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Green Manure
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Preparing for Planting Roses - soil preparation should be completed about three weeks before planting in order to allow the ground to settle. For spring planting, it is better if the rose bed is prepared the preceding autumn. Beds for massed planting are best prepared by digging the wh... more Climbing Roses - Climbing roses are often slow starters and will not produce a profusion of flowers for at least two years after planting. They are, however, very long lived. They can be grown on arches, pergolas, fences and walls. There is a basic difference between ramb... more Rose Suckers - These are growths from the stock on which the rose has been budded. They occur not only on rosebushes, but also on climbers, ramblers and even standards. All suckers come from below the budding union and can be easily identified by drawing soil away to ch... more Cactus Pests and Disease - It is very important to watch your plants, and keep them healthy and vigorous, and never too crowded. It is much easier to prevent infestation than to cure it. Window collections are ideal places for insects, and it is therefore natural that pests increas... more Care of lawns in shaded areas - If the lawn-to-be will receive at least two hours of direct sunlight or its equivalent in dappled sunshine (very light shade with sun filtering in through for most of the day) ordinary grass mixtures intended for sunny places are satisfactory, but in plac... more Know Your Tree's Soil - A most important factor and one that determines the success of your garden is knowing what kind of soil you have and then choosing shrubs and trees that will be suited to it. Many plants will not grow well in acid or alkaline soils, so it is wise to take... more Green Manure - In a large garden a good plan is to rest one seventh of the area devoted to vegetables and cut flowers every year, and to sow this seventh with a green manure or cover crop which can be dug or ploughed in at the end of the season. A more intensive program... more |