Well, the weather went from pleasantly cool to uncomfortably warm in no time at all this past week. My peaches are growing well, the nectarines not so well. The apples are all on the branches I didn’t prune during the winter, so I’ll be needing a pole harvester. All the pears decided enough was enough […]
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Many local nurseries (especially Randy’s Perennials and Water Gardens) will be offering some great deals this month, so October is a good time to be planting perennials, trees, and shrubs. In much of our area, it’s safe to plant trees and shrubs if the ground isn’t frozen, as long as you’re willing to provide adequate […]
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We’ve had a warm, moist summer – maybe even more than a bit too moist for the liking of so many plants and trees in our gardens and landscapes. The long hot dry spell we usually expect during mid-summer just didn’t happen this year, and it at least where I live, there have been numerous […]
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We may still be waiting for that long hot, dry spell, but we certainly have no shortage of heat, unless that cooling weather that seems to be keeping the temperatures a bit lower in our area decides to stick around longer than expected. Since it’s likely to somewhere between the mid-80’s and 90 much of […]
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Can you believe it’s June already? The afternoons are just too darn hot for the likes of us, and even for many plants in the landscape, borders, and the veggie patch. We’ve been having a little too much of a good thing rainwise, but if this June shapes up to be what we usually expect […]
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