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September Garden Checklist

September 1, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Harvest peppers and tomatoes as soon as they start to change color and ripen indoors.

Indoors Dig and repot herbs growing outdoors, or take cuttings to pot up and grow indoors. Bring houseplants that spent the summer outdoors back indoors before night ...

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Fungus gnats pester plant parents

August 25, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Fungus gnats and houseplants

I’ve been eavesdropping on a few houseplant Facebook pages to find out what’s going on. Enthusiastic describes the people who post on these pages. They have their own lingo, such ...

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Times are hard. Gardeners can help.

August 18, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Plant a Row for the Hungry.

I’m watching to the PBS NewsHour and the heads are talking about inaction in Congress to help resolve the economic crisis. Many have left town and won’t be back until after Labor ...

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August garden checklist

August 1, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Sow spinach seeds for fall crop

Indoors Take cuttings from plants such as impatiens, coleus, geraniums and wax begonias to winter over indoors. These are called herbaceous cuttings. Root the cuttings in media ...

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Perennial veggies: Back every year

July 17, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Asparagus and balsamic vinegar.

Most of us plant annuals in the veggie garden, those edibles that thrive in summer and die when the temps turn cold. Some of us want a vegetable to return season after season…here ...

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Three easy steps for hand watering plants

July 5, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

We hear all the time that plants need an 1 inch of rain every week for their overall health and to produce vegetables and flowers. But how much is that when hand watering? Three ...

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What to do when Japanese beetles arrive

July 4, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

This column ran originally July 21, 2018. Gardeners from all over have been posting on Facebook about the invasion of Japanese beetles, an insect that has been only a minor pest ...

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July garden checklist

July 1, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Indoors Keep an eye on houseplants that have been set outdoors to make sure they are watered properly. Hot summer breezes can quickly dry them out. Propagate houseplants ...

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June garden checklist

June 1, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Indoors Houseplants will need more water and fertilizer during summer growing period. General landscape Prune spring-flowering shrubs within a month after blooms fade. ...

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May garden checklist

May 1, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

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 ...

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