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10 Easy Things to Do Now for a Better Garden Next Spring

August 12, 2021 admin

Whether you’re a newbie gardener or an experienced green thumb, you’ve probably learned that much of gardening is about delayed gratification. Nothing—and we mean nothing—happens overnight when it comes to growing beautiful flowers, herbs and veggies. That’s why late summer and fall are great times to do some basic chores to get ahead of yourself and prepare your garden for next spring.

After a long, hot summer with humidity, disease, and insects wreaking havoc on your plants, your garden likely needs some TLC. Even your lawn could benefit from a little extra love right now. The cooler temperatures are

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Spring rains had garden downsides. Watch for summer diseases

August 3, 2021 admin

Heavy springtime rains caused problems in the garden. Leaf spot disease, as the name implies, shows up as a circular lesion, as on this anemone.

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Growing up on a Kansas farm, the weather was a daily topic of discussion. Rain, no rain, hot or dry: The work on the farm depended on the forecast. After I moved away, my sons knew when Grandma and Grandpa Patton called, the conversation always included the weather and the coinciding tasks on the farm.

Even though I am in the city now, the weather is still a daily topic of conversation.

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