February Gardening - Top Ten Growing Tips
Gardening Tip #1: Did you harvest and save some of your own seeds
for planting this spring? It's time to do a seed germination test, to make
certain the seeds are viable.
Learn
how.......
Gardening Tip #2: February 2nd is Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil,
the ground hog prognosticator, will let us know whether we can start our
indoor starts, or whether there will be six more weeks of winter... pray
for clouds.
Find out
now.......
Gardening Tip #3: Many home gardeners and professional farmers, plant
by the phases of the moon. What is that all about!?.
Find out
now.......
Gardening Tip #4: How are your houseplants? If they are not perky
enough, perhaps the soil pH is out of whack.
About
soil testers.
Find the proper
pH level for your indoor plant.
Gardening Tip #5: During Valentines, roses send a message from the
sender to the receiver. Not all roses sent are red, as the color of the rose
expresses the meaning.
The meaning of
each rose color.......
Gardening Tip #6: Did you ever think about a raised bed? Winter is
the perfect time to think about whether a raised bed is right for you, and
your flowers, vegetables and herbs.
Explore
raised garden beds.......
Gardening Tip #7: Many of us grow a variety of pepper plants. Some
are hot, and some are not. Do you have room to experiment with a variety
you've never grown before?....Kewl!!
Varieties
of Peppers.......
Gardening Tip # 8: As you prepare to plant your indoor starts, learn
how to avoid the deadly seedling Damping Off Disease.
Learn how......
Gardening Tip #9: Got Deer!? A lot of us do. Now is a great time to
discover what flowers deer are not fond of.
Deer
Resistant flowers.......
Gardening Tip #10: Are you ready to try growing a giant pumpkin? Perhaps,
you will shoot for the world record... why not!? You'll need to find out
just how big the world record is.
World
Record Giant Pumpkin.......
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