Building a raised vegetable garden I have a jar of peppers on my table that makes my eyes water even though I haven’t opened it yet. I’m going to tell you about raised vegetable gardening and a wonderful project on Maple Street. You’ll find out about the peppers at the end of the article. We [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Raised beds for a vegetable garden
Posted in Boys and Girls Club vegetable garden, plant and garden how to, tagged Boys and Girls Club, compost, deck mate screws, drip irrigation, landscape timbers, raised vegetable garden on November 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Pruning Knockout roses
Posted in plant and garden how to, tagged deadheading, Knockout rose, pruning, when to prune Knockout rose on November 22, 2009 | 8 Comments »
When do I prune my Knockout roses? Frances Bonner asked if she should prune her Knockout roses since it was well into November, but they were still blooming prettily. Lots of people have asked the same question. Actually, I get a lot of questions about caring for these wonderful plants. There are two main reasons for [...]
Poinsettias at the nursery.
Posted in plant and garden how to, tagged nursery, poinsettias, ready for Christmas on November 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Early November is the time to see a wonderful sight at the wholesale nursery.
How to deal with mums
Posted in plant and garden how to, tagged bonsai, chrysanthemums, garden, mums, Osmocote on November 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »
“What do I do with my Chrysanthemums when they quit blooming?”
A lot of beautiful mums were sold in the months of September and October. Chrysanthemums are fun to watch and grow.
How to Plant Pansies
Posted in plant and garden how to, Uncategorized, writer's discussion, tagged gardening techniques, Osmocote, pansies on November 9, 2009 | 7 Comments »
It’s pansy planting time here in the southeast. We are busy cleaning up the spent begonias and petunias before they turn to mush in the next week or two. Then we replace them with pansies. Glorious pansies. I like pansies for several reasons: They brighten up the winter landscape. They seem to be hardy enough [...]
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