Archive for May, 2010

Watering by hand in the summer

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Summer is with us now and we need to consider how and when to water.  It’s good to have an understanding of how we do this.
At this time of year always work in moist soil when setting out new plants.  Usually a drip irrigation system provides this but here’s a way that to makes sure […]

Adjusting to a Funny Spring

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Here we are at the beginning of May and the night temperatures read in the sixties and the day temperatures are in the nineties.  One result of these wide figures is that our soil temperatures hang around 65 degrees which is decidedly cool for this time of year.  Most reference books stress the importance of […]


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