Gardening and Gardens

8.7M views · 145K reactions | “Chunnels” - Chicken Tunnels #chickenfarming #poultry #gardening | Wild Heart

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7.1K views · 216 reactions | The secret to achieving the best germination with your sweet peas is pre-sprouting them. This method ensures no gaps in your seed trays or garden beds and saves you from the mystery of disappearing seeds—often the work of critters or rotten seeds. Some people prefer soaking their seeds in water for 24 hours, but I find the paper towel method less messy and more flexible. With this approach, you can leave the seeds in the paper towel for longer if planting is delayed. This method works well in the fall, winter, or early spring. The key is to start 8-10 weeks before you plan to plant them outdoors. I like my seedlings to reach about 3 inches tall before transplanting them outside. In my zone (8b), I begin my sweet peas the first week of January. They’ll grow in an unheated greenhouse where they’ll endure some frost but remain protected from our heavy rains. If you’re in zone 7 and up, you can start your sweet peas in January (if you didn’t already plant them in the fall). For zones 6 and lower, aim to plant them outside 2-4 weeks before your last frost. You can grow the seedlings in a greenhouse with some frost cloth for extra protection from hard frosts, a garage, or even a basement setup with bright lights positioned right above the plants. Let me know if you have any questions! 🏷️ #cottagegarden #flowerpeople #flowerfarm#cutflowergarden #gardeninspo #gardeningtips #plantinguide #seedstarting #growyourown #homegarden #GardenGoals #wintersowing #springflowers #sweetpeas | Flower People

1.1M views · 25K reactions | Making you own compost is the number one thing I tell anyone and everyone to do. Even if you only have a balcony this stuff is supercharged full of nutrients and soil life to nourish your plants and is completely free. It’s also so much better in every way than putting the waste in the bin where it could end up in landfill releasing methane. Good for the planet, great for your garden and I think good for the soul making compost is for me an absolute no-brainer.My compost bin was here when I moved in but you can often pick up second hand ones very cheaply or for free, or make one out of free pallets, an old bin or even just by burying you waste in a hole in the ground. The important thing is to include plenty of brown waste - at least 50% otherwise your compost can become smelly and soggy. Check out the brilliant @compostable.kate for lots more composting tips, she has a great book ‘the compost coach’ full of composting wisdom. Practice makes perfect with composting and I’m so happy with the texture and quantity of mine this year, last year I got way less and it was a little sticky. The addition of the aeration tube definitely helped, it sped up the process and I made room for me to add more material. I also made more effort to add to my bin this year, buying a designated caddy bin for the kitchen and making sure to add more brown waste. My book ‘Give it a Grow’ includes a section on garden basics covering composting and how to make a wormery as well as well as lots of other tips to get you all set up to get the most from your garden. It’s available to pre order now via the link in my bio.I’ve also started a Bokashi bin, an ingenious process where you add special bacteria which ferments your food waste - which can include all cooked and uncooked food not just veg scraps meaning you can turn even more waste in to food for your garden. Looking forward to sharing more on that with you all soon.So don’t delay, start composting today!#compost #recycle #nutrients #soil #gardeningforbeginners | Marfskitchengarden

2M views · 45K reactions | #garden #gardening #gardens #plants #plant #gardening101 #gardeningtips #farm #farming #pepper #pruning #vegetables #agriculture #tip | By My Own Garden 1 | Facebook