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July Gardening Tips
June Gardening Tips
As we welcome in summer, our gardens are now in full swing. With summer weather we have to keep our gardens watered regularly and be on the outlook for insect and disease problems. Below are gardening tips to help your garden grow through the month of June. Lawn Trees, Shrubs and Flowers Tick-seed (Coreopsis sp.)…… read more »
May Garden Tips
May is here and our gardens are coming alive. Below are some tips for what you can do in your garden and landscape during the month of May: Lawn Leave clippings on the lawn – they return nutrients and water to the soil and do not contribute to thatch. Thatch build-up is the result of…… read more »
Care for Cold Damaged Plants
From lows in the teens to highs in the 70s almost a week later, the temperatures have been fluctuating already this winter. Changes in the weather like this can leave plants and gardeners confused and frustrated, especially when it happens over the next couple of months. So, would a late cold spell in late February…… read more »
Plan Next Year’s Garden by Ordering Seeds
During the winter season, gardeners are usually longing for more daylight and warmer temperatures so we can enjoy time in our gardens and landscapes. Winter, however, can be the time when garden enthusiasts can spend hours looking through seed catalogs, dreaming, and planning for their upcoming spring gardens. Eventually gardeners decided what new vegetable or…… read more »
Time to Bring Houseplants Indoors
Usually when we start hearing about cold temperatures around late October, people begin asking when they need to move their houseplants inside for the winter. If you are like me, you probably move houseplants and other tender plants inside to protect them through the winter months. As we have started to have colder temperatures, it…… read more »
December Gardening Tips
In December our minds are probably more on preparing for the holidays than working in the garden. If you need a break from the holiday rush, use these tips to guide you in the garden: General Tips If you soil test results say your soil is acidic, your garden, landscape, or lawn could benefit from…… read more »
November Gardening Tips
November is now upon us which means soon our minds may be more on preparing for the holiday season, but there are still things that can be done in the garden this time of year. Below are gardening tips to help your garden through the winter season. General Gardening Tips It is a good time…… read more »
Plant Bulbs This Fall for Spring Flowers
Many of us incorporate spring-flowering bulbs into our landscapes to enjoy seeing the first colors of spring. However, the time you plant spring-flowering bulbs is not a time of year that you would typically be thinking about spring color. Spring-flowering bulbs are planted in November when the soil temperature has dropped below 60°F. Spring-flowering bulbs…… read more »
Time to Plant a Fall Vegetable Garden
Summer is still on the minds of many of us, however, now is the time for planning a fall vegetable garden. We are fortunate with our climate in Wayne County that we can not only have a spring and summer garden but also can continue gardening and harvesting vegetables well into the fall. Many cool-season…… read more »
