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 A weekly blog from
Tom Dayton....
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January 30,
2015
One week from this coming Saturday will be our first winter program
concerning the pollinators relationship within the natural world and
ultimately us. The program is presented by Judy Semroc and as always will
begin in the Owl Barn at 11 a.m. with refreshments served. Then on
February14th, I will present a detailed program on hydrangeas in which the
genus is changing every year with the addition of more and more interesting
varieties to embellish our gardens. No doubt the Hydrangea genus can be
quite complicated but I’m hoping the seminar will reduce this genus to a
manageable size so that all the gardeners have to do is fill out a checklist
as it has to do with color, size, re-blooming and sun or shade needs of the
plant’s attributes.
In the greenhouse,18,000 plus cuttings have just finished rooting followed
by another shipment containing New Guinea impatiens. Next week too will be
the shipment of young hydrangeas from Michigan to be used for forcing which
is a term denotes the heating of the plants to push them ahead of their
bloom schedule in order that they might be ready for sale for such holidays
as Easter or Mother’s Day. Read entire blog entry...
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JAN 16 - Check trees & shrubs for rabbit
or deer damage. Apply tree guards
and/or Liquid Fence when above
freezing
necessary
JAN 18 - Apply cow manure or Sweet Peet to garden when
soil is frozen
JAN 21 - Plan your
vegetable or flower garden for this spring
JAN 26 - Reapply
Wilt-Pruf or Freeze-Pruf to broadleaf
evergreens during a
January thaw
FEB 7 - SEMINAR:
A Common Bond: The Fascinating World of Insect &
Plant
Interactions - 11:00 am
FEB 13 - Last day to plant any unplanted
spring flowering bulbs
FEB 14- SEMINAR: A New Look to Old-Fashioned
Hydrangeas
FEB 14 - Average temperatures begin to rise
FEB 15 - Check trees & shrubs for rabbit
or deer damage. Use Liquid Fence.
FEB 17 - Re-spray broadleaf evergreens
with Wilt-Pruf during a thaw
FEB 21 - SEMINAR: 52 Weeks of Bloom & Color - It Can Be Done
All JANUARY Garden To-Do's
All FEBRUARY Garden To-Do's
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