… seeds are easy to acquire, inexpensive, large enough to see and pick up with your fingers, and quick to germinate under normal conditions. Testing germination does not take weeks, doesn't … 8. How is germination rate affected by age of the seeds? You can acquire old seeds from a garden store (they will be happy to get rid of them), or maybe a gardener in your family … so to speak. Students should design an experiment around whatever question interests them—from this list or their own ideas—to make the research personal and fun. As long as students …
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… Although it may not look like it, spring is on its way, which means it’s time to start prepping for the anticipated spring planting season. This is a great time of year for horticultural therapy contracts. Everyone is itching to start planning and prepping for a successful horticultural therapy outdoor garden program, and … participant (especially young students) that plants, even those as great as sunflowers, start out as tiny seeds. Therapeutic significance Seedlings just starting to sprout Seed …
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… bring beauty, harmony, and balance, turning negative energy into a positive force. “It comes from the tradition of a woman who paints or draws a very simple pattern on the threshold of her … Blooms. Johnson will create a second rangoli on March 13. Visitors are welcome to participate from February 27 until the Show concludes. learn more …
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… Dead wood appears black or quite darkened. If you are not sure if the whole cane is dead, start at the tip and slowly prune down until the wood begins to turn green. Use sharp, sterile … in a 70 percent or greater alcohol solution. This prevents the spread of fungus or disease from shrub to shrub. Make each pruning cut approximately a half-inch above a healthy, outward-facing leaf bud. Your goal is to encourage new canes to grow away from the center of the plant, not toward the center. Canes that cross or rub against each other …
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… by. Fortunately, they are enjoying a resurgence in popularity, due to their relative freedom from pests and diseases, and their large and showy flowers. Dahlia 'September Morn' is a … in the center shading to orange, pink, and yellow on the longer petals. Flower size ranges from 4 to 6 inches across, and the shape is classified by the American Dahlia Society as formal … by first frost. Most dahlias respond to day length in initial flowering: flower buds don't start to open until after the longest day of summer has passed. September Morn is among the …
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… aesthetic while absorbing and cleaning rainwater. The garden temporarily traps water from rooftops, driveways, and other hard surfaces long enough so it can percolate, filtering out … next destination (drains, gutters, landscape depressions). If you have a downspout draining from your roof, combined with a lawn or garden area that slopes away from your house, you've got a great place to create your own rain garden. Before planting, be …
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… New! Welcome the early growing season in this combination gardening and cooking class. Start by learning how to grow spring salad greens such as lettuce, spinach, and kale, as well as …
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… and moist but well-drained soil. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so congested they start to push up to the surface of the soil. Interplant corms with companion plants that begin …
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… form about 12 inches by 18 inches, with beautiful large dark colorful leaves. Purple to start and then maturing to shades of dark green and brown above, and bright purple below, the …
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Bertie Ferris is a miniature daylily with brilliant persimmon-orange blooms measuring only 2-1/2 inches. The petals are ruffled at the edges. The stalks grow only to 20 inches tall. It blooms profusely starting early in the season with blooms that can last up to 16 hours. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open …
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