Gardening chores for the fall

by Michael McDermott on August 19, 2009

Well I have had my fill of blanching and freezing tomatoes, peppers and beans I am looking very much forward to my fall gardening plans.

1. Transplant and Splitting – I plan to dig in and split out my creeping phlox, day lilies and hosta. It’s getting way too crowded in there!!

2. Soil replenishment – I rarely focus on soil health but plan to test and treat my gardens this fall so that my spring blooms are ready to go.

3. Bulb plantings – I love the fresh bursts of color that my tulips give to my garden in the spring. I plan to double my tulips.

4. Frost protection – If we have an early frost again this year I may have to do some early preventative maintenance (covering, sheltering, etc)

I found this video that describes some good fall gardening tasks that may help you out too!

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GARDENING CHORES FOR JULY

by Michael McDermott on July 17, 2009

North Country Maturing Gardener: GARDENING CHORES FOR JULY.

I found this fascinating and comprehensive wrap-up of July gardening chores on the gardening blog of the North Country Maturing Gardener.
She is a master gardener in two states and has wisely reminded me to prune my wisteria and dead head my daylilies.
.. Out I go lest I forget.

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Sharing great gardens and hopeful stories

July 13, 2009

Last week while surfing the “interwebs” both looking for planting guidance as well as photos for the site I stumbled upon an article written by Gloria at The Side-out Foundation. In this particular post that drew me in, Gloria spoke first about the beauty of her daylilies and then her constant fight with cancer.

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Seven Tricks For Organic Gardening

July 10, 2009

While I am by no means a huge organic gardening fan, I did find this blog article informative and worth the read.
I learned that I am more “organic” than I thought I was.

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How to divide daylilies?

July 7, 2009

Daylilies are one of the easiest to grow of all hardy flowers. Plant them once-that’s all there is to it. They grow with little care… reproduce annually… are immune to pests and diseases… yet they bloom with spectacular beauty week after week, year after year. This video demonstrates how to divide reblooming daylilies.

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Reblooming Daylilies

July 3, 2009

Reblooming daylilies the perennial favorite, Hemerocallis is coming into season yet again!

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