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 A
weekly blog from Tom Dayton....
all blogs
September 30, 2016
Last weekend’s Mum Fest in Barberton was a smash hit especially with cool
fall weather and sunny skies. The acceleration of the opening of
chrysanthemum flowers is nothing short of amazing with the accompanying cool
nights of below 55º F. Cool nights and ample moisture are now ideal for
planting all kinds of trees, shrubs and perennials as root growth will
expand significantly until the ground temperature falls below 40º F.
Conversely, as light levels and the day length decreases, top growth of
these plants slows and eventually ceases and seems to contribute to the
acceleration of the plant’s roots as long as the soil temperature is
sufficient for growth. The advantage of fall planting is that before a hot,
dry summer the result will be an explosion of healthy growth in spring due
to the establishment of the plant from this fall planting. Read entire blog entry...
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Why Igloo Mums?
Unlike other garden mums, these are hardy and will return
year after year! Their domed habit creates a mound of 2 feet tall by 2.5
feet wide.
Mass them in mixed borders with ornamental grasses, asters and
stonecrops. In containers they look handsome when accessorized with a
variety of gourds and small pumpkins.
More about Igloo
Mums
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OCT 1 - Plant
your favorite tree in order to establish by spring
OCT 1&2 - Norton's Cider Fest
OCT 3 -Stop watering Christmas Cactus for 30 days for better bud
set
OCT 4 -Spray foliage plants with insecticide before bringing
indoors
OCT 5 -Ohio's state apple Melrose has
ripened
OCT 8 -Rake debris away from German Iris to lessen destructive
borers
OCT 9 -Cut back foliage to 3" on German
Iris
OCT 11 -Pot up Holland Bulbs for indoor forcing
OCT 12 -Dig and store tender bulbs and tubers after hard frost
OCT 13 -Repot stored Amaryllis bulb for Christmas blooms
OCT 15 -Plant Holland Bulbs for spring blooms
OCT 16 -Apply
Plant-tone or Holly-tone for fall feeding |
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Stop flipping through garden and plant books! Use our
always updated plant encyclopedia
to easily find plant names, descriptions, flower color, bloom time, pruning
information, fertilizing information, insect & disease control, and much
more! All plants listed are only those you can find at our nursery,
assuring you healthy, zone 5 hardy plants.
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