Well, our carrots in the side garden are up. Potato rows out in our larger garden are sneaking the first deep-green of leaves above the surface. We’ve now got more lettuce planted outdoors, too. But the slowly warming temps have also enticed us to put in some more decorative plants down by the pond and [...]
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With much satisfaction, and eagerness for the eventual tomato crop, a couple days ago we potted-up our Bonnie Bests and our San Marzanos from their 4-inch pots to gallon ones. These varieties are round-type and paste-type, respectively. They are both indeterminate (vine-type) varieties, which are well-suited to greenhouse nurturance. And that’s where we’ve put them [...]
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No need to say – it’s the beauty aspect of people’s interests in gardening that attracts so many people to bulbs and corms – as in gladiolus, daffodils, and tulips. But in our climate zones here in the Kootenays, it’s generally a wise move to dig your bulbs out and store them over winter. Otherwise, [...]
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“Perennials” are plants that, once properly set-in and adjusted to their location, can continue to live, produce or maintain foliage, and in some cases produce flowers year after year. Often (but not always) the term perennial is applied to plants that produce weather-resistant woody stems. We’re not talking about trees, here. And usually the term [...]
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