Gardening

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• Grow tomatoes
  A home-grown tomato is sweeter than a shop-bought one.
• Grow potatoes
  Potatoes are an easy and rewarding crop for a home garden.
• Grow strawberries
  Your own strawberry bed produces a crop for several years.
• Grow cucumbers
  Cucumbers thrive in warm, humid conditions.
• Grow lettuce
  Lettuce is one of the easiest things to grow.
• Grow chillies
  Chilli is a striking, fiery plant that grows well in a pot.
• Grow herbs in your garden
  A herb bed in your garden brings fresh flavours to your kitchen.
• Grow summer flowers
  Summer flowers bring colour to your garden and balcony.
• Grow an apple tree
  Your own apple tree produces a crop for decades.
• Grow currants
  Currant bushes are easy to care for and produce plenty of berries.
• Building a raised bed
  A raised bed warms up quickly in spring, is easy to look after and saves your back.
• Composting
  Composting turns kitchen and garden waste into nutrient-rich soil.
• Lawn care
  A green, lush lawn needs regular mowing, feeding and watering at the right time.
• Trimming a hedge
  A regularly trimmed hedge stays dense and tidy.
• Pruning an apple tree
  Pruning an apple tree improves the crop and the health of the tree.
• Planning a conservatory
  A conservatory extends the growing season and brings the garden closer.
• Planning a vegetable patch
  A well-planned vegetable patch produces a crop all summer.
• Starting plants from seed
  Starting seeds indoors gives plants a head start in a short growing season.
• Caring for houseplants
  Houseplants thrive when light, watering and feeding match their needs.
• Balcony garden
  Even on a small balcony, you can grow herbs, flowers and vegetables.
• Planting flower bulbs
  Flower bulbs planted in autumn bring the first colours of spring.
• Caring for roses
  Roses are the queens of the garden.
• Creating a perennial bed
  A perennial bed flowers year after year and needs less work than summer annuals.
• Planting berry bushes
  Berry bushes produce a harvest for decades.
• Insect hotel
  An insect hotel provides a nesting place for pollinators such as solitary bees.
• Collecting rainwater
  Collecting rainwater saves water and money.
• Preparing the garden for winter
  Getting the garden ready for winter in autumn protects your plants and makes spring work easier.
• Choosing the right soil
  The right soil is the foundation of growth.
• Fertilising plants
  Well-timed fertilising supports growth and the harvest.
• Controlling weeds
  Weeds compete with your plants for water and nutrients.
• Grow peas
  Peas are an easy, rewarding crop that children love to eat straight from the pod.
• Looking after garden tools
  Well-maintained tools last for years and make garden work easier.
• Hardiness zones and choosing plants
  Find out your hardiness zone in Finland and choose plants, trees and perennials that are sure to survive the winter in your garden.
• Renting an allotment and getting started
  Rent a municipal allotment or an allotment garden cottage and start growing: applying, the first spring, equipment and allotment rules.
• Protecting plants from frost in spring and autumn
  Protect seedlings, flowers and your vegetable patch from frosty nights: forecasting frost, fleece covers, watering and choosing when to plant in Finland.
• Watering plants while you are on holiday
  Keep your houseplants, balcony plants and garden alive during your summer holiday: self-watering pots, drip irrigation, mulch and help from neighbours.
• Getting rid of Spanish slugs
  Control Spanish slugs in your garden and vegetable patch effectively: identification, collecting, finding eggs and working with your neighbours.
• Removing invasive species from your garden
  Identify and remove harmful invasive plants such as the garden lupin, Himalayan balsam and Japanese rose correctly and dispose of the waste safely.
• Grow garlic
  Grow garlic in Finland: autumn planting, choosing a variety, summer care, harvesting and drying for storage.
• Grow highbush blueberries
  Grow highbush blueberries in the garden or in a pot: acidic growing medium, varieties suited to Finland, planting, watering and pruning.
• Growing microgreens indoors
  Grow microgreens and sprouts on your windowsill all year round: seeds, growing media, light and hygiene step by step.
• Establishing a new lawn
  Establish a new lawn by sowing or with turf: groundwork, choosing a seed mix, sowing time and care in the first summer.
• Grow rhubarb
  Plant and care for rhubarb so you get a harvest for decades: planting, feeding, harvesting at the right time and dividing.
• Natural pest control in the vegetable patch
  Control aphids, cabbage white butterflies, flea beetles and other vegetable patch pests without poisons: fleece, crop rotation and beneficial insects.
• Setting up and looking after a greenhouse
  Choose and put up a greenhouse in your garden and look after it properly: location, foundation, permits, ventilation, watering and temperature control.
• Growing carrots
  Learn to sow, thin and water carrots so you get straight, sweet roots from your own vegetable patch.
• Growing courgettes
  Starting courgettes indoors, planting out, feeding and harvesting in Finland's short summer – one plant gives enough for the whole family.
• Growing onions from sets
  Growing yellow and red onions from onion sets: planting, weeding, watering and drying them for winter storage.
• Growing raspberries
  Planting, supporting and pruning raspberries every year in your garden so you get a generous harvest that is easy to pick.
• Removing moss from your lawn
  Why a lawn becomes mossy and how to remove the moss by raking, liming and fertilising so it does not come back.
• Controlling voles in your garden
  Recognise vole damage and protect fruit trees, shrubs and the vegetable patch from field voles, bank voles and water voles.
• Controlling pests on houseplants
  Identify thrips, aphids, spider mites, mealybugs and fungus gnats and get rid of them on houseplants without strong poisons.
• Repotting a houseplant
  When and how to move a houseplant into a new pot, which soil suits it and how to handle the roots without harming the plant.
• Taking and rooting cuttings
  Propagate houseplants, shrubs and herbs for free from cuttings: the right place to cut, rooting in water or soil and potting up.
• Caring for hydrangeas
  Planting, watering, pruning and overwintering smooth, panicle and bigleaf hydrangeas in the Finnish climate.
• Storing your harvest over winter
  Storing potatoes, root vegetables, cabbage, onions and apples in a cellar, a cool place or the freezer so the harvest lasts until spring.
• Crop rotation in the vegetable patch
  How to plan crop rotation for even a small vegetable patch so the soil stays good and plant diseases and pests decrease.
• Building drip irrigation
  Build simple drip irrigation for your vegetable patch, greenhouse or balcony and save water and time in summer.
• Felling a garden tree and permits
  When you need a permit to fell a tree in your garden, how to come to an agreement about a neighbour's tree and when to leave the felling to a professional.

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