Gardening
Sowing pepper seeds, hot peppers are a very popular crop both in pots and in the garden, there are several varieties different in shape, color and degree of spiciness. To have good results in cultivation it is very important to choose the right time to sow: if the pepper does not find sufficient summer heat …
Grow box, the hot pepper is particularly exciting cultivation and can give enormous satisfaction. However, it is a demanding species in terms of climate, so it can be challenging to cultivate it in northern Italy. Fortunately, there is the possibility of creating a protected environment, in which our chili can grow without worrying about the …
How to store potatoes, potatoes are generally harvested once a year, two in very mild climate areas. Fortunately, they can be kept for a long time, so that they are practically always available. Being one of the most loved and used vegetables in the kitchen, it is very useful to have potatoes all year round. …
Grow leeks, leek (Allium porrum) is a horticultural plant of the lily family, very interesting to grow because of its many uses in the kitchen, but also because it is harvested almost all year round. Being quite resistant to freezing, it is a perfect winter vegetable, suitable for populating our land in a period when …
How to store chili seeds. hot peppers are a very exciting crop. There are many varieties of different colors and shapes. Many enthusiasts try their hand at cultivating the hottest ones, measured according to the Scoville scale. For those who are “sick” of chillies, a further challenge is to preserve the seeds on their own …
Noctuids are caterpillars generated by those nocturnal moths that we also call moths. These insects of the order of Lepidoptera and of the genus of agrotids often lay their eggs on horticultural plants. At birth, the larvae begin to feed on leaves, flowers, and fruits, damaging the crop and the plant. These larvae are usually …
Neem oil for plants is an excellent natural insecticide, ecological, and substantially non-toxic for humans, which does not even disturb bees and pollinating insects in general. For these reasons, it is particularly interesting among the various natural insecticides. Azadirachtin is the active ingredient found in the seeds and therefore in the neem oil, it is …
Among the natural insecticides, one of the most important for the family garden is nettle macerate, because in addition to being completely organic, it can be self-produced very simply, with great economic savings compared to the pesticides found on the market. Nettles are a very common spontaneous herb and very easy to recognize, which is …
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Varieties of bell pepper, we wrote an article on how to grow peppers in the garden, now let’s try to give some advice on which variety of peppers should be grown. The pepper, a plant of the Solanaceae family, is known by the scientific name of capsicum and comes in many varieties, so let’s see …
Bhut jolokia is a particularly hot pepper cultivar of Indian origin, so much so that in 2007 it was considered the hottest pepper in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records, before being overtaken by Trinidad moruga scorpion first and then Carolina reaper. The name bhut jolokia means snake pepper, it is also …
