Two words bring together my feelings about gardening: appreciation and fascination. At the end of December, when time seems compressed and hasty, tasks are many and quiet moments few, the garden gives us time to appreciate a slower, gentler pace.…
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Harvesting and Drying Sunflowers
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There’s more to harvesting and drying sunflowers than many professional growers realize How soon you decide to harvest them will depend largely on energy costs, temperatures, and whether you prefer them to dry naturally
Storage Tips For Sunflowers
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The manner in which you store your sunflowers can play an important role in the preservation of your seeds (as well as the ease with which they’re unloaded) For example, if there is excess moisture during storage, it’s possible for the moisture to freeze the seeds, causing breakage
Easy To Grow Summer Flowers
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Late spring is the perfect time to plant seeds for easy to grow summer flowers The soil needs to be warm enough for germination and the spring rains will help the seedlings get going
Creating a Beautiful Perennial Border
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<div style=”float:left; margin:0 15px 10px 0″><img src=”http://www.gardensimply.com/graphics/1437.jpg” width=”235″ height=”166″></div> By Guest Author: Peter Gordon These are the steps I take in preparing and creating a genuine herbaceous border that is purely dedicated to herbaceous plants and does not include the…