Make Your Garden a Reality! – Dave Christensen – (218) 766-3568
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More and more I am finding that people are becoming more involved in gardening. Years back when I began landscaping. I can remember many smirks and side comments from individuals that thought this was only a woman’s hobby. Gardening is for males and females alike! [click to continue...]
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Saving dried spent flower heads on your perennials from your garden can save you money. Clip them off and place them on a cookie sheets till they can dry out then remove the hulls and outside seed pods. When completely dry, winter over your seeds in the garage in secure containers. You can sow them into the ground after a first frost or after the snow melts in the spring. Small animals and birds that feed on them will account for some of the loss of your seed. Rodents are good about moving seed around, so you might find them springing up in several different locations then where you planted them. When the plant is two or three inches high, you may consider moving them to your perennial gardens or just leave them where they are at. I have kept my seeds separate below in the pictures. I am uncertain if i will keep them separate or combine some seeds. Perennial Paradise will sell some of these in seed packets next spring.
Thse seeds will be used to propogate new plants for 2009.
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Now is the time to begin making plans to securing leaf mulch from neighbors or from your own yard. If you have not used any mulch on your gardens, you may want to consider adding [click to continue...]
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