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A Few Gardening Techniques.

By: Rick Skew

Dibbing In:
Dibbing in is a simple and quick planting technique compared to using a trowel. The typical dibber is usually a stout wooden or metal spike bought from the disbuddinggarden shop or made in the home from an old spade handle. These dibbers are for big seedlings. For pot culture and for small seedlings outdoors use a pencil or dowel. The tip of your dibber needs to be rounded rather than sharply pointed.

Dibbing in (or dibbling) calls for inserting the dibber suitably deeply into the soil so that the roots will fit comfortably. Place the plant into the hole and then firm the ground by re-inserting the dibber point about 1 - 2 inches from the stem. Move the dibber towards the plant in an effort to press the soil all around the roots.

This is certainly an effective technique for planting vegetables which have been raised in a seed bed. Brassicas, such as Cabbages, Brussels Sprouts etc, are popular examples. It is also widely used for planting cuttings, but in all cases you must make certain the hole is no deeper than required. The role of dibbing in is limited - use a trowel and never a dibber for large size planting material such as bulbs or tubers, and don’t use a dibber in heavy, wet soil.

Disbudding:
Normally, flower buds in the garden are allowed to grow and open naturally to produce the maximum display. For exhibitors however, and others interested in the size of individual blooms, the flower stems are disbudded. This calls for pinching out side buds the minute they can be handled, leaving the central bud to grow to be a large specimen to catch the eye of the judge or earn the envy of your neighbours. Chrysanthemums, Dahlias and Carnations are frequently treated in this way for show purposes. Many Hybrid Tea Roses produce more than one flower bud at the end of each shoot. With this flower it is nearly always desirable to seek the maximum size, so disbudding of side shoots is recommended. Delay taking off side buds if you want to keep back flowering for the day of your show. If the Rose variety produces very full blooms which spoil badly in wet weather, reverse the process and pinch out the terminal bud so that your side buds develop.

Earthing Up:
There are a number of reasons for earthing up, this means the drawing up of soil towards and around the stems. Potatoes are earthed up to prevent the tubers being subjected to light. When the haulm is about 9 inches high a draw hoe is used to pile loose soil against the stems to create a flat-topped ridge. The greens (Broccoli, Kale, Brussels Sprouts etc) are earthed up for another reason - soil is drawn up around the stems of well developed plants to enhance anchorage against high winds.

The stems of Celery and Leek are blanched by earthing up. This begins with Celery when it is about 1 foot high - with Leeks this is done in stages, the height being increased a little at a time by drawing dry soil all around the stems.

Earthing up is important on the vegetable plot but it has a place in the herbaceous border. Shoots might appear early during a mild spell in early spring, it is advisable to draw loose soil over them with a hoe so as to avoid damage by severe frosts which may come later.

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I have been involved with the Do-It-Yourself and Gardening industry for over 30 years. So I think now is the time to spread the word a bit about Home Improvement contractors within the companies operating in the UK.

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