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Many Garden Tasks Can Be Started in March

Posted on December 17, 2011 by adminFebruary 6, 2012

This is the best month for pruning fruit trees. The important trimming consists in removing broken or dead branches and those which rub against each other. Set out orchard trees and small fruits as early as possible. Apply dormant spray … Continue reading →

Posted in 03 March

February is Pruning Time

Posted on December 17, 2011 by adminDecember 17, 2011

Fruit trees and fruit-bearing canes such as raspberries can be pruned any time the weather is agreeable. Trees and shrubs may be pruned as well. Dried fruits and cankered branches should be cut from fruit trees and burned now before … Continue reading →

Posted in 02 February

Evergreens, House Plants Need Care in January

Posted on December 15, 2011 by adminDecember 15, 2011

House plants must be watered carefully during this month. Plants in small pots will probably dry out quicker than those in large pots. Those which are growing rapidly and flowering freely will likewise dry out more quickly. Over watering of … Continue reading →

Posted in 01 January

Grow-Your-Own Fresh Greenery for Winter Days

Posted on December 15, 2011 by adminDecember 15, 2011

Water gardens are easy and satisfying. A simple water garden for a sunny window is a vine grown from a sweet potato. Merely suspend the bottom half of a sweet potato in a bottle filled with water. The bottom of … Continue reading →

Posted in 01 January

Veggies withstand cold blast

Posted on December 6, 2011 by adminDecember 13, 2011

After two nights of temperatures in the teens, I checked my greenhouse, which is unheated, expecting a complete wilt-down of the hardy vegetables inside. But everything looked unfazed by the cold. I harvested all the turnips but left the beets … Continue reading →

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