… heap Continue to feed the compost pile with grass clippings and dried plant material removed from garden beds. Avoid adding diseased plants to the pile. Turn the pile regularly to speed … to an end this month, it’s a great time to inspect your tools and supplies, and protect them from the harsh winter weather. Disconnect outdoor water sources before temperatures drop to … Clean ceramic, cement, and/or terra-cotta containers; store in a frost-free space. Soil from containers can be stored in a pile outside and combined with equal parts fresh mix for next …
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… Sugar') — the pie pumpkin of all pie pumpkins. The early colonists were the first to make pies from pumpkins. Originally they used the flesh as an ingredient in pie crusts. The pumpkin pie, as we know it today, evolved from slicing the top off a seeded pumpkin, adding spices, milk and honey and baking it in hot ashes. The colonists were also responsible for the word pumpkin, which they changed from the French word pumpion , derived from the Greek word pepon for "large melon." How to …
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… a height of 3 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has salmon pink blooms from July to October. …
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… flowers and dark green leaves on vining/sprawling stems. It is a rare and endangered species from Madagascar. …
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… This beautiful shrub needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions. From May through October it produces fragrant red blooms. It belongs in a border. …
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… This perennial needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has blue and lavender blooms From May through August and belongs in a border. …
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… curved nectar spurs that emit a sweet, coconut-like perfume. Each inflorescence can produce from three to 15 fragrant flowers, providing continuous bloom for up to two months. They are … who studied the orchids of Japan and China. The type of species was introduced to the West from Japan in 1784 by Carl Peter Thunberg. Known as fuh-ran , or the orchid of the winds, in … (USDA Zones 9-11) and have epiphytic roots -- meaning they derive moisture and nutrients from the air and support from another plant; few orchids grow in soil. Orchids usually prefer a …
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… This small-statured orchid (up to 6 inches) produces flowers from January to June in the leaf axils of old and new pseudobulbs. The tiny blooms are creamy … (USDA Zones 9-11) and have epiphytic roots—meaning they derive moisture and nutrients from the air and support from another plant; few orchids grow in soil. Orchids usually prefer a diurnal temperature …
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… a year above the 8-inch tall pseudobulbs on this first-generation hybrid whose parents hailed from New Guinea. This orchid is not fussy as to light levels or temperatures but does require … (USDA Zones 9-11) and have epiphytic roots—meaning they derive moisture and nutrients from the air and support from another plant; few orchids grow in soil. Orchids usually prefer a diurnal temperature …
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… couple of days to moisten the roots. In summer fertilize with liquid feed to keep the leaves from burning in the direct sun, and to build up energy for flowering. The orchid family consists … (USDA Zones 9-11) and have epiphytic roots -- meaning they derive moisture and nutrients from the air and support from another plant; few orchids grow in soil. Orchids usually prefer a diurnal temperature …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
