Garden checklist: Be an early bird in the garden
Beat the heat – with an early start. Make the most of cool mornings. Do yardwork early in the day. Keep yourself hydrated; drink water. • Water your garden early, too, preferably before 8 a.m. Mulch...
View ArticleGarden to-do: Be an early bird in the garden
Beat the heat - with an early start. Make the most of cool mornings. Do yardwork early in the day. Keep yourself hydrated; drink water. - Water your garden early, too, preferably before 8 a.m. Mulch...
View ArticleA September calendar for gardeners
Jessica Damiano Jessica Damiano Jessica Damiano is a master gardener and journalist with more | | Related media The annuals may be fading, and the harvest is slowing down, but this is no time for...
View ArticleFruits of our labors
TOOLS With a push of my thumb, the thin skin slipped easily from the golden-orange mandarin, and I proudly popped a plump, fleshy section into my mouth. Did I actually grow this sweet, juicy fruit?...
View ArticlePick pollens that cause least allergies
A dramatic increase in our exposure to airborne toxins and pollens over the past few decades is matched only by the exponential increase in allergies and asthma in our cities. Depending on who you talk...
View ArticleDo it now
Do it now - Plants growing in shade may need water in spite of rain showers. Trees act as umbrellas, keeping the moisture from reaching the plants under them. Check the soil to make sure it has not...
View Article5 things to do in your garden for the week beginning Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010
By Jack ChristensenUpdated: 01/22/2010 10:14:33 PM PST Image of a Washington navel orange from Wikimedia Commons reproduces under the GNU Free Documentation License. 1 Continue harvesting Washington...
View Article5 things to do in your garden: Feed citrus trees, start weeding, pick winter...
By Jack Christensen Posted: 01/27/2012 07:04:26 PM PST Updated: 01/27/2012 07:08:34 PM PST 1 Apply the first of four feedings for mature citrus trees this week or next. Subsequent feedings should be...
View Article2007 Northwest Planting Calendar
JANUARY Choose and plant conifers, shrubs and deciduous trees. Water deeply even if rain is falling. | Roses and fruit trees ordered bare-root (without soil around their roots) grow quickly if planted...
View ArticleWith spring in the air, it's time to plant again
Related Stories - - - - - - - - - - - SPRING has arrived, though officially not until the 21st. Bulbs are already up and blooming, fruit trees perfume the air, and the days, thankfully, are getting...
View ArticleDigging In: Tomato troubles
Tomatoes are the No. 1 home-grown vegetable. Even people who grow mostly flowers tuck a tomato plant or two into a bright, sunny spot. And it's no wonder. Of all the vegetables we can grow at home,...
View ArticleGARDENING: Cover houseplants when going on vacation
Here are some topics brought up to me at the Springs Preserve. Houseplant care while vacationing: Cluster plants together and loosely cover with clear plastic bags to reduce evaporation. Keep them out...
View ArticleSlugs bugging your hostas? Try 'beer traps'
These slimy gastropods were an especially bad problem in the damp Pacific Northwest, an area that was home to several species of slugs. One of the largest of these creatures, at more than 10 inches...
View ArticleMonth-by-month gardening calendar
Here's a list of chores from the Midlands Master Gardeners Association Calendar and "Month-by-Month Gardening in the Carolinas" by Clemson's Bob Polomski. JANUARY Start a garden journal. Organize...
View Article5 things to do in your garden for the week beginning Saturday, March 13, 2010
By Jack ChristensenUpdated: 03/12/2010 06:07:02 PM PST With winter ending, now is a good time to check your sprinkler system. (Photo available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0...
View ArticleTRY A HOMEGROWN TRADITION
Don't squash your dreams of fresh vegetables. It's time to pepper your yard with a garden and reap the benefits. Spring is a good time to revive an old tradition of planting a family vegetable garden....
View ArticleAnnual gardening calendar
- Plant spring-flowering bulbs such as tulips and hyacinths. (For bulbs such as these to bloom in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, they must be chilled in the refrigerator. See the November...
View Article5 things to do in your garden: Epsom salts for rose bushes, prune hibiscus,...
By Jack E. Christensen Posted: 03/05/2011 01:00:00 AM PST Now is a good time to fertilize rosebushes with Epsom salts. (Photo by Wang Kun Hung, reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0...
View ArticleWhat to do this week in the garden
Do it now Perennials Plants growing in shade may need water in spite of rain showers. Trees act as umbrellas, keeping the moisture from reaching the plants under them. Check the soil to make sure it...
View ArticlePrune tomatoes, shear pansies Perennials
- Plants growing in shade may need water in spite of rain showers. Trees act as umbrellas keeping the moisture from reaching the plants under them. Check the soil to make sure it has not dried out. -...
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