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Garden Journal: August 2011

Karen — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:55:10 +0000

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Read 'Garden Journal: August 2011' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. As summer winds down the hot humid days of August have slowly ebbed and we have been blessed with some dryer air and cooler temperatures. Some rain has fallen but not enough to do with out the irrigation system, but enough to cool the plants off a bit [...]

Garden Journal: July, 2011

Karen — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:08:45 +0000

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Read 'Garden Journal: July, 2011' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. High temperatures and lots of rain have made July a difficult month. The lawn if already filled with brown areas due to fungus, a significant number of roses have lost their leaves, and mildew is covering squash, resistant phlox, and many other susceptible plants. Even the impatients and [...]

Garden Journal, June, 2011

Karen — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:27:25 +0000

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June has been difficult month with some very hot dry periods and some cold periods. Many plants are already struggling and the whole garden seems to want to bloom now before the horrific days of July get into full swing. On the bright side, this has been the [...]

Garden Journal: May, 2011

Karen — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:45:13 +0000

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May has been a good month for gardening. The weather has been cool and rains have been abundant. True, we had some down right cold days with more than enough rain to please the mildew and Botrytis in the rose garden, but most plants have done well and [...]

Garden Journal, April, 2011

Karen — Sun, 01 May 2011 01:35:14 +0000

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The month of April was gentle to the Piedmont of North Carolina where I live and brought ample rain and mild temperatures without the extremes that can characterize the month. All the plants rejoiced in their good luck and have been growing like never before. With virtually no [...]

Garden Journal: March 27, 2011

Karen — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:00:08 +0000

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I griped and grumbled last fall when the head gardener dragged me outside in the cold to plant our bulbs but right now I am glad he did it. The winter in North Carolina’s Piedmont has been good to the garden and recent high temperatures have encouraged [...]

Garden Journal: September 12, 2010

Karen — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:33:43 +0000

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whole week of good weather! We had sunny days, warm temperatures, low humidity and some showers thrown in for good luck. Some mornings were down right chilly and I am not complaining one bit. I even got to wear a sweatshirt. The plants seem to be loving [...]

Garden Journal: September 5, 2010

Karen — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:52:15 +0000

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Read 'Garden Journal: September 5, 2010' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. What a great week! We had nice sunny warm days with low humidity. No rain, however so we had to get the irrigation system going. The week was a busy one with two major projects. The first was extending the irrigation system to new areas; the second [...]

Garden Journal: August 29, 2010

Karen — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:50:33 +0000

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Sunny skies, high temperatures without humidity, and less rain have made gardening this week a pleasure. The soil has dried considerably and the fungi that have plagued the lawn are at bay; the blackspot too. As the school children start their new year I can’t help but [...]

Garden Journal: August 22, 2010

Karen — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:51:52 +0000

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Read 'Garden Journal: August 22, 2010' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. As we pass through the last weeks of August it appears that the heat and humidity will lift but in the meantime we still have more rain than the plants can handle and the brown spots in the grass have enlarged and increased in number so badly [...]