Spill the Beans Blog
Spill the Beans Blog
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Mini Greenhouses for the Eager Gardener
Has the weather been teasing you into thinking you might be able to plant seedlings early? What do you do when you have seedlings that are ready for transplanting into larger containers or into the ground but the last frost is still a month away? Is...
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Dahlia December
“D” is for Delightful Dahlias and for December. That should help you remember that if you are a dahlia devotee, the growing cycle of the dahlia is from December to December. What we do with our dahlias in December directly determines the...
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Rose Deadheading
We are now well into October and most of our rose bushes are fading with dull leaves, fewer blossoms and dropping yellow, brown or black leaves. The roses are getting tired and are trying to go to seed. It is time to keep the garden clean as it closes...
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Rose Garden Corral – October 2024
The October Master Gardener's Rose Cycle chart (https://napamg.ucanr.edu/files/254549.pdf) has us continuing to deadhead and removing infected leaves that show yellowing, black spots, browning edges and/or have pests lurking among the blossoms and...
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Rose Garden Corral – September 2024
September in the Master Gardeners' Rose Cycle chart (https://napamg.ucanr.edu/files/254549.pdf) has us continuing deadheading and cleaning out any suckers that grow up from the root ball. They generally do not produce any blooms, but they deplete...