Thursday, November 5, 2009

Garden Checklist

From The Fresno Bee, November 5, 2009 (edited):

Garden Checklist:

Mow cool-weather lawns.

Tasks--check and improve drainage around plants in low areas.
Pruning--dispose of diseased wood by discarding in trash or burning immediately.
Fertilizing--feed cool-weather plants and vegetables.
Planting--sow wildflowers or grasses on hillsides to prevent erosion in heavy rains; Canterbury bell (Campanula medium), Hyacinthus orientalis, toadflax (Linaria maroccana) (see picture), stock (Matthiola incana; from seed: peas, radishes; Rhododendron.
Things to ponder--do not use lime sulfur spray on apricots or walnuts.

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