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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →