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Bellflower (Campanula): White – Campanula ‘La Bello’

ashish — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:09:21 +0000

Campanula La bello white is a perennial which is also known as bell flower, Harebell. This perennial can grow up to a height of 24″ and spread wide about 12-18″. These perennials have tall upright stems which bear small, pure white flowers.These flowers start blooming in early summer and continue through late summer. These flowers [...]

Coronaria- Anemone coronaria – also known as Poppy anemone

ashish — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:29:37 +0000

Anemone coronaria which is also known as Poppy anemone, Spanish marigold, belongs to the genus Anemone. It is a species of flowering plant, coronaria and is a native of Mediterranean region. It belongs to a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae in the north and south temperate zones. [...]

Organic Farming: How to prepare the soil ?

ashish — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:41:16 +0000

Soil preparation is critical if you are going in for organic farming. You do not have the liberty of adding a load of chemical fertilizers later if you find some deficiencies in the soil; and the motto for organic farming remains, “do adequate preparation rather than react later”. Making sure that the soil is healthy [...]

Crop Rotation – Some details (why required, what happens, and so on)

ashish — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:24:36 +0000

The previous post talked about crop rotation in a brief way, without going into too much detail about why this is required, which are the types of crops for which this is needed, and so on. So, here are some more details.

The whole purpose of rotating crops is to: 1) Ensure that harmful pathogens [...]