Northern & Central Midwest
February, 2012
Regional Report
Web Finds
The Savvy Gardener
The Savvy Gardener is a Kansas City-based website with plenty of information that we all can use. It has articles on composting, worm composting, houseplants, starting seeds, pruning, summer bulbs, and much more. You can sign up for their newsletter and get up-to-the minute information appropriate to the Kansas City area. If you don't happen to live in Kansas City, there is plenty of appropriate information for anyone in the Midwest -- blogs, photos, and much, much more.
Clever Gardening Technique
Save Those Succulents
As soon as a succulent such as a hen-and-chicks begins to put out a flower stalk, pull off a few leaves to propagate new plants. The plants that are blooming will begin to deteriorate as soon as the blossoms begin to fade. Simply placing a few leaves in a coarse potting mix will assure that you have new plants to fill your pot when the old plants fade away.
