13 Gardening Techniques to Achieve a 500% Bigger Harvest
13 Gardening Techniques to Achieve a 500% Bigger Harvest
Most of us have gardens each year. I know for myself I am always looking for better ways to grow the best and most delicious of all veggies. I am not sure if I ever get to the "best" , but I certainly do try. Here is a fantastic roundup on 13 Gardening Techniques to Achieve a 500% Bigger Harvest. Have a look through this list and see what will work for you and your garden.
While harvesting scapes, monitor the plants for signs of maturity. Garlic is ready to harvest when the sixth leaf down is starting to brown on 50 percent of the crop. See Ron Engeland’s excellent book Growing Great Garlic for more on this. For some years I was confused about which was the “sixth leaf,” and I confess that I was counting up instead of down. The point is to have five green leaves still on the plant, to provide the protection of five intact skins over the bulb. Each leaf corresponds to one wrapper on the cloves or bulb; as the leaf dies, the skin rots away.
