… specialty catalogs and retailers often recommend and stock the best varieties for forcing. To start an indoor bulb garden, use shallow pots 4 to 12 inches wide with drainage holes. Partially …
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… to add to the cart. Dried peppers, ground peppers, pepper flakes and pepper sauces. Peppers from Brazil and Peru, France and Spain, China and Japan, Africa and South America. Well-known peppers like paprika (the seasoning made from dried and ground pimento peppers) and obscure peppers like Capsicum chacoense (an ancient … the first six ingredients above to a boil. Add the carrots to the boiling liquid. When carrots start to soften (test with a fork), remove from boiling liquid. Pack carrots, chopped onions, and …
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… soil, releasing nutrients. As a result of this insulation, your plants will have a much better start in spring! Snow brings an important nutrient into the soil: nitrogen There are not many … melts, it deposits the nitrogen into the ground. (Apple trees and other plants benefit greatly from nitrogen deposited by snow.) When the ground is soft, plowing the snow into the soil will … and hemlock need water through the winter to stay healthy. Boxwoods are prone to damage from heavy snows. Minimize damage by removing snow as soon as possible from the branches. When …
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… Semitropical Greenhouse, and visitors are loving it. As they learn more about the coming bloom from the docents posted there, one of the most frequently ask questions is, “How could you tell … whether a titan arum shoot is a flower or a leaf at first. But soon enough, the clues start to add up. An Amorphophallus titanum shoot to the right of a leaf stalk provides … The emerging Amorphophallus titanum plant looks leafy, unlike the smooth spadix that emerges from a flower bud. Spike is 12 years old. We know from other botanic gardens and …
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… clumps of delicate flowers—and not just in May, but in February. Yes, now is the time to start planning and planting for an uplifting display of blooms—the early risers—that can grace your home landscape from late winter through spring. Daffodils, snowdrops, crocus, tulips, grape hyacinths, and … planted around hostas, where the hosta leaves will cover the spent daffodil leaves when they finish blooming. It’s not uncommon for a snowstorm to flatten taller blooming plants. Cut the …
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… new growth begins to appear. Greening up your winter If your garden feels drab right now, start considering places to add evergreen perennials. Think about adding them in places that you … bergenias in a partly sunny spot that is moist, but not wet. The common name, pigsqueak, comes from the sound that is made by rubbing a leaf between your fingers. You’ll find several varieties … clump. In spring, cute fuzzy fiddleheads emerge out of the dark former fronds. You can start your own colony of Christmas ferns by digging up mature plants and dividing them into …
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… Langsing We received Langsing from Ohio State University in 2017. The parents are Maudine and Woody and the seed from that pollination was planted late 2013. Langsing opened August 31, 2020. … We received Langsing from Ohio State University in 2017. The parents are Maudine and Woody and the seed from that …
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… Best of all, composting provides an elegant earth-to-earth closed system. Nutrient-rich scraps from vegetables grown in your garden are diverted from the landfill, instead going into the compost bin. Within a few months, they return to your … placing the bin near your garden, or use a wheelbarrow to transport it from bin to garden. Start your pile with a four-inch layer of leaves or yard trimmings (break into small pieces to …
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… (North American Indians used them to attract purple martins). You can even make puppets from gourds, turn them into handsome Christmas tree ornaments, or carve them into great-looking … family, which also includes pumpkins, squash, melons, and cucumbers. Gourds are differentiated from their cousins by their hard, durable shells, and general inedibility. There are three … cucumber beetle, which damages vines and spreads disease. It’s a good idea to remove all vines from the garden after harvest to avoid overwintering insects. Many craft and antique stores …
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… heat trapped inside warms the soil enough to keep growth going. A hoophouse protects plants from wind, frost, snow, or ice. That’s true not only for plants in the soil, but also for hardy … for insect protection. Cover low tunnels or raised beds to protect young cucumber transplants from cucumber beetles, or squash from squash bugs. Remove the covers as flowers bud, so that bees can find them for pollination. …
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