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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If you haven’t already gone through all the seed catalogs that appeared in the mailbox starting around Thanksgiving, or browsed for seeds on the internet, well what are you waiting for? It’s time to plan which vegetables, herbs, perennials and annuals you’re going to start from seed, and sort out the how’s and when’s of […]
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How do you know it’s time to repot a favorite houseplant or perennial container planting out on the veranda? Spring and winter are good times to check for plants that require repotting, but anytime a plant becomes pot bound is a good time to repot. A plant is likely pot bound if the roots are […]
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Hopefully, by now you’re harvesting bountiful crops from your veggie gardens. Snip fresh herbs regularly, to keep the plants vigorous, as they don’t just sit around waiting for you to decide that they’d spice up a summer salad or iced tea. Make some basil mojitos if pesto has worn out its welcome already at your […]
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The three most significant principles of judicious pruning appear to be: 1) knowing what to prune, 2) when to prune it, and 3) how to prune it. Mess up on one of these, and your victims of inappropriate pruning display those bad haircuts publicly for at least a season. Imagine doing that to your teenage […]
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