POLLINATION Appreciate Bees for Their Hard Work! Understand How Their Pollination and Wax Benefits Our Gardens, Home, and Diet. Bees are essential for pollinating plants, and it's great to see a resurgence of them in our yards and gardens. Bumblebees, in particular, are gentle creatures who can be chased away from the tomato plants if they're after pollen. Honey bees are also important for pollination and can often be
POLLINATION Counting on Bees for Pollination: How We Create a Bee-Friendly Garden and Enjoy Healthy Harvests Today, I found myself in an unusual situation. A bumble bee was floating around the tomato plants trying to collect pollen, which would have limited my seed harvest. I began chasing this bee around the garden and away from the tomato plants, though fortunately no one was around to observe
TOMATILLOS How to Grow Tomatillos and Ensure Pollination in the Home Garden Tomatillos are a unique and delicious fruit that can be grown in the home garden. They require two plants for pollination, but different varieties of tomatillos can pollinate each other. This will result in a cross-pollination of the varieties, creating hybrid seeds. To keep a variety “pure”, it is necessary
TOMATOES Maximising Your Tomato Yield with Pro Gardening Tips Tomato blooms die Tomato plants are known for setting many blooms but only a few actually make it to becoming tomatoes. This can be an issue for gardeners who want to get the most out of their tomato crop. To help answer this question, we asked some experienced growers what
POLLINATION Get Rewarded with a Good Harvest of Watermelons & Muskmelons this Summer Watermelons and muskmelons are a great addition to any garden, and this summer has been no exception. While growing these fruits can be challenging, it is possible to get good results with patience and the right techniques. One of the most important things to consider when growing watermelons or muskmelons
