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It is never to late or to early for that matter to get ready for the upcoming year in the garden. It is actually a great time to find some good deals on seeds and tools. Many web stores are in the same position that the brick & motor stores are with the slump in our economy. They are offering good deals to try and keep sales at a level to at least sustain their businesses. You should take full advantage of any deals you can find when you see them because they might not be there the next time you visit that same site.
Labels: garden decor, gazing globes, gnomes, winter garden
When it comes time to put your plants to bed for the winter please do them a favor and do not cover them with plastic. If you forget in the spring to remove it in ample time you will kill your plants or seriously stunt the growth of your plants. Use instead something like burlap or natures own leaves or you can even use landscape fabric. Try not to use bows from near by trees as you will alter the shape and looks of those trees permanently. Plants need to breath and plastic would smother them and does not allow any moisture to reach the plants. People are tempted to use what ever is available but it will be well worth your time and effort to find and use the right products to keep your plants safe and healthy.
In the northern part of the country it is rapidly approaching time to button things down for the winter. You invest good hard earned money in all of your garden tools and lawn tools too. It does not take a lot of time to protect those tools for the winter months but in those short few months those same tools can rust at an alarming pace. A short amount of time with a piece of sandpaper can ready those tools for some well deserved oil or paint to protect the metal parts for the winter. While you are at it why not sharpen any tools that require sharpening before applying oil or paint to their surfaces.
Labels: drill, furniture plug, tools, winter
If you have not started yet, it is never to soon for people in the Northeastern part of the country to get thing ready for the long, cold, often snowy, winters we have here. Make some simple plant covers out of light plywood to protect your investment in those beautiful plants (and yes even the established plants) you have nurtured through the year. A good feeding before they go to bed will only insure when they wake up in the spring, that they have a head start.
Labels: garden decor, gazing balls, info, plant covers, plants, winter, yankee gardener