Friday, January 16, 2015

WINTER GARDENING

 A new year means a new garden season.  Weather you are growing houseplants indoors, feeding the birds, ordering seeds or shoveling snow, there is plenty of garden activities even in January. Keep the spirit of Christmas growing during the gray months of winter by watering the yuletide plants.  Amaryllis and Poinsettia need to be watered when the surface is dry to the touch.  Water the soil until it runs freely out of the drainage hole in the containers.  If a saucer is used, discard any water that collects in it.  Do not leave the plants standing in water.  Overly wet soils lack sufficient air, which results in root injury.

  Examine houseplants for signs of pests, focusing your attention on the new growth,