Southern California Coastal & Inland Valleys
September, 2004
Regional Report
In the Garden
Bulb Planting Time!
It's time to buy spring-blooming bulbs to get the best choices. These include alliums, amaryllis, anemones, brodiaeas, crocuses, daffodils, freesias (so fragrant!), fritillarias, galanthus, baby glads, glory-of-the-snows, grape and Dutch and wood...
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Resources
Tool or Gardening Product
Long-Handled Fork For heavy-duty digging -- transplanting large plants, turning in amendments, or removing large...
Clever Gardening Technique
Sunflower Stalks Save the stalks of tall sunflowers -- stripped of their branches and leaves -- to use next year...
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Regional Reminders
- Take Advantage of Self-Sown Seedlings
- Evaluate Germination Problems
- Pinching Tips
- Feed for Next Spring Blooms
- Cutting Back
