Nursery stock types and planting tips from bare root to container grown
The piece outlines three nursery stock types container grown balled and burlapped B and B and bare root stock with notes on mortality transplant shock and best planting practices. It covers selecting stock dig up considerations root loss top pruning drainage soil amendments mulching staking and pest control for fungus gnats in house plants.
Petunias and cabbage tips for home gardens
Readers learn petunia types from multi flora to grandiflora and how singles dominate plantings. Tips cover soil with peat moss or compost, watering and feeding, pruning for midseason bloom, and weather tolerance. Cabbage family disease risk from Clubfoot is noted with terraclor soil treatment and lime to adjust pH toward neutral.
Coleus for Shade Lovers with Colorful Foliage
A guide to growing coleus in shady spots highlighting vibrant leaf colors from olive to pink. Pinch flower buds early and ensure soil has plenty of humus. Seed germination requires at least 75 degrees and careful temperature conditions.
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Tobacco Price Law Sets Virginia Currency Benchmark
Richmond Va. The 1619 General Assembly enacted the first law setting tobacco prices. Twenty three years later another act made tobacco the sole currency of the colony, shaping early Virginian trade.
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Strange Spring Weather Tests a Gardener’s Resolve
The writer reports cold dry spring with only 0.7 inch rainfall in April and pumping Vermilion River water into the upper yard. Roses sprout slowly. tree peonies show growth up to six inches while magnolias risk frost. Extra plants are potted, a new canna bed planned, and a habit of giving away 300 canna roots this year reflects a hope to spread beauty amid uncertain weather.
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Dogwood blooms and soil clues in a gardener's letter
Eager Elyria reader discusses why a pink dogwood fails to bloom, weighing soil nutrients, weather, and winter cold. The letter explains dogwood biology and bracts, notes winter protection varies by region, and adds gardener tips for leeks, garlic, and soil moisture.
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Colorful Vegetable and Flower Garden Ideas
A colorful garden mix highlights red and green lettuce and cabbage, purple padded Royalty beans, and easy care zinnia and marigold varieties. Dianthus and sweet alyssum add fragrance with single or double blooms, plus seeds show future color. A mother daughter garden aids busy youngsters.
Painted daisies bloom in June and are perennials
Painted daisies, members of the chrysanthemum clan, show white to pink and other hues with single to double blossoms. Grow from seeds or mixed color seed to widest selection, transplant crowded seedlings at 2 to 3 inches tall, and enjoy bloom from June through early autumn with long lived flowers.
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