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Garden tips for this week

Submitted by mdynia on Sunday, May 13th, 7:20 am
Garden tips for this week
  • Remove spent blossoms from spring-flowering bulbs.
  • Prune spring-flowering shrubs as the blossoms fade.
  • Enjoy green onions, leaf lettuce and rhubarb fresh from the garden.
  • Seed cabbage for a fall crop.
  • Plant more gladiolus corms for continuous bloom.
  • Soak okra seeds in household bleach for an hour prior to sowing.
  • When fruit trees are in full bloom, avoid spraying insecticides that will kill honeybees.
  • Grow vining crops on trellises to save space.
  • Control euonymus scale
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Garden tips for this week

Submitted by mdynia on Sunday, May 6th, 7:09 am
Garden tips for this week
  • Plant strawberry plants as soon as possible.
  • Sow sweet corn.
  • Plant gladiolus corms.
  • Begin to harden-off tomato plants.
  • Sow cucumber and melon seeds indoors for transplanting into the garden in mid-May.
  • Place row covers over beets and chard to protect them from leaf miners.
  • Sow a second crop of beets, carrots, radishes, leaf lettuce, and chard for continuous harvest.
  • Harvest rhubarb by pulling off leaf stalks rather than cutting them.
  • Plant a row for the hungry this year.
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Garden tips for this week

Submitted by mdynia on Sunday, May 6th, 7:09 am
Garden tips for this week
  • Plant strawberry plants as soon as possible.
  • Sow sweet corn.
  • Plant gladiolus corms.
  • Begin to harden-off tomato plants.
  • Sow cucumber and melon seeds indoors for transplanting into the garden in mid-May.
  • Place row covers over beets and chard to protect them from leaf miners.
  • Sow a second crop of beets, carrots, radishes, leaf lettuce, and chard for continuous harvest.
  • Harvest rhubarb by pulling off leaf stalks rather than cutting them.
  • Plant a row for the hungry this year.
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Garden tips for this week

Submitted by mdynia on Sunday, May 6th, 7:09 am
Garden tips for this week
  • Plant strawberry plants as soon as possible.
  • Sow sweet corn.
  • Plant gladiolus corms.
  • Begin to harden-off tomato plants.
  • Sow cucumber and melon seeds indoors for transplanting into the garden in mid-May.
  • Place row covers over beets and chard to protect them from leaf miners.
  • Sow a second crop of beets, carrots, radishes, leaf lettuce, and chard for continuous harvest.
  • Harvest rhubarb by pulling off leaf stalks rather than cutting them.
  • Plant a row for the hungry this year.
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Garden tips for this week

Submitted by mdynia on Sunday, April 29th, 7:09 am
Garden tips for this week
  • Apply straw mulch to strawberry plants when frost is predicted.
  • Plant hardy perennials.
  • Thin early seeded root and leaf crops.
  • Dig, peel and grind horseradish root.
  • Divide overgrown herbs.
  • Place row covers over beets and chard to protect them from leaf miners.
  • Weed the garden before weeds go to seed.
  • Plant a row for the hungry in your vegetable garden.
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Wildlife-Proof Your Yard

Submitted by JTullos on Wednesday, March 28th, 8:38 am
Wildlife-Proof Your Yard

To help avoid problems with wildlife in your yard, an Animal Control Officer has several suggestions.

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11 Tips to Spring Clean Your Finances

Submitted by JTullos on Monday, March 26th, 8:21 am
11 Tips to Spring Clean Your Finances

If the thought of spring cleaning your home is overwhelming, why not turn that energy towards your financial situation and make sure everything is in order. With just a little time and effort, you can shape things up and enjoy some peace of mind. So scrub up your finances with these 11 tips.

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