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TIP: Easy to Start New Christmas Cactus Plants From Cuttings Once through blooming for the season, break off 4-5 joints, and insert broken end into a pot of moist potting soil. Make a mini greenhouse by placing a plastic bag over the pot, and secure it with a rubber band. The plastic bag shouldn't touch the plant, you can insert sticks in the soil to hold the bag away from the plant.

TIP: African Violets Cuttings To start a new plant clip off a leaf or use one that has broken off, dip the cut end in rooting hormone, stick it in a pot of moist sand or vermiculite. Cover the pot with a plastic bag (don't let the sides of the bag touch your leaf!) and in a few weeks your leaves will be rooted. I have even started these just in some water then moved to soil.

TIP: Starchy Greens? Plants like starch. Sprinkle cooled water from your pasta or potatoes over them.

TIP: Cool Tea or Tea from used Tea Bags is another treat for Plants.

TIP: Keep cats away from birdfeeders...try a Floss Silk Tree. It is fast growing and has sharp barbs on trunk.

TIP: Attract birds with a pond or bird bath or running fountain.

TIP: Hummingbirds like Red, Cosmos and Fuscia. They eat spiders, insects and fertilize flowers.

Before I moved, I had a balcony garden and in the Summer a family of Cardinals built their nest in a shrub adjoining it. They were so proud they sang all the time. A family of Bluejays were learning to fly and squealing and flying up onto the balcony. They become very tame if they get peanuts.

My flowers were in hanging baskets, animal planters, flower boxes, and large urns.

A great way to get ideas for your yard is to go on a Horticultural House Tour..........Fabulous way to spend an afternoon as well. Even if you are by yourself all the people are so friendly. It also helps Hoticultural Societies earn money and plant more gardens.

SOME TIPS FOR NATURAL GARDENING

Keep unwanted weeds and grass from coming up through cracks by pouring pure white vinegar in cracks. It works.

TOADS ARE GOOD The average toad will eat 50-100 insects every night - that's 10,000 to 20,000 insects during a gardening season. They help eliminate garden pests such as flies, grubs, slugs, cutworms, grasshoppers, and anything else they are fast enough to catch.

When along comes summer and our gardens and lawns need water to help them grow and look great. Water is a precious resource which none of us can afford to waste. There are many ways we can reduce the amount of water applied to our landscape and in many cases actually improve the health of plants. Here are some tips to help maximize the success of water and reduce the amount of water applied.
When applying water to any plant, water deeply and thoroughly.
If your soil has dried and hardened, water may not soak in thoroughly, so add 1 teaspoon of liquid dish soap per gallon of water and soak the root area.
Most plant roots are very near the surface of the soil and can dry out quickly in sun and wind. Adding a layer of mulch will help reduce evaporation and insulate the soil. Avoid watering at night when insects and disease are most active.
Use water timers and avoid letting the water run for extended times. You can easily add battery timers to your hose system. Even the simple water shut off timers can help a great deal.
For a more sophisticated, automatic system, consider installing an underground irrigation system. We can even help you figure out everything you need.
Plants, which dry out rapidly and require frequent irrigation, can benefit by applying a non-toxic biodegradable spray like anti-stress 2000) which slows the evaporation rate of moisture from the plant. One application should protect the plants for several weeks.
Loosen soil and aerate lawns. Compacted soil will resist water penetration and allow water to run off. Where possible lightly cultivate around plants but not too deep.
Lawns should be aerated (which is the removing of cores of soil) by machine. Rent the machine or hire a company to do the job. You can either rake up the cores and add them to your compost pile, or you can leave them and they will breakdown into your lawn through the mowing process.
Lawns should be watered less often but deeply. To be sure you are applying water evenly, set out tuna or pet food containers about every ten feet from the edge to edge and see how long it takes to fill them and how evenly they fill. Lawns dry faster on slopes and next to paved areas where supplemental irrigation can be useful. Set your mower higher during hot weather. The longer blades help the lawn tolerate the stress of heat. Finally try not to cut off more than 1/3 of the height of the grass each time.
For container plants, use a drip irrigation to allow the water to be applied slow and deep. They are very easy to install.
Be sure to inspect valves and faucets for drips, which can not only waste water, but can be harmful to plants do to wet soil. ********************************
TIP: There is now a Fall Pansy that blooms again in the Spring. Pansies are one flower you can plant very early as they don't mind frost. I have used them in hanging baskets, as well, and they are very attractive.

Keep Bugs and Critters out of flower beds with this mixture:
1 cup sugar and 1 cup vinegar mixed. Place in flat dish in garden and when sugar attracts bugs, vinegar will finish them off.

Cut Flowers....add a few tablespoons vinegar to keep fresh longer ...

TIP: Monochromatic Gardens...For something different this year choose your favorite color and use flowers of many shades of this. Have a variety of textures and choose plants so there will be some flowers at all times.

We have fabulous gardens along Lake Victoria in the center of Stratford leading to the Shakespearean Festival..

TIP: Dust your indoor plants and add shine by using milk to wipe the dust from them.

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