouses. After all, it is in the greenhouse that it is much easier to create the most suitable conditions (microclimate): increased ...
The best varieties of cucumbers with a bunch (bouquet) ovary: self-pollinated for the greenhouse and bee-pollinated for ...
Recently, bunch cucumbers have become especially popular among gardeners, which, rather, are more correct to call cucumbers of a bouquet type of flowering or a bunch type of fruiting.
Further it will be described in detail that this is ...
The best hybrids (varieties) of self-pollinated (parthenocarpic) cucumbers for growing in a greenhouse and ...
There are more and more varieties, and especially hybrids of cucumbers, every year. At the same time, exclusive attention and preference is given to the earliest, most productive, long-bearing fruit and resistant to various diseases.
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The best bee-pollinated cucumbers for growing in open ground and greenhouses: top 18 varieties and hybrids
Today, the cucumber seed market has been flooded with parthenocarpic hybrids that have only female flowers that do not require pollination to produce fruit. But many summer residents still remain true to traditions and grow ...
How to grow greens on a windowsill in an apartment: rules for creating a home garden
It's no secret that at home on the windowsill or on the balcony (loggia) you can grow not only indoor flowers, but fresh herbs, spicy herbs, as well as vegetables (cucumbers, tomatoes, hot peppers, radishes) and even berry bushes (strawberries) . ...
Red potato varieties (with pink or red peel, eyes): descriptions and characteristics
It is believed that the brighter and darker the color of the tubers, or rather the pulp, the healthier the potatoes, because it contains more vitamins and antioxidants. Therefore, many believe that red-skinned potatoes are the healthiest, but this ...
Yellow potato varieties (with yellow pulp and skin): their descriptions, characteristics and photos
A distinctive characteristic of yellow potato varieties is the high content of carotene (vitamin A) in them, which improves vision, as well as the condition of the skin, not allowing it to age quickly. Actually, this is what he (yellow potatoes) and ...