Fall Chrysanthemums Brighten the Garden, Says Dorothy Bayes
Gardening note advises planning for fall color with chrysanthemums in many colors and forms. Discusses growing from spring-rooted cuttings or nursery plants, rooting times, and care including rooting hormone, soil mix, potting, and regular feeding. Chrysanthemums tolerate various soils, require sun and water, and bloom as temperatures fall.
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Dorothy Bayes
Yellowing citrus blamed on soil and iron lack
The back yard orange and lemon trees show yellow leaves on the shaded side. Advice includes checking soil drainage, possible iron deficiency, and fertilizing cycles from March to September with appropriate nutrients. Sap oozing from the orange trunk is treated as borer damage, requiring pruning, disinfection, sealing, and soil cleanup with a caution about shipping plant materials.
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Mile
Garden Checklist for Deep Watering and Plant Care
Focus on deep watering for lawns. infrequent soaking beats frequent shallow watering. Fertilize heavy feeders like tuberous begonias and fuchsias. ask a nurseryman for frequency and plant food tone. Consider fragrant shrubs such as star jasmine and sweet olive. roses suit container culture. sow carrots radishes beets squash cucumber beans for longer harvests.
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California
Two blooms for a rose in garden extremes
The article explains two main rose blooming peaks in late spring and early fall, with a mid-summer lull. It notes some old and climbers bloom once, while ever blooming varieties may need trimming tricks used by commercial growers to encourage more blooms. It also describes cutting above five leaflets to spur flowering and stresses consistent watering for healthy summer flowers.
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Dune
Summer deck gardening tips and corn ripeness guide
Decorate patios with color using a dozen tuberous begonias in six inch pots and a rich mix of leaf mold loam and sand. Maintain moisture and feed twice a month, or buy blooming plants ready for immediate setting. For roses control pests with combined insecticide and fungicide, spray aphids on new growth. Don’t fertilize after August 15 in cold climates. For corn ripeness, brown silk signals readiness and a light husk to the touch indicates the milk stage. boil water and eat soon for best sweetness.
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