Southern California Coastal & Inland Valleys
July, 2010
Regional Report
Shows & Events
La Habra Corn Festival
August 6-8, 2010. Sixty-second annual event features one of the largest summertime parades in California, corn-eating contest, games, and tasty food including hot, buttery corn on the cob. El Centro Lions Park, La Habra. For more information, go to www.thecornfestival.com or call 562-697-1704
Clever Gardening Technique
Chicken Wire for Mums
Following your last trimming of chrysanthemum stems to encourage bushy growth and blooms, support plants growing closely in beds with chicken wire unrolled the length of the bed and staked one foot horizontally above the soil. The stems will grow up through the holes and support themselves to their full height without toppling over. Setting up the wire support is easier than staking each plant, selective cutting of blossoms is easier, and clean-up is quickly-accomplished.
