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June garden checklist

Indoors Houseplants will need more water and fertilizer during summer growing period. General landscape Prune spring-flowering shrubs within a month after blooms fade. Supplement water as needed. Most newly planted stock needs an inch of water every ...

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Peppers and tomatoes are part of Kitchen Minis series.

Kitchen Minis: Tomatoes, peppers on the kitchen counter

Talk about garden to table No Garden? No Problem. Buy. Eat. Repeat. Those are the taglines for some of the cutest plants I’ve seen in a while. Last summer at Ball Horticulture’s open house in West Chicago, Illinois, I was introduced to Kitchen Minis, plants ...

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May garden checklist

Indoors Move houseplants to a shady location outdoors when danger of frost has past, usually mid-May. The soil in the pots will dry out faster outdoors, so check it frequently. Take cuttings from houseplants to increase collection or share. Root ...

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Sunflower with petals yellow and blue, Ukraine colors.

Plant sunflowers in your garden

Why grow sunflowers As we mourn what’s happening in Ukraine, we can honor its struggle against Russian invaders by growing sunflowers. Ukraine had the highest production volume of sunflower seeds of any county in the 2021/2022 crop year. It produced about ...

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April garden checklist

Indoors Prune, repot and clean houseplants, as needed.Fertilize houseplants as new growth appears. Follow label directions.If not done already, sketch garden plans, including what to grow, spacing, arrangement and number of plants needed.Order seeds and ...

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January garden checklist

Indoors Repot house plants as they out grow current pots. Pot amaryllis ...

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Guilt-free orchids

Orchids used to be very expensive and certainly not readily available at grocery ...

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December garden checklist

Holidays When shopping for a fresh-cut Christmas tree, check for green, ...

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November garden checklist

Pot up hycinths, tulips, daffodls and other spring bulbs for indoors enjoyment

Indoors Houseplant growth will slow so apply less fertilizer and water. ...

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