In September the harvest begins; plants and gardeners alike reach the apex of the season’s activities. Make arrangements now for whatever fruits and vegetables you intend to store. Potatoes should be thoroughly dried before they are stored. Unless they are dried in a dark place, they will become green and bitter. Humus And Soil Fertility […]

August is a lazy month, much more conducive to sitting in the shade of a tree than toiling in the garden. But to reap the fruits of our earlier labors, we must keep pace with the season’s changes and the ever-shifting phases of plant growth. Even in the sizzling heat, the green leaves are working […]

If seeds of such winter-flowering annuals as wallflowers, browallia, linaria, Virginia stock, baby blue-eyes, snapdragon and calendula have not yet been sown, do it now. Also, do not delay sowing parsley, lettuce, mustard for winter greens, chard, radishes, carrots and cabbage. Although Ochna multiflora has been carried by Southland nurserymen for a decade, it is […]

Midsummer heat is always trying on bodies and souls, especially so in the southeastern states where there is sometimes great humidity and more often extended droughts. This means that gardens suffer and much intensive work is needed. Pests Pests should be carefully watched and treated regularly and often with the best and safest spray you […]

Fragrance is a blessing after the long Winter months. Then even the smell of the good earth is a ionic to the real dirt gardener. The sweet scent of the early Spring flowers, however, is but the harbinger of exciting pleasures to come, enjoyment which only a gardener with an educated nose can fully appreciate. […]

It is hard to get in the mood of gardening or even of planning ahead for your garden when the temperatures are soaring towards the century mark. That’s when it is nice to take advantage of previous foresight and sit in the shade of a tree. We have enjoyed the shade of the big sprawling […]

Torrid Temperatures The heat may have buckled our knees so completely during these torrid days of mid-Summer that our gardening activities more often are contemplated comfortably from the depths of the new lounge chair than carried on with any zest for accomplishment. Waterlilies Welcome It is in just such weather, however, that the pool water […]

The general trek back home from vacations this month means more time can be spent with the garden. You can take it easy – relax in the hammock and do just the routine chores of watering, spraying and feeding. or if you live in the mild parts of California and the Southwest, you can start […]

The hot days of August are not conducive to active gardening, but we can enjoy the returns for our early labors: fruits, vegetables and flowers. Since the growth function of the plant must go on even in the heat, harvesting must be accompanied by watering, fertilizing, weeding and mulching. The big task is to see […]

It was quite a while, even months in some cases, before the full extent of damage by the March freeze could he fully determined. Some species of plants were only lightly damaged; others died lingering deaths; and still others were killed outright. From it all we should be able to draw some interesting and valuable […]