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Our Garden Gang's Just when you thought it was safe to come out of the garden...Winter Chores
Lawns and Flower Beds Press heaved plants back into the soil Avoid walking on frozen lawns Dreaming and Planning
Study mail-order catalogs. Order seeds, bulbs, and plants for spring Forcing Spring Bulbs Pot and chill bulbs for forcing. Move chilled bulbs indoors for forcing Shrubs and Trees Spray broad-leaved evergreens with anti-desiccant Apply burlap or other shrub wrap to tender shrubs Remove snow and ice from evergreens Prune off winter-damaged shoots and branches - bring flowering shrub cuttings in for forcing.
Sow hardy and half-hardy annual flower, vegetable, and herb, and tender annual seeds that require 12 weeks or more indoors for zones 5-7. Sow hardy and half-hardy annual flower, vegetable, and herb, and tender annual seeds that require 8 weeks or more indoors for zones 8+. House Plants
Continue to watch for insect or disease damage and take the necessary steps to control the problem. Cut down on feeding of houseplants. For those showing new growth, water with 1/2 the recommended strength of a good soluble house plant fertilizer with each watering. Feed the Birds
Provide a water source - a bird bath heater will be required for this, and clean and replace water daily. Keep
your feeders full - our little feathered friends
burn up a lot of energy trying to keep warm.
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your garden changes and additions
Perennial
and Annual Seeds
Put
out your old Christmas tree to provide cover and a place to roost - stick
peanut butter balls rolled in nuts, and suet balls onto the branches.