Anyone who things gardening begins in spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year. for gardening begins in January with the dream.
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Naturally Rot-Resistant Woods
Twenty years ago, when I bought my present house in southern Vermont, one of the first things I did was put in raspberry beds and a sizable garden. To support the berry canes and fence the garden off from deer, I cut and split 8-foot posts of black locust, a local tree that I knew to be rot-resistant. In fact, old-timers told me that locust posts would last 60 years in the ground. |
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Repotting and Transplanting Tomato Seedlings
Deciding when to transplant tomato seedlings is easy. When tomato seedlings are three or four inches tall and have their second pair of leaves, it's time to take them out of their crowded containers and put them into deeper, roomier ones. (If you started seedlings in individual containers at least three inches square, simply thin out the weaker plants by snipping them off at the soil line and leaving the strongest one.) |
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Seaberry
Among the recent horticultural arrivals from Russia and central Asia is the seaberry, also known as sea buckthorn. There, it is prized for both its ornamental value and its |
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How Potatoes Grow
Potatoes are usually grown from other potatoes. You plant a whole, small potato, or a piece of a larger one for a new plant. The whole potato or cut piece has several slightly recessed, dormant buds or "eyes" on the surface. When conditions are right, these buds will sprout, whether the potatoes are in the ground or in a kitchen cupboard. The sprouts then develop into independent plants. |
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Harvesting Onions
There's never a time when onions aren't ready for harvesting. They can be picked and eaten at any stage. No matter how many onions you use during the season, though, it's nice to have a crop of big onions mature at the end of summer to store for the fall and winter months. |
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If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it. Lucy Larcom
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Pencil Cactus (Euphorbia tirucalli 'Firesticks')
Plant Habit: Shrub, Cactus/Succulent Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun Plant Height: 4-8 feet Plant Spread: 3-5 feet Flowers: Inconspicuous, Other Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic Uses: Will Naturalize Dynamic Accumulator: B (Boron) Resistances: Drought tolerant Toxicity: Other Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem, Cuttings: Tip Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
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Rose (Rosa 'New Year')
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3" Petal count: double: 16-25 petals Rose bloom color: Orange and orange blend Extra Bloom Info: Medium to large, double to full, in clusters Rebloom: Good Class: Grandiflora Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, upright Fragrance: Mild Hybridizer & year: Samuel Darragh McGredy IV, 1982 Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 and warmer Awards: AARS Plant Habit: Shrub Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun Plant Height: 3-4 feet Plant Spread: 2-3 feet Leaves: Deciduous Flowers: Showy, Fragrant Flower Color: Orange Flower Time: Spring, Summer, Fall Uses: Cut Flower Wildlife Attractant: Bees Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem, Cuttings: Tip Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth Parentage: Mary Sumner x (Yellow Pages x Kabuki)
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Inch Plant (Callisia cordifolia)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade, Partial or Dappled Shade Plant Height: under 6 inches Plant Spread: indefinite Leaves: Unusual foliage color, Other Flowers: Showy Flower Color: White Bloom Size: Under 1" Flower Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall, Fall Suitable Locations: Houseplant Uses: Groundcover, Erosion control Resistances: Humidity tolerant Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots, Suitable for hanging baskets
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Twoleaf Nightshade (Solanum diphyllum)
Plant Habit: Shrub Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade Plant Height: 4 to 6 feet Plant Spread: 3 to 4 feet Fruit: Showy, Edible to birds, Other Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer, Summer Flowers: Inconspicuous Flower Color: White, Other Bloom Size: Under 1" Flower Time: Spring, Late spring or early summer Underground structures: Taproot Uses: Windbreak or Hedge Wildlife Attractant: Birds Resistances: Humidity tolerant Toxicity: Other Pollinators: Bees, Flies, Wasps
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Rice-Paper Tree (Tetrapanax papyrifer)
Plant Habit: Shrub, Tree Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun Water Preferences: Mesic Plant Height: 8 to 12 feet (2.4-3.7m) Plant Spread: 4 to 8 feet (1.2-2.4m) Leaves: Unusual foliage color, Evergreen Fruit: Showy Flowers: Showy Flower Color: White Flower Time: Late summer or early fall Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree Propagation: Other methods: Other Pollinators: Bees Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
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Photo by Valery33
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Photo by OrchidBob
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Photo by GigiPlumeria "New Year eve’s bloom."
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Photo by scvirginia "photo by Umberto Nicoletti via Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/unicoletti/4063785001"
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