Starting seeds is easy, fun and can be very rewarding. All one needs is a little soil, sand, vermiculite, a container, egg or cottage cheese carton, a warm, bright spot, and the seed. Then follow-up watering to keep the seed moist until it germinates.
March in the Pacific Northwest means it is time to prune roses. If you want large flowers with long stems and attractive rose bushes, now is the time to get out your pruning shears. Rose pruning is really quite simple. You will need a pair of gloves to protect your hands from the thorns and …
Winter is the time to think about pruning many plants in the garden. However, never prune for the sake of pruning, prune only the plants that need pruning. Roses are a good example of plants that need pruning, as do raspberries, clematis and sometimes hydrangeas, lilacs and others.
Of the many products available, it is important to select the most efficient and easiest type for your particular need, whether it be for applying insecticides, fungicides, weed killers, liquid fertilizers or wetting agents.