Gardening Calendar - April

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:21:25 +0000

Timing is everything when your goal is a beautiful lawn and garden. These April gardening tips and chores apply to USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 7. Flowers & Vegetables:...

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Putting the Garden to Bed

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:27:45 +0000

After the first heavy frost, all the tops of the perennials should be cut off close to the ground, and the annuals gathered up and all of them burned. They have eggs of pests...

Program Ideas

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:52:33 +0000

Program Chairs work to educate members and plan the events, classes or workshops for the incoming new program year. New program ideas are always welcome. “Companion Plants”...

Summer Lawnmowing

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 21:02:19 +0000

Sound mowing practices are necessary to obtain a good quality lawn. This is especially true during the summer months. Improper mowing practices during periods of drought and...

Keeping a Garden Journal

Sun, 04 Jun 2006 21:13:54 +0000

The benefits to keeping a garden journal are many. How many times have you thought you would remember to do a task in early spring, only to forget about it completely over the...

How do you keep cats out of the garden?

Sun, 04 Jun 2006 14:31:59 +0000

Cat Repellents Make a cat-curbing spray using a "tea" of seeped cayenne pepper flakes and spray on your plants' leaves or soil surface. NEVER spray your cat ...

A compost heap isn't exactly attractive, so locate it in an out-of-the-way area.

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:51:43 +0000

If you have a yard or garden, you know that grass clippings, leaves, dead plants, tree branches and shrub trimmings can add up fast--especially in late summer. An alternative to...

Early Spring Chores

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:21:51 +0000

Tasks that can be done Cut back ornamental grasses to about six inches tall Cut back perennials almost to ground level. Remove dead wood and suckers from trees and...

Hanging Baskets

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:07:48 +0000

Wired, Filled , and transplanted... If you don't have room for a flower garden, consider a garden of windowboxes and hanging baskets. They are easy to plant as well as...

Germination of Seeds

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:06:15 +0000

Requirements: temperature. water Water is always needed to allow vigorous metabolism to begin. It is also sometimes needed to leach away a germination inhibitor within...

Seedlings/Saplings

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:04:38 +0000

Seedlings/Sapplings

Transplants

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:03:17 +0000

Let's us know all the dirt on your transplants... Color combinations...

Got seeds...

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:01:01 +0000

Have those in the ground or want to trade some special ones?

Location, location, location.

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:59:00 +0000

The ideal site for a greenhouse is a south to southeast exposure so it can capture all the available light. As with any structure, a good foundation is crucial, especially...

Where did you get that?

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:55:46 +0000

Vegetable seed Vegetable plants Fruit & Nut trees Small Fruit & berries Perennials & roses Flowering bulbs Ground covers and vines Shrubs, hedges, grasses...

Pansies

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:39:03 +0000

Let's get the color of Spring going... add Pansies & Viola's to your garden's. Purple and Yellow are the color of the season.

False Spring

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:05:08 +0000

We are experiencing a typical false spring this week with the Magnolias’ and Dogwoods in absolute full flower out in the garden. We are working quickly to finish up the...

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