- Re-invigorate your houseplants by removing the top 1/4 inch of soil and top-dressing with fresh potting soil.
- Houseplants will be sensitive to overfeeding at this time of year. Provide lots of sunlight, fresh air, and frequent bathing for plants that seem a little worse for the winter.
- Test the germination of last year’s surplus seeds before ordering new ones. Place ten seeds between damp paper towels. Keep them consistently damp and in a dark place. Check germination rates to determine how many seeds to use for your real planting.
- Spread wood ashes around lilacs to benefit growth and bloom in the spring.
- Keep this in mind while pruning: fruit usually grows on the horizontal branches, rather than the vertical ones. Vertical branches may be trained
to become horizontal by weighting them down for a few weeks. This may also be done in the summer. - Start onions from seed now. They’ll be ready for setting out in April. Onions from seed are generally firmer and longer lasting than from sets.
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