Memorial Day gardening tips from a Berkshire gardener
A Berkshire gardener urges planting tender annuals and vegetables after Memorial Day warning that late frosts can ruin crops. Advice covers container and houseplant care, watering and fertilizing schedules, soil preparation, seed vs started plants, and choosing flowering annuals for weekend planting.
How to Make Others Feel Loved in Reader's Digest
A Reader's Digest June issue feature on giving the gift of self esteem. Real life examples show strategies to deepen friendships and marriages naturally, often without words, illustrated by rewards of a gracious heart.
In The Hurry Mulch For A Better Lawn
Emad Sit notes warm soil and moisture needed for new lawn seeds. Spring warmth favors growth. mulch helps preserve surface humidity. Garden stores offer weed free mulches while straw can be used in rural areas. Prevent crabgrass with pre emergent herbicides, applied before soil reaches 60 degrees, typically March. Fertilizer boosts herbicide effectiveness and lawn quality.
Oddity Garden: Thistledown Corn and Colorful Cabbage
Grow unusual plants for fun with Thistledown thistle from the Orient and Harlequin striped corn. Also try Nolana shoofly flowering plant and kale or cabbage with colored centers for visual appeal and edible options. The bee sting fear note ends with a playful reminder that much is imagination.
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