In greenhouses, cucumbers are grown in soil improved with peat substrate, or in formed beds with peat substrate, as well as in cylinders and containers filled with peat substrate. The best substrate to use is a versatile peat substrate for a wide range of vegetables and flowers and for improving the soil, made according to […]

Greenhouse varieties of small cucumbers are popular. Self-pollinating, high-yielding varieties of small cucumbers, such as Mandy F1, Mirabelle F1, Amour F1, Pasalimo F1, Profi F1 and Octopus F1, are popular and grown in heated and unheated glass and polytunnel greenhouses. Sowing. For cucumbers grown in heated greenhouses, seeds should be sown between January and 15 […]

When the danger of frost ends in spring, it’s time to decorate balconies, windowsills and terraces with summer-flowering shrubs and trailing (spreading) flowers with decorative leaves. A miniature flower garden in hanging or standing containers will be bright, colourful and fragrant all summer long, if you choose, plant and look after the plants properly. Let’s […]

“As in the past, the most popular flowers are pelargoniums, petunias, surfinia, begonias, coneflowers, summer dahlias and pansies. By the way, trailing (spreading) pansies are particularly popular this year. That means people like it when plants not only bloom, but also have a scent,” said Darius Gonsiauskas, agronomist and production manager at Žiežmarių gėlės. That’s […]

Soil and growing site Strawberries grow best in an open, sunny location. The best soil for strawberries is fertile, loose, permeable to moisture, slightly acidic or neutral (pH 5.8-6.5), humus-rich sandy loams and loams, where the water table is not less than 0.7 m from the surface. Very acid soils should be limed at least […]

Remontant strawberries produce throughout the summer, but not as abundantly as ordinary strawberry varieties. However, they can be enjoyed for a long time, from mid-June to late autumn, when no other strawberries are available. They flower simultaneously with white flowers (the first blossom in May), producing and ripening red berries, which makes them look quite […]

Tomatoes are valuable vegetables. They contain soluble sugars, organic acids, cellulose and pectin, proteins, fats, minerals (potassium, phosphorus, sulphur, magnesium, calcium, iron, copper, sodium), a large number of vitamins (B1, B2, B3, PP, C, A, I, H), and tomatine, an alkaloid which has phytocidal properties. The substance lycopene, which gives tomatoes their red colour, is […]

Blueberries – “the youth berries of the 21st century” One of the newest non-traditional garden plants in Lithuania is the garden blueberry (Vaccinium x covilleanum Butkus et Pliszka), a long-lived garden cultivar that grows in acidic soils and produces for 25 40 years. It is a summer-green shrub with a height of 1.5-1.8 m, beautiful […]

Mulching is one of the agrotechnical measures used to protect plants and soil from the adverse effects of temperature and drying out, to enrich the soil and to prevent the growth of weeds. Decorative mulch is a protective, nourishing, decorative soil covering made from shredded, screened and dyed coniferous and deciduous wood (0-30 mm), pH […]

Mulch is a layer of a substance spread on the soil surface. The spreading of mulch is called mulching. This is done to conserve soil moisture, increase soil fertility, stop the growth of weeds, reduce erosion, or for the aesthetic qualities of mulch. The most common organic materials used as mulch are peat, wood chips, […]

When the ground warms up (early April to mid-May), rhododendrons are planted. Planting from containers can be done at any time, as long as it is not during the flowering of the rhododendrons and not during the intensive growth phase of shoots. Rhododendron shoots start to grow immediately after flowering, and in some species during […]