Gardenias need acid soil, good drainage, ample water, full sun along coast, part shade inland, and regular fertilizing. If buds fall off it’s not from disease as often supposed, but because plants didn’t get 20 degrees difference between day and night temperatures during spring and early summer. Patios are often too warm at night. Insist […]
- Bees
- California Natives
- Composting
- Fertilizer
- Flowers
- Garden Q & A
- Herbs
- Irrigation
- Landscape Design
- Lawns & Grass
- Month by Month Gardening
- Organic Gardening
- Pat’s Journal
- Patio Plants
- Pests
- Planting
- Pots & Containers
- Pruning
- Seeds
- Shrubs
- Soils
- Succulents
- Trees
- Vegetables & Fruits
- Water Plants
- Weeds
Month by Month Gardening – Page 6
2 Comments
Question from Terry: Hi! My mom just came back from Europe. She had a layover in Amsterdam and thought that it would be a great idea to bring me some tulip bulbs. Help! She brought me 2 dozen and I don’t know what to do with them. I know that you are supposed to refrigerate […]
Categories : Flowers, Month by Month Gardening
Cool-season flowers peak in April. Knowledgeable gardeners plant these in fall, and by now their gardens are overflowing with flowers. If you didn’t do this don’t try to play catch-up by planting spring flowers now; it’s too late. You’ll get another chance next fall. Instead, get out and enjoy the beauty that surrounds us. Go […]
Categories : Gardening Tip, Month by Month Gardening
Next to October, March is the best planting month of the year. If you planted cool-season flowers last fall, however, your borders are already overflowing. So take advantage of March’s other virtue: It’s the first month of the year for planting summer vegetables. As soon as the ground is no longer soggy, dig up a […]
Categories : Month by Month Gardening, Planting
Q. Trying to follow the rose-pro method from the So CA month-by-month guide is my goal this year. However, I can’t seem to find milorganite anywhere. Is there another option that I can just plug into the rose-pro schedule instead of milorganite? A. Milorganite is still available at Ace Hardware among other locations. However, if […]
Categories : Month by Month Gardening, Roses
When choosing a wisteria, insist on a grafted specimen. Grafted wisterias bloom the first year after planting, but seed-grown plants may not bloom for 12 years after planting. Japanese wisterias (Wisteria floribunda) twine clockwise and have long flowers that open from top to bottom and bloom for a month or more. The leaves come out […]
Categories : Month by Month Gardening, Planting
Pat Welsh Organic and Southern California Gardening
Copyright © 2024 All Rights Reserved
Copyright © 2024 All Rights Reserved