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February 2018 House and Garden Chores
FEBRUARY brings Valentine's Day, boxes of chocolate, and a ton of fun gardening jobs. Of course, winter-sowing continues outdoors no matter the … [Read more...]
Garden Chores for February
HERE IN COLD, ZONE 5-B, February brings Valentine's Day...and lots of fun gardening chores. Outdoors, there are seeds to sow ( regardless of the … [Read more...]
Who’s Winter-Sowing this Year?
THE WINTER SOLSTICE, which this year arrives on December 21, is my cue to start collecting milk and water jugs. Why? Because it is in these free recyclables that I [Read more...]
February 2012 Garden Chores
I ALMOST DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START with the February chores, because our Northeastern winter this year has been...well, non-existent! On the downside, I worry the lack of snow could … [Read more...]
Seeds to Winter-Sow: Platycodon ‘Sentimental Blue’
IF I didn't already have Platycodon 'Sentimental Blue' in my garden, I'd certainly obtain it. In early July, this amusing creature puffs up its … [Read more...]
February, 2011 Gardening Chores
February is the short, topsy-turvy month, when the crocus sprouts in Monday's warmth...and disappears in Tuesday's blizzard. It is also the last month to anticipate our gardening … [Read more...]
Making a Greenhouse & Sowing Seeds (Updated)
WHEN is a water jug not a water jug? When it's a miniature greenhouse! Yes, the very greenhouse you need for [Read more...]
Winter-Sowing 101
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I start my summer garden in January, using a neat trick called “Winter-Sowing.” Winter-sowing is an outdoor method of seed germination (invented by [Read more...]
Welcoming Spring (on the First Day of Winter)
THERE ARE THREE REASONS to consider the December solstice (December 21) the unofficial start of spring. First, of course, is the lengthening of days -- a phenomenon that … [Read more...]