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Continue reading →: Zinnia Season is Almost Here
The zinnias we planted from seed in the garden are starting to bloom! We planted them the first week of May, which means they went from seed to flower in 5 weeks! Pretty impressive. It is also much cheaper, as we filled a 100 sq. ft. area for about $8.…
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Continue reading →: Today in the Garden
Today was a pretty quiet workday in the Demo Garden. The rain gauge measured 2.8 inches of rain, although I haven’t emptied it for a couple days, so that might not all be from last night. I would believe it if it was all from last night, though. Luckily we…
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Continue reading →: Watch Out For Diseases!
Since our dry spell was broken last week with some damp weather, followed by quite a bit of rain, and now humidity, we are seeing great weather for disease problems! The two diseases that I will be keeping a lookout for in the Demo Garden are Black Rot on the…
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Continue reading →: Friday PhotoEssay
It’s been a rather dreary week weather-wise, so I’ve chosen some bright pictures of flowers and fruit from the Demo Garden for this week’s Friday PhotoEssay. My photo is a little blurry, but I just could resist this brightly colored Angelonia. I was working in a greenhouse the first summer…
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Continue reading →: The First Time Gardener: Plants Need Fertilizer!
It seems so obvious, and yet it can be a challenge for even an experienced gardener at times. Plants need nutrients. Most soils contain at least some of the necessary nutrients for plant growth, but sometimes there are deficiencies. The soil can lack nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium – one of…
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