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How-ToSoutheast: April Garden To-Do List
Take pictures. April can be a wonderland of bloom, so enjoy it! While walking the garden pulling weeds, testing hoses, and cleaning birdbaths and feeders, let yourself be distracted, and…
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How-ToNorthwest: April Garden To-Do List
Time for bulbs. Select and plant summer bulbs such as dahlias (Dahlia spp. and cvs., Zones 7-10), gladiolus (Gladiolus spp. and cvs., Zones 7-10), and lilies (Lilium spp. and cvs.,…
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How-ToHow to Care for Plants with Taproots
Digging deeper with taproots There are two main types of roots—taproots and fibrous roots. A taproot is typically a long vertical, somewhat thickened root that is deeply anchored in the…
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How-ToA Review of Tomato Gadgets
When it comes to growing tomatoes, everyone wants to grow the first, the biggest, and the most. And while growing tomatoes isn’t that hard, numerous pitfalls and setbacks can beset…
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How-ToMaster the Art of Transplanting
One of the defining characteristics of plants is immobility: they don’t move. But try telling that to all the plants in my garden that have been relocated multiple times in…
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How-ToSouth: March Garden To-Do List
Adjust to the cold. Don’t forget to harden off any transplants (slowly subject them to garden conditions) to reduce stress once placed in the ground. Care for your grasses. Cut…
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How-ToNorthwest: March Garden To-Do List
Clean up. Cut back perennials and perennial grasses. Watch for new growth at crowns so you don’t cut back too far. Mulch freshly transplanted or newly plants perennials. Ready your…
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How-ToSouthwest: April Garden To-Do List
Move potted ice plants (Delosperma spp. and cvs., Zones 5-11) to a shadier spot in your garden for the rest of the summer months. They require less water beginning in…
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How-ToSouthwest: March To-Do List
Increase hand watering of your warm-season succulents to two to three times per month. If you have a drip system in place, now is the time to reset the schedule.…
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How-ToMountain West: March To-Do List
This month can be snowy in the mountains, but spring is not far off. Here are a few things that you can do to get ready for the gardening season…
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