They say that wisdom comes with age, and in the case of my Neno Luigi, in several departments worth 84 years: Linguins with shellfish, whether to use number one or number two, and through anything else, gardening witty and tricks.

Nonno is dizzy dizzyingily, as long as I can remember and learned everything I know about breeding fruit, herbs and vegetables.

It has the largest settings he has ever had in his current home on the shores of jersey, from blowing the vine to Persimmon, but he notes that he should probably soon reduce.

“I’m always guided in my old house, but I did here,” he said. “But now it’s much less than I want.”

“Why?” I asked him.

“I can’t bend!” He says.

I recently stopped his house, took over everything he grew up and asked if he could share a few words of wisdom with the spruce readers – and he delivered.

What Neno doesn’t love to grow

Neno Luigi does not describe some of his favorite crops. Most he grows because they are not a surprise, they are delicious.

Several of his favorites: Zucchini (mainly for flowers, which are connected by Italian cuisine during a beaten and fried), San Marzano Tomato, cucumbers and fresh headlets.

When I asked what other tips offered, he said, “I have a lot of things – big gardening really comes with practice, so I should now know a lot.”

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One fertilizer is better than the others: 5-10-5

When I didn’t ask my secret to hold the plant growing (even when the last name) mentioned them to fertilizer twice a year.

The best fertilizer ratio was found? 5-10-5– Telling him, it’s the best and cheapest option.

“It’s old advice, I didn’t come up with that,” he shares.

There is no such thing as sowing too many seeds

I noticed when the Nen’s Yard Tour that was a ton of Seeders Seans super close togetherDefault no-not when planting seeds.

It is usually advisable to be careful how much seeds are sowing, but I can’t quarrel with age knowledge. He does it to ensure that he gets a good crop, and then he will carefully remove them out of bed and transplant them later.

“Forward four seeds, but not everyone germinates,” does not explain neen. “I throw semen, and when you get a little bigger, move them into a new box.”

Seed orientation … actually important?

Neno in unknown, Neno also has a specific way to put seeds into the ground, especially with larger such as cucumbers or melons.

According to him, you need to sow seed with directed by the end of In the country – this makes it easier for the seedlings coming out of dirt.

I’ve never heard of this before, but with little research, it turned out to be this real thing.

The root begins to form from the pointed end of the seed, so you can set stronger plants with seed orientation with the tip down.

“Go look at the zucchini seedlings,” I have advised me Neno. “You can see the seeds still on it, it’s about half a shell. You can tell where the seeds are open.”

Spray around the plants, not on them

Nonnno notes that pesticide spraying can cause more damage than good plants, so a small hack that uses is spray around a bowl or garden bed Turn pests instead to even enter.

This is obviously preventive, so if you are already dealing with pest problems, you can view organic methods such as a diatomestic country or neem oil.

Vinegar and bleach make the perfect Koova killer

Common Community for Kirlin Works is NENA Favorite: White vinegar and bleach. Notes that you should use it on weeds that appear in concrete cracks or your approach, as the solution could harm your other plants.

He scattered to wandered weeds, but also records that there would be in mind the use of whitening on your concrete.

“Nonna was used to spray the healing on my garden stones and I told her to stop! She changed her stony color,” she tells me.

Gardening always comes in seconds to eat

I would get up more dizzy, but at that moment, Nono decided that it was a Dinnjection. He interrupted our interview to inform me that he had tails of lobster ready in the fridge on the grill for dinner and asked how much I wanted.

With that, I leave you with the best tips of Nenone – and you can imagine how much the lighthy tails are.