AT HOME IN THE GARDEN.Here are five things you can do this weekend. 1 Prune prune, popular name for a dried plum. Fruits of the many varieties of Prunus domestica, which are firm-fleshed and dry easily without removal of the stone, are gathered after falling from the tree, dipped in lye solution to prevent fermentation, dried in the : If you haven't gotten around to it yet, prune your roses. Even more important, remove last season's rose leaves right away. The old rose leaves harbor rose diseases that could go crazy in the next few weeks and last for months. This task has reached the point of urgency. Don't wait any longer. 2 Plant: Even though pansies flower longest when they are planted in August, we can still plant them in February and March for several months' worth of enjoyment. Choose from the traditional, large, funny-faced hybrids to the single-colored, faceless types, down to the tiny johnny-jump-ups. Plant them in composted soil in a sunny spot in the garden - where loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl and friends can see them and smile as they walk by. And don't hesitate to pick some for table decorations, because the more you pick, they more they'll bloom. 3 Harvest: You can still get a good harvest of winter vegetables for at least another month, or longer if the weather remains cool. Remember, the more you pick from leafy leaf·y adj. leaf·i·er, leaf·i·est 1. Covered with or having leaves. 2. Consisting of leaves: Spinach is a leafy green vegetable. 3. Similar to or resembling a leaf. or pod plants, the more the plants will produce, especially if they are well-fed and irrigated as needed as needed prn. See prn order. . Carrots planted last autumn are at their peak now, and there is still time to put in another crop before the weather warms up too much. Onions may be harvested green as needed - which is a form of thinning - leaving others spaced four to six inches apart to develop big bulbs for summer's harvest. 4 Start: If you can use more grapevines, you can still start some from cuttings for another couple of weeks. Cut 12-inch stems from last year's branches - they'll be stout and straight - with at least one bud node near the top. Bury all but the top two inches in good garden soil and keep them moist. They will root and start growing by April - and will probably start producing some fruit next year. 5 Remove: Following the recent rains, prevent or reduce the severity of camellia camellia (kəmēl`yə) [for G. J. Kamel, a Moravian Jesuit missionary], any plant of the genus Camellia in the tea family, evergreen shrubs or small trees native to Asia but now cultivated extensively in warm climates and in petal blight blight, general term for any sudden and severe plant disease or for the agent that causes it. The term is now applied chiefly to diseases caused by bacteria (e.g., bean blights and fire blight of fruit trees), viruses (e.g., soybean bud blight), fungi (e.g. - a disease that destroys camellia flowers, quickly rotting them clear to the heart - by removing infected blooms from plants and gathering fallen flowers from the ground. Dispose of them in covered trash containers. Also remove and replace any mulch mulch, any material, usually organic, that is spread on the ground to protect the soil and the roots of plants from the effects of soil crusting, erosion, or freezing; it is also used to retard the growth of weeds. under affected camellia plants to prevent hidden spores from getting a start. Jack Christensen |
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