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Tweet Step By Step Guide to Repotting *Prepare plants by thoroughly watering a day or 2 ahead of time. *Select an area where you can make a mess and prepare the area with drop clothes or plastic. *Gently pull out … Continue reading

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Tip of the Week

Tweet Spring~ time to repot your houseplants Keeping plants healthy and growing seems like a big job.  A few easy steps can keep them thriving. Your plants may seem like they have not grown over the winter months.  This is … Continue reading

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Tweet Planting Fall Mums. Consider planting those fall favorites now!  Mums, from the Chrysanthermum Herbaceous family are planted outdoors for beautiful fall color.  To ensure you a better chance of  wintering over, plant as soon as possible to let the … Continue reading

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Should I Repot that Houseplant?

Tweet Spring is the perfect time of year to repot your houseplants, but first learn these tips to determine if they need to be rep0tted.  Some plants can go years without putting them in new soil and enlarging the pot. … Continue reading

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Tweet Seed & Plant Catalogs   Some things to consider while you are browsing those tempting “New this Year” and “Tried and True” landscape and edible collections. PH testing and soil type defining is reccomended through your county extension office … Continue reading

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Tweet The Best Water For Indoor Plants One of the facts of life is that we don’t know what’s in our water. One of the things we do know about, such as chlorine, is abhorred by plants. Confined to pots, indoor … Continue reading

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Tweet   Bring Those Houseplants Inside For all of you that took your houseplants outside and enjoyed them all Summer, it is now time to bring them back inside.  Once again your plants will need some individual care.  A well-planned … Continue reading

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Tweet  Make Over a Tired Container Are those outdoor mixed planters that were so beautiful just a few short weeks ago starting to look a bit tired? Has the heat of the season taken it’s toll on some of the … Continue reading

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Tweet         Summer Annuals – Quick Color from Six Packs When purchasing summer annuals pay close attention to shade vs. sun plants.  Plants won’t thrive if they are not in the correct amount of sun. Dig beds 12 inches deep with … Continue reading

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Tip of the Week

Tweet March is a great time to repot your houseplants because it is about to enter it’s most active season of growth. You can tell if a plant needs repotting by looking for the following 5 symptoms that a plant … Continue reading

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