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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 [...]

Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Perennials 4

Chuck — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:49:04 +0000

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This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing the type of plant or its broad characteristics. To play the game you identify [...]

Garden Journal: June 20, 2010

Karen — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:21:32 +0000

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Read 'Garden Journal: June 20, 2010' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. After torrential rains, the weather finally changed and heat and humidity came rolling in with the sun. Temperatures in the high 80’s are expected to lead to 90s in the next week. Great! Many plants will languish and shut down in the heat; others may succumb. The [...]

Garden Journal: June 13, 2010

Karen — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:26:01 +0000

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High temperatures and humidity, with occasional torrential rains set the stage for the gardens this week. The rain was wonderful for the vegetable but was a negative for the roses or at least for their spraying schedule. We have to spray in the morning when the hot [...]

Garden Journal: June 6, 2010

Karen — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:09:13 +0000

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Many hot and sunny days have pushed the plants to grow and flower but some are looking floppier than in other years. This was a productive week of work as I planted most of my annuals and started many seeds and cuttings to use later in the [...]

Garden Journal: June 21 2009

Karen — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:04:50 +0000

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Ample rain, high humidity, and cloudy days with just a touch of sun now and then set the stage for this week’s garden. Many plants seem to thrive while others languish but so far most are doing well. I saw quite a few mushrooms and I thought [...]