Can you explain soil enhancement capability of beans? Long bean and black bean. All bean related type of crops have this special chemical called flavonoids. This particular chemical helps to enhance the growth of nitrogen fixing bacteria. Why is nitrogen fixing bacteria important? In the air, we have nitrogen. If this plant has nitrogen fixing […]
Q1. How soon must you repot rosemary grown in cocopeat bought from nursery? I will repot into potting mix and perlite 6:4 ratio respectively. Two weeks ago , I bought thyme and rosemary from World Farm nursery and both turned black after 10 days. I had watered them sparingly and kept them in the shade […]
Q1. About netting you mentioned last week: is the white window day light curtain same as the netting for our vege ? No that’s agriculture netting, does not disintegrate under sun and yet can ventilate. Q2. How big is the self-watering pot for the rosemary you using? Best around 20 cm diameter if you want […]
Q1. Banana peel water or dry banana peel powder better for indoor edible plants? Is banana skin water a good fertiliser? Can I still use my slimy banana water? Banana skins when soaked get very smelly/slimy, dried powder form will not. It is said to increase K (potassium in soil) but I used it previously, […]
