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Category: How To

Seed Starting Indoors Complete Guide

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| 2021, April, Article, Garden, Hints, How To, Planting, Plants, Seeds

Starting plants from seed is a relatively easy project if you plan ahead. Planning and equipment needed is important, so here’s some items you will need: Seeds  Read the back label for instructions on how to plant and when to plant determined by the last frost date in your area. You won’t be planting all […]

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Vegetable Seed Germination and Transplants

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| 2021, April, Article, Flowers, Garden, Hints, How To, Newsletter, Planting, Plants, Reference, Yard

If you click on the image below, you will be taken to the annual flower seed sowing PDF and you can print directly from there. Good luck and happy planting!  

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Guide to sowing common annual flower seeds in the home

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| 2021, April, Flowers, How To, Newsletter, Reference

If you click on the image below, you will be taken to the annual flower seed sowing PDF and you can print directly from there. Good luck and happy planting!

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Guide to sowing common vegetable seeds in the home

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| 2021, April, Article, Garden, How To, Newsletter, Reference

If you click on the image below, you will be taken to the vegetable seed sowing PDF and you can print directly from there. Good luck and happy planting!

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Is it Time Yet?

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| 2021, April, Article, How To, Newsletter, Planting

We’re all excited about getting out of the house and getting into the garden. Try not to get overanxious.  You need to pay attention to not only the air temperature but soil temperature also. The most important requirements for seed germination are heat and moisture, and the amount and duration of each necessary for a […]

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Geraniums

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| 2021, April, Article, Hints, How To, March, Member, Newsletter, Planting, Plants

This month, club member Gayle shared with April how she over-winters her geraniums in paper bags.  She shared photos of her method and you can find them below. #1 – in the bags that they were placed in last November, just before a Frost #2 – what geraniums looked like coming out of bags #3 – […]

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Seed Starting Indoors

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| 2021, Article, Garden, Hints, How To, March, Newsletter, Planting, Plants

Now is the time to plan ahead for your seed starting.  Starting plants from seed is a relatively easy project if you plan ahead. Here are basic items you will need before you begin.Choose your area to work and hold your pots; then assemble your equipment: Seeds – Seed catalogues give you a large selection.  Local […]

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Birdhouse

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| 2021, Backyard, Beth's Corner, Birds, How To, March, Projects and Crafts

QUICK AND EASY BIRDHOUSE Supplies: 1 plastic milk jug 30 inches of thick string or very thin rope. Directions: Reattach cap. Cut a 2-inch hole in the side of the jug about 2 inches from the bottom. Make a small hole (slightly bigger than the diameter of your string) on each side of the top […]

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Suet Cakes

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| 2021, Article, Beth's Corner, Birds, Crafts, Hints, How To, March, Newsletter, Recipes

HOMEMADE SUET CAKE  Homemade suet cakes that fit standard suet feeders can be made with molds—sandwich-size plastic freezer containers (Dollar Store). Save the store-bought plastic suet cake holders and reuse them as your molds. Be sure to coat each mold with a non-stick spray before putting in the suet mix. Recipe #1 uses empty orange […]

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Dormant Oils

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| 2021, Article, Backyard, Hints, How To, March, Newsletter, Plants, Tree, Yard

To protect our precious plants and our environment we look for safe and natural ways to garden. Oil-based pesticides are an effective and ecologically friendly way to handle many insect pests and even some diseases. Various oils have been used for centuries. They remain an important tool to manage certain pest problems (e.g. scales, aphids, […]

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