How To Rototill Your Flower Garden This Spring
April 28, 2009
Many gardeners start off their spring flower beds by tilling the soil. This is not necessary for all gardens, but there are times that tilling is necessary for successful gardening. Tilling should be done only when the soil is relatively dry and is warm. If the ground is still frosty, the tilling should wait until the last of the frost is gone. The soil should be at least 60 degrees when it is tilled. If the soil is too wet, it will not be broken up well by the tiller, and you could even damage the machinery. To test whether or not the soil is too wet, pick some up and try to make a ball with it. If you can make a mud ball, the area is too wet for tilling. If the soil falls apart, it is dry enough for the tiller. Read more
Revive Your Wilting Roses
February 26, 2009
Roses are so beautiful that you will probably want to bring them indoors as cut flowers if your rose type works well as a cut rose. You may even give them as gifts to others so that they can share in the beauty of your roses. However, all cut roses eventually begin to wilt. With a little care, you can revive your wilting roses for a time in order to get more enjoyment from them. Read more
Winter Care For Roses
February 25, 2009
Any new growth on your rose plants may be damaged during the winter. To discourage growth late in the year, stop fertilizing your roses by the beginning of September. Stop pruning them around this time as well. Read more
Drying Your Roses
February 21, 2009
Once you have grown your own beautiful roses, you may not want them gone when the season is over. You may wish to see your beautiful roses again and again throughout the winter. You might also use your roses during a special occasion that you want to remember forever. Read more
Starting Flower Seeds inside.
January 16, 2009
I found a blog that is written by Stefanie that is documenting her starting flower seeds inside process. Looks like she is doing something right being she has 3 inch tall flowers in just 6 days. Check out the ongoing process she uses. You can find here blog by clicking on this link. http://whatstefcangrow.blogspot.com/
Watering Your Roses
December 21, 2008
Rose plants typically need a lot of water. They can withstand a lot of problems as long as the water supply is steady and plentiful. The key to watering them is to get the water down deep enough into the soil to benefit the roots. To make sure that the water has time to sink down into the roots before it evaporates, the watering should be done to maximize the length of time it spends in the soil. Read more
Annual Flower Seeds
October 10, 2008
Annual flowers experience one season of sprouting, blooming and growing before dying once the cold weather sets in. The most economical way for you is to use annual flower seeds instead of plants. You can get 1,000 seeds for what on plant would cost. Most of them don’t need regular fertilizing and are relatively easy to care for. Just a little fertilizer at the time the seeds are planted is generally enough for the year. And because annuals don’t last through the winter, there is no need to take any special winter precautions for them. They bloom, bring beauty to a garden, container or flower bed and then make way for other plants and flowers the following year.
With annual flowers, you are free to experiment with many different types of flowers to see which ones you enjoy most. If you find that one type is difficult to maintain, simply don’t plant that one the next year. There is no commitment when you grow annual plants. You can easily have a completely different garden from one year to the next without having to transplant the old flowers elsewhere to make room for new ones.
Annuals come in every imaginable color and can add a breathtaking array of flower sizes and shapes to a garden. They require very little maintenance and grow into lush green plants that will bring a garden to life with blooming flowers.
Keep Gardening. Jeff
