With the new decade upon us, many people are thinking about starting afresh and reflecting back on the last 10 years. I'm sort of on that tract but just a few weeks behind on fully diving into it all. I did manage to pull together some fun blog posts to start the year off right. As I do every … [Read more...]
Why do we prune? 1. To maintain the health of your plants. 2. To direct growth 3. To remove undesirable growth 4. To increase quality or yield of flowers or fruit. 5. To maintain safety 6. To create hedges or topiary First off we need the right … [Read more...]
MONTHLY GARDEN TO DO'S Watering: Adjust your watering schedule for warmer weather. Add mulch where plants are drying out too quickly. Generally, water established trees and shrubs every 10 to 14 days deeply. Water established beds weekly. This is not adequate for new plantings or in soil … [Read more...]
Watering: Continue watering 3-4 times per month, especially any newly planted plants and transplants. Now that the change of freezing is behind us, check your irrigation. Examine your controllers, valves, bubblers, spray and emitter heads, to be sure everything is working. Pruning: Be … [Read more...]
Monthly Garden To Do’s: Cleaning: Finish cleaning your garden beds. Watering: Increase the watering to 3-4 times per month. Pruning: Finish pruning trees and summer-flowering shrubs. Roses and grape vines can be pruned late in the season. Raspberries and other fruit bramble shrubs can be pruned … [Read more...]
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