[net-gold] INDOOR GARDENING : GARDENING: Be Patient When it Comes to Planting Annuals
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- Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 10:51:36 -0400 (EDT)
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INDOOR GARDENING :
GARDENING:
Be Patient When it Comes to Planting Annuals
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Be Patient When it Comes to Planting Annuals
Early May is still too soon to plant most annual flowers like impatiens,
but most perennials can be planted now.
By Sharon Morrisey
May 6, 2014
Milwaukee Sentinel
http://www.jsonline.com/features/garden/
be-patient-when-it-comes-to-planting-annuals-b99261386z1-258136331.html
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/myrg8bd
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April ended with gardeners and all of our plants eager for warm, sunny
days. Soon the world will turn green again.
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Browned evergreens should start showing signs of life. Watch for the new
growth that will eventually cover up the brown needles and bare spaces.
Yews, arborvitae (white cedar) and boxwoods can grow from latent buds way
back on the branches, so even if you cut away the brown layers on the
outside, they'll fill in nicely. Pines and spruces don't have those latent
buds, so new growth has to come from the buds on the branch tips if they
are still alive. Those tips might look a little sparse for a couple of
years but will eventually fill in.
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No matter what the season has been like, early May is still too soon to
plant most annual flowers like impatiens, begonias, coleus, marigolds and
so on. Most perennials, on the other hand, can be planted immediately.
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First week
Scout the lawn for bare patches. Rake up dead plants and debris and work
up the soil. Sow grass seed now so it can fill in and outcompete the
crabgrass seed that will soon germinate.
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If you choose to use a crabgrass preventer instead of reseeding,
spot-treat only problem areas rather than using combination fertilizers
with crabgrass preventers. Crabgrass will not grow in shade or anywhere
the lawn is healthy. Treatment of the entire lawn is therefore seldom
necessary.
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If your lawn needs dethatching or core aerating, accomplish these now
while the grass is growing rapidly due to the moist, cool spring weather.
Core aerating is the preferred treatment for lawns on heavy clay soils
that suffer from compaction, lumpiness, thinning and thatch.
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A thin lawn can be overseeded right after core aerating or topdressing.
Alternatively, use a slit seeder to get the seed into the soil where it is
less likely to dry out. Be sure to keep it watered until all the seed has
germinated, which is about two weeks for bluegrass.
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Don't roll to smooth out a lumpy lawn; core aerate or topdress instead.
Rolling can compact the soil, especially if it's heavy clay. You may need
to core aerate again this fall if the lumpiness is severe.
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You can still start seeds indoors of brussels sprouts, okra, pumpkin,
cucumber, winter squash, melons, eggplant, pepper and tomato. Sow vine
crops in individual peat pots; they don't transplant well if roots are
disturbed.
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Outdoors, you can sow seeds directly into the garden for beets, carrots,
chard, kohlrabi, late cabbage, leaf lettuce, mustard, collards, turnips,
radish, spinach, onion sets, onion seeds for bunching onions, peas and
potatoes.
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Purchase and plant trees and shrubs now. Prepare planting holes for balled
and burlapped and container-grown plants twice as wide as the root ball.
Don't disturb the soil at the bottom of the hole, however, to prevent
settling later on. Backfill with the same soil you removed; don't mix it
with soil amendments such as peat moss. Wait until the end of the second
year to fertilize new plantings. Mulch the entire root zone with 4 inches
of organic matter.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
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