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Here are the four things that kill overwintering perennials. The first is too-wet soil. A soil that holds moisture over the winter tends to rot plant crowns. A winter that has an excess of …
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Why do my daffodils buds die? They come up normally with a wonderful bud and then fail to open and die? Doug says:If it's an older variety, the do tend to get bud blast (for which there is no cure) …
April 8 and this hellebore or Christmas rose earned first bloomer status as it normally does. Yeah, the foliage is winter-brown and I haven't trimmed it off to allow the flower to really …
And there are a few things you can do to help Mother Nature The soil is too wet A soil that holds excessive moisture over the winter will rot plant crowns. A winter that has a great …
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Overwintering water lilies isn’t all that difficult. There is only one major rule you have to remember, don’t freeze them. They might survive freezing, but the odds are that they …
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One of the things that many home gardeners use netting for is frost protection (but not insect control) but there is increasing use of fine netting in Europe that we can learn from here in our home …
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