The Liberated Gardener Garden bank accounts
Frank J. Taylor explains three garden banking methods. A leaf pile mulch and a compost bank feed soil with nutrients while a third, smog-compliant pulp, becomes leaf mold through years of natural processing. Each account aims to improve soil health and plant vitality.
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Journal Garden News Planning can save old trees
Planning around trees prevents death and die-back by preserving soil oxygen and water balance. Changes from grading, paving, or excavation damage roots and top growth, so consider replanting or proper soil management. Excess rainfall and waterlogged soils also harm roots, especially near curbs and utilities.
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Carefree geraniums win All-America seeds praise
New Carefree geraniums, a seed grown race in three colors, win two silver and one bronze All-America Selections awards. They resist disease, grow rapidly, self branch, and bloom heavily with up to three flower heads per plant. Seeds sowed on surface sprout in two to eight weeks.
Fertilization shifts dominance in mixed grasses
Fertilization makes a difference which grass dominates a lawn. In a mix of Merion bluegrass and lawn fescue, regular fertilization favors Merion while absence of fertilizer favors fescue, guiding the ultimate composition of the lawn community.
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