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Gardening
tips for the month....
.... from Les Schroeder
of the Shades of Jade garden club of southern Minnesota. Les is a Master
Gardener, flower judge, speaker and world traveler.
Les says, "I find it very advantageous to mark off all long handled
tools into foot lengths. When you are working in the yard or garden, you
always have a measuring device if and when needed. Also, this most everyone
knows, never try to garden under black walnut trees!"
.... from Su Evans
of rural Joice, Iowa ( Yes, that's Su, not to be confused with Sue) She
has a cool solution that helps her and her new plants beat the heat.
" This might be well known by experienced gardeners, but I am transplanting
many plants this week, those that self-seeded or the bargains from the
garden centers, and have decided to wait until 8 p.m. This seems to be
successful because they have all night of cooler weather to settle in
before the sun and heat make them droop. It is also a much more pleasant
time for me to be outside on these hot July days."
.... from Julie Hall
of rural Lake Mills, who likes to make the best use of her maintenance
time in the garden.
Julie says, "To
limit the spread of an aggressive favorite like gooseneck loosestrife
(Lysimachia clethroides) use a spade to cut a slit around the plant. Any
new shoots outside the limit can be easily removed because the connection
to the parent plant has been severed."
.... from Becky Martinson
of Joice and Doy Gilbert of Clear Lake (Great minds think alike!) "To
give your seedlings sturdier stems and get them used to outdoor breezes,
gently run your hand across the tops as they are growing in their flats."
.... from Glen Draper
of Eldora. "While checking for black raspberry tips (and appropriate
prices), I found a website with a garden forum(s)..., something to do
in July when you come inside to cool off...:
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/#gardens
with "forums" (alphabetically) from Accessible Gardening, African
Violets and Alliums... to Xeriscaping and Woodlands...
If your house is not air-conditioned, you could wait 'til October to come
inside and browse the web..."
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