After the season, cut the stems to about 6 inches from the soil to help prepare the plant to go into the winter dormancy. Seasonal Care for Chrysanthemums Chrysanthemums need seasonal changes for them to grow y
Keep mums and asters compact by pinching them back to six inches early in the season. Northern gardeners should stop pruning these by the end of June, and southern gardeners in early to mid-July. This allows the pruned plants time to mature and flower before winter arrives. Eliminate floppy ...
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In order to keep skunks from accessing these places, your best course of action is to try and eliminate the entrances for any open spaces under the home. If you have free access to that lovely space under the porch, or if you have a board loosely placed over your crawlspace entrance inst...
fall is an excellent planting time—even better than spring. Many nurseries dig bare-root plants in the fall, sell some, and store the remainder through winter. Such plants are fresher in the fall, and the selection is better. Here’s everything you need to know about choosing and planting...
Once the plant stops producing buds in the fall, pruning artichokes helps to prepare for over-wintering. Simply cut the artichoke stem back to a few inches above the ground. Apply a thick mulch of leaves or straw over your artichoke bed to protect the plants for cold winters. If the wint...
Related: 4 Tips For Planning Your Fall Garden To save harvested carrots for winter use, prepare them by twisting off the tops and removing excess soil, but don’t wash them. Layer undamaged roots (so they’re not touching) with damp sand or peat in boxes topped with straw. Or store yo...
And pumpkins and mums on the grocery store front patio. And I’m having visions of butternut squash on our table in the next few months! We all LOVE butternut squash…and this is my favorite way to prepare it. Topped with a little brown sugar and butter, if you like. ...
*First published October 28, 2006, and moved to this page for better organization Here are two different recipes & methods you can try. Materials Needed: Floral Wire Airtight Container Plastic Bag Borax Soft Brush Works well withdaisies, mums, pansies, roses, sweet peas ...
Try these tips for snipping faded roses from your bushes to prepare for the shape and blooms you want. By Deb Wiley Deb Wiley Deb Wiley's goal as a writer and editor is to bring the joy of gardening to readers by cultivating their relationship to growing and planting. After 20 ...