New vegetables and blooms in Stokes Seeds catalog
Earl Aronson notes Stokes Seeds offers Tumblin Tom tomatoes and Planet carrot with dwarf and round shapes. Also featured are Albino white beet, Golden Delight and Caro Rich tomatoes, and a new pickling cucumber. Debates origin of Bells of Ireland and Jersey Lily. celebrates Dahlia tubers and horticultural life in Florida as described in Color in the Sky by Edwin A Menninger.
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Earl Aronson
AP News
Agapprc
Stokes
New York Botanical Garden
United States
Edwin A. Menninger
Dr. Menninger
Menninger
Florida
Bluegrass Responds to Length of Day
The article notes how bluegrass reacts to day length, with Merion showing foliage lasting over twice as long under longer days. Shorter days reduced foliage duration and increased branching, while leaf width also varied slightly.
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Merion
Uced
Indoor Seed Starting and Tree Shrub Care Guide
Seed indoors in sterile media to start early, using Vermiculite Perlite or sphagnum moss. Sow on surface, water from below, cover top, and transplant after frost danger ends. Use diluted fertilizer after the first true leaves form. An alternate method uses potting soil with a top layer of Vermiculite or moss. Store tree seeds cold, then plant. consider Precise Time Release Shrub and Tree Food tablets for trees. Watch for pests. prune leggy houseplants for bushier growth.
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Earl Aronson
AP News
Spring time tree fertilizing guide for home landscapes
This note explains when to fertilize mature trees around homes in spring. Use two pounds of 5-10-5 fertilizer per inch of trunk diameter, place fertilizer 15 to 24 inches deep in 18 to 24 inch spacing around the dripline, then cover with a soil peatmoss mix to aid aeration and water access.
Lawnseed Quality Survey Shows Broad Good Germination
A national survey found most lawnseed offerings rated good to excellent in quality. Very few samples showed appreciable germination issues and crabgrass was not encountered in any instance, though occasional pest concerns in crops and agricultural species were noted.
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Grand Ave
Weeder’s Guide
Jacobsen
Bette
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Iet
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