Gardening Tips!

If your gardenia leaves are turning yellow, mix a cup of rotted manure or cottonseed meal into the top layer of soil and keep moist.

Compost test! When you see mushrooms growing in your compost pile you know you've done something right!

..a term used for helping tough or large seeds like moonflower, lotus or beet seeds to germinate. It means to scratch, file, expose to dampness, freeze and thaw or soak in hot water. Nut or fruit seeds may need a tap from a hammer. Not to be confused with "stratification" which means to give a seed a cold or warm treatment.

Mosquitos
Check your yard and garden, including potted plants or any object that may hold stagnant water where mosquitos can easily breed. Recently tv news reported a migration to the Southeast of the certain species of mosquitos that transmit Encephalitis.

Earthworms
If you should happen upon an earthworm, consider yourself lucky. Earthworms are a gardener's friend. They not only aerate the soil by tunneling down about five feet, they also fertilize it. They lay their eggs near the top of the soil. The new worms emerge as tiny pieces of thread and are very hard to see. They instantly go to work and care for themselves and your garden.

Hair is a great source of nitrogen for your garden. Add it to your compost heap. Kept moist, hair disintegrates quickly and has 28 times more nitrogen than manure.


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Share your garden space with spiders, to help rid your garden of harmful or annoying insects. Spiders are better than any chemical insecticide deterrent and they'll create their webs where they're needed most. Try a winter carrot garden this year. Sounds zany! Wait until next winter's snowfall, go out to your carrot patch, dig through the snow and into the cold soil and dig up fresh homegrown carrots when you need them most. Start a late season row and try it. Tasty beta-carotene! No, we're not ready for tea just yet! You know that old holly root or cudzu root you just can't seem to be rid of no matter how deep you dig. Each year new growth comes back and seems to say, "I'm back!" . My grandmother taught me a neat trick. Dig and chop to your heart's content, then pour a pot of boiling hot water onto that old root. Voila! Troubled with slugs last year? Plan to set slug traps. Here's an easy one you can make yourself. Cut off completely the top half of a one or two liter plastic soda bottle. Place bait (beer works) into the bottom half and reverse the top half to fit into the bottom piece. The slugs will crawl in after the bait and trap themselves. This also prevents animals from disturbing your trap. When the trap is full, throw away bottle and slugs and start over with a new bottle.	Want to know if your garden soil is ready for planting? Try this test. Crumble a piece of rich chocolate cake with your hand. (You are allowed to lick your fingers.) Now grab a handful of dirt and crumble it through your fingers. (Do not lick your fingers.) When a handful of soil, crumbles in your hand just as the cake did, your soil is ready for seeds or transplants. Oh my, they're covered with ants! The peony is a beautiful flower and attracts ants as well as humans. It's a good thing, too, because the ants keep all harmful insects away from the plant...no chewed blossoms or leaves. Just shake Ms. Ant off to bring a few fresh cut peonies into your home. Frogs and especially toads are a gardener's best friends. They are voracious insect eaters. Encourage them with moving water - a small stream or pond. Healthy plants are a result of healthy organic soil and are better able to withstand insect invasions. Some beneficial insects are ground beetles, lacewings, ladybugs and praying mantis. Using toxic anti-insect sprays will cause these garden friends to move away and leave your garden prey to harmful insects such as aphids, mites, mealy bugs and others. Fig Propagation: Start a new fig tree. It's easy. You'll need a cutting about 3/8 inch in diameter from old wood 10 to 12 inches long. Root in desired spot, 6 to 7 inches deep with one bud protruding above ground. The fig needs winter protection from the north wind. Start near the house or out building. Water, Fertilize sparingly when new leaves sprout. No cultivation is needed.	If your gardenia leaves are turning yellow, mix a cup of rotted manure or cottonseed meal into the top layer of soil and keep moist. Compost test! When you see mushrooms growing in your compost pile you know you've done something right! ..a term used for helping tough or large seeds like moonflower, lotus or beet seeds to germinate. It means to scratch, file, expose to dampness, freeze and thaw or soak in hot water. Nut or fruit seeds may need a tap from a hammer. Not to be confused with "stratification" which means to give a seed a cold or warm treatment. Mosquitos Check your yard and garden, including potted plants or any object that may hold stagnant water where mosquitos can easily breed. Recently tv news reported a migration to the Southeast of the certain species of mosquitos that transmit Encephalitis. Earthworms If you should happen upon an earthworm, consider yourself lucky. Earthworms are a gardener's friend. They not only aerate the soil by tunneling down about five feet, they also fertilize it. They lay their eggs near the top of the soil. The new worms emerge as tiny pieces of thread and are very hard to see. They instantly go to work and care for themselves and your garden. Hair is a great source of nitrogen for your garden. Add it to your compost heap. Kept moist, hair disintegrates quickly and has 28 times more nitrogen than manure.