Irises Mulching All garden beds should be mulched with about 2 to 3 inches of material; such as chopped leaves, pine straw, pine bark, black plastic, newspaper, cardboard or other suitable materials. Mulches help considerably but are not totally weed-proof. If weeds manage to make it through the mulch, dig the weeds out promptly, making […]
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Azaleas, St. Charles Avenue Checklist for March 1. Plant warm-season bedding plants beginning in mid-March and continuing through early May. For best results, plant petunias by mid-March and wait to plant periwinkles (vinca) until May. 2. After spring bulbs have finished flowering, wait until the foliage turns yellow before cutting it off. Food is being
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Baby Bok Choy February Gardening Checklist 1.Most spring flowering bulbs should have already been planted by now. 2. Remove old flowers from your cool-season bedding plants to extend blooming and improve flower performance. 3. Plant gladiolus in late February. Prolong the blooming season by planting at two- to three-week intervals for a couple of months.
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Thanksgiving Cactus (Schlumbergera truncate) Notes from a Master Gardener’s Notebook November – I’m a shutterbug…so I have a camera in my hand whenever I want to make notes about my garden. As I stepped out onto my patio, I saw my ‘Thanksgiving Cactus’ is in bloom; it blooms every November. With the cooler weather coming,
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Chrysanthemum AgCenter’s tips for a successful fall garden Remove all existing weeds including the roots before you plant vegetables. It is essential to remove all weeds, especially perennial grasses from the garden. If you simply till the grasses in and then irrigate, you’ll end up with a relatively nice lawn. Use herbicides if you must;
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