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March garden checklist

March 1, 2021 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp 6 Comments

Indoors Prune, repot and clean houseplants as needed. Fertilize houseplants as new growth appears. Follow label directions. Sketch garden plans, including what to grow, ...

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February garden checklist

February 1, 2021 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Indoors Keep houseplants close to bright windows. Check soil for dryness before watering. Examine produce, tender flower bulbs and roots stored for the winter for rot, ...

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January garden checklist

January 1, 2021 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Indoors Repot house plants as they out grow current pots. Pot amaryllis bulb. Sketch garden plans, including what to grow, spacing, arrangement and number of plants ...

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December garden checklist

December 1, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Holidays When shopping for a fresh-cut Christmas tree, check for green, flexible, firmly held needles and a sticky trunk base -- both indicators of freshness. Make a fresh cut ...

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The play’s the thing to support GardenComm

November 29, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

End of year fundraiser for GardenComm.org, A Betrothal.

You know me. I don't sell stuff, but I want to share with you info about a fundraising event for an organization that changed my life. This is my second year as president of ...

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Buy local: Tips for fresh cut Christmas tree selection, care

November 27, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

For all of us, 2020 has been the year from – as my mom would say – H E double toothpicks. Many of us weathered Thanksgiving alone or with just a small group or by Zoom. It looks ...

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November garden checklist

November 1, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Indoors Houseplant growth will slow so apply less fertilizer and water. Move plants closer to windows or to sunnier exposures if plants are dropping leaves. Pot up ...

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Small bulbs make big impact in Indiana gardens

October 26, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Small bulbs make big show, anemone blanda, iris reticulata in Indiana garden.

We should all be grateful for the lovely rains we’ve had recently, especially after an exceptionally dry fall that hoisted red flag fire warnings in the state. We worried about the ...

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October garden checklist

October 1, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Indoors Keep poinsettia in dark for 15 hours a day for eight to 10 weeks until red bracts begin to show. Houseplants may drop leaves, especially if they spent the summer ...

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Tips for extending the growing season and the harvest

September 5, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

protect plants from inclement weather with bottomless plastic bottles

As we grow more of our own food, we want to know how we can push the weather envelope and harvest carrots, spinach and other vegetables for Thanksgiving. Protecting vegetables from ...

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