Garden notes on soil, cropping, and timely care
A December guide stresses replenishing ground every four years with manure and lime for new beds. It urges deep trenching, careful layering, and avoiding continuous cropping to prevent poor blooms. It covers irrigation timing, hoeing after watering, and protective mulching for seedlings to ensure robust vegetable and flower yields.
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Warwick
Planting Tips For Flower Garden Seed and Beds
Readers receive guidance on sowing a wide range of flowers including cosmos, marigold, petunia and zinnia. The article covers seed preparation with sand and fertilizer, bed preparation, early planting for winter and spring blooms, thinning practices, and how to encourage continuous flowering with regular feeding and careful cultivation. It emphasizes masking New Guinea Gold marigold, stakes the value of mignonette and Sweet William, and advises February stock planting for hardy spring displays.
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Plant bulbs now for early blooms and careful care
Readable advice urges planting bulbs now to ensure first year blooms. It covers soil prep with rotted manure, avoiding overwatering, keeping mulch away from stems, and proper watering and feeding. It notes specific bulbs like Clarkia, gladioli, and chrysanthemums may bloom in spring.
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