With concerns about food supply and rising prices due to potential tariffs, now is the perfect time to develop your food growing skills. By adopting three essential mindsets—curiosity, embracing imperfection, and persistence—anyone can successfully grow their own food regardless of whether they have a "green thumb." • Curiosity is the number one trait needed for successful food growing—asking questions and being inquisitive about plants and their needs • The perfectionist mindset can be a ma...
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With concerns about food supply and rising prices due to potential tariffs, now is the perfect time to develop your food growing skills. By adopting three essential mindsets—curiosity, embracing imperfection, and persistence—anyone can successfully grow their own food regardless of whether they have a "green thumb." • Curiosity is the number one trait needed for successful food growing—asking questions and being inquisitive about plants and their needs • The perfectionist mindset can be a ma...
The First Nitrogen Hit for Your Spring Onion Plants: What You Need to Know
Growing the Good Life
9 minutes
2 years ago
The First Nitrogen Hit for Your Spring Onion Plants: What You Need to Know
• Michelle Roberts, host of the Growing in the Good Life podcast, explains how to determine when to fertilize onion plants. • Depending on the latitude, long day onions require 14 hours of sunlight, while short day onions require 10-12 hours. • Onions need a boost of nitrogen during their growing process. This can be done by adding a general-purpose fertilizer with potassium and phosphorus at planting time and having regular nitrogen supplements every 2-3 weeks. • Blood meal is an excellent s...
Growing the Good Life
With concerns about food supply and rising prices due to potential tariffs, now is the perfect time to develop your food growing skills. By adopting three essential mindsets—curiosity, embracing imperfection, and persistence—anyone can successfully grow their own food regardless of whether they have a "green thumb." • Curiosity is the number one trait needed for successful food growing—asking questions and being inquisitive about plants and their needs • The perfectionist mindset can be a ma...
