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Dividing the ground into at least two divisions or yards, and growing a crop on each yard at least every other year. In sections where crops may be grown every year the number of fowls may be increased. Growing crops that will use up the maximum amount of manure. Keeping the ground vacant [of chickens] at least six months in the year.
Gardeners love sturdy plants that don’t need babied and that grow quickly without extra care. However, some plants grow a little too well.“Invasive plants spread aggressively and cause ...
Salvia farinacea, the mealycup sage, [1] or mealy sage, [2] is a herbaceous perennial native to Nuevo León, Mexico and parts of the United States including Texas and Oklahoma. [3] Violet-blue spikes rest on a compact plant of typically narrow salvia-like leaves; however, the shiny leaves are what set this species apart from most other Salvia ...
Salvia officinalis, the common sage or sage, is a perennial, evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae and native to the Mediterranean region , though it has been naturalized in many places throughout the world.
Salvia sclarea, the clary or clary sage (clary deriving from Middle English clarie, from Anglo-Norman sclaree, from Late or Medieval Latin sclarēia meaning clear), is a biennial (short-lived) herbaceous perennial in the genus Salvia. [2] It is native to the northern Mediterranean Basin and to some areas in north Africa and Central Asia.
[1] An alternative wording, Latin: cur moriatur homo, cui salvia crescit in horto or, "no sage grows in the gardens against the power of death" uses salvia in place of herba, is a wordplay with the name of "salvia" (sage), which in Latin literally means "healer", or "health maker". [2]
The flowers of the parsnip plant left to seed will attract a variety of predatory insects to the garden, they are particularly helpful when left under fruit trees, the predators attacking codling moth and light brown apple moth. Peas: Pisum sativum: Turnip, [44] cauliflower, [44] garlic, [44] Turnip, [44] cauliflower, [44] garlic, [44] mints
The species is widely used in California and xeriscape gardening, preferring full sun and good drainage. There are many cultivars, natural hybrids, and wild hybrids with other Salvia species, making clear naming very confusing. Some cultivars include: Salvia leucophylla 'Pt. Sal' Salvia leucophylla 'Figueroa' Salvia leucophylla 'Bee's Bliss' [2]