tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314281162024-03-13T13:48:32.809-05:00A Garden in Bethlehem PAA Garden JournalMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.comBlogger492125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-34296324448249763552013-10-21T09:52:00.002-05:002013-10-21T09:52:57.686-05:00No Care Mums
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">It’s true.
Nothing was done to these mums this year. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were not pinched back, though that might
have made them more compact -- just the regular bit of compost and mulch and a
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Shefffield
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feet tall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">One little
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Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-26931043491413978832013-06-11T09:13:00.000-05:002013-06-11T09:13:19.927-05:00Handicapped Gardener
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In early April, since I’m unstable standing or walking, I
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</span>Knockout <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">®</span> Rose sitting on my roll-a-long walker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I gathered all my equipment and settled next
to the bush with my hand pruner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Imagine
my surprise when my hands we no longer strong enough to squeeze my favorite
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://bethlehem-pa-gardening.blogspot.com/2010/08/sunny-knock-out-rose.html">See Sunny Knockout® Roseblog August 28, 2010</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://bethlehem-pa-gardening.blogspot.com/2012/06/inclusion-body-myositis-ibm.html">Inclusion Body Myositus (IBM) blog June 10, 2012</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-60171041787350586172013-02-20T17:43:00.000-05:002013-02-20T17:43:14.327-05:00Alert! - Impatiens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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and breeding work across North America and this article is intended to give
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The first of the spring shows to put you in a better mood
in this frigid winter is<a href="http://shoppalmerparkmall.com/calendar/event/13181"> Adventures in Agriculture</a>. <strong>February 8, 9 and 10</strong>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Palmer Park Mall in Easton will transform
into a showplace for antiques, crafts, gardening, hobbies, 4-H projects,
organically grown food and much more. There is something for everyone adults
and children alike.</span></div>
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<strong>March 8, 9, and 10</strong> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <a href="http://www.valleyflowershow.com/">Valley Flower,Garden, and Pool Show</a> turns <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ag Hall at
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Master Gardeners will hold the annual Spring Garden Series
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</span>Topics will benefit novice and experienc ed gardener.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Offered in <strong>Lehigh County 3/19 and 4/2</strong> and Northampton
County 3/20 and 4/.3 Topics include Salsa Gardening, Culinary Herbs, Lasagna
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Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-84256823347624363702013-01-19T15:17:00.000-05:002013-01-20T09:32:33.566-05:00Amaryllis <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This is first time I’ve had 12 blooms at the same time.
There are three flower stalks with 4 flowers each from 2 bulbs. Quite a
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The blooms are also earlier this year than usual. I brought
the bulbs in from outside the same time as usual – the end of August. But they
were put in a cool room in front of a window instead of under a table. They
were completely ignored until after Thanksgiving, as uaual, when they were watered and
brought down to a warm room in front of a bright window. The old foliage was
cut off and in a few days a shoot appeared. Other years they were left under the table and brought out after a shoot appeared. The little changes made a big difference.</span></div>
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Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-60735305744526443242012-12-23T12:03:00.000-05:002012-12-23T12:03:14.249-05:00MERRY CHRISTMAS<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I’ve been gone from this blog
for a long time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I learn to live life
as a handicrapped<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Freudian slip?)
person*, I find I need to adapt to all kinds of challenges. I’ve lost dexterity
in my hands. (This note was typed the old fashioned way.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, I’m learning to use “Dragon – NaturallySpeaking”
speech recognition software. Hopefully, I’ll get back to gardening and blogging
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In the meantime, I wish you all a <span style="color: red;">M</span>erry <span style="color: red;">C</span>hristmas and
<span style="color: red;">J</span>oyful <span style="color: red;">H</span>olidays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope your 2012 garden
was spectacular and your 2013 garden is even better. </span></div>
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June 10, 2012 blog <a href="http://bethlehem-pa-gardening.blogspot.com/2012/06/inclusion-body-myositis-ibm.html">“Inclusion Body Myositis [IBM</a>].”) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Grape tomatoes either have improved since they were introduced
in the late 1990’s OR I’ve learned to appreciate them more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They seem sweeter and firmer to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are convenient for salads or snacks, or roasted,
or grilled or right off the vine – I keep a bowl on the kitchen counter for a
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Grape tomatoes have ripened in abundance since August and
need to be picked every 2<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></sup>or 3<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></sup>days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I often cut them in half and sometimes in slices
to avoid an embarrassing mouth-geyser.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve
also shared their sweetness with neighbors.</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Two of my favorites are grape tomato ‘Sweet Thing’ (shown
here) and grape tomato ‘Juliet’ (grown by a friend).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Do you grow grape tomatoes? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What are your thoughts on the modern grape
tomato? Which variety is your favorite?</span></div>
Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-39312525248863903732012-09-09T13:56:00.000-05:002012-09-12T06:40:28.364-05:00Coleus and Amaryllis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It’s time for me to think about fall cleanup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I work so slowly these days that if I start
now I may finish in time to spread mulch in late winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XGstmaZi5EY/UEzlNGWMUcI/AAAAAAAAEQk/wZKYb3llEpg/s1600/+Garden+9-8-2012_00.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XGstmaZi5EY/UEzlNGWMUcI/AAAAAAAAEQk/wZKYb3llEpg/s200/+Garden+9-8-2012_00.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial;">The coleus filled some spots in the garden this year as
usual.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like to take cuttings to root for
next year in late August.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I definitely
get cuttings and bring in any plants that spent the summer outside as the
nights get cool and before the heat is turned on in the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-loHChxk58Hw/UEzkybJFQBI/AAAAAAAAEQc/OD0fDHM5-ZA/s1600/+Garden+9-8-2012_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-loHChxk58Hw/UEzkybJFQBI/AAAAAAAAEQc/OD0fDHM5-ZA/s200/+Garden+9-8-2012_05.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial;">Last week I brought the amaryllis in from their summer
home on the deck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll stop watering and
trim off the dead and dying leaves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
bulbs will rest until Thanksgiving when I will add a little potting soil and
begin to water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, hope for a
spectacular February bloom.</span></div>
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their prime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So it goes – as another
summer winds down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">BETHLEHEM GARDEN CLUB MEETING - Visitors Welcome</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
Sixth generation herbalist Susanna Reppert-Brill discusses tea
blending, tea <br />
parties, and growing your own herbs for tea at on September 20th at
the<br />
monthly meeting of the
Bethlehem Garden Club. 1:00 p.m. at Advent<br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Moravian Church, 3730 Jacksonville Road, Bethlehem,
18017.</span><br />
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Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-1231097455455284312012-08-19T09:51:00.000-05:002012-08-19T09:51:18.903-05:00Workshops for the Gardener<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Immerse yourself in a day full of gardening topics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will be an exciting day full of gardening
information and fun.</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://extension.psu.edu/northampton/events/workshops-for-the-gardener"><span style="font-size: large;">Master Gardener Workshops for the Gardener</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 15, 2012</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 696 Johnson
Road, Nazareth, PA 18064</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">All day seminar</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> includes sessions topics:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Macro-Photography, Backyard Habitat,
Composting, Vermiposting , Food Preservation, Seed Starting, Small Space
Gardening, Fruit Trees, Hypertufa, Year Round Gardening, Invasive Plants,
Pruning.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Keynote address</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> "Pollinators" by Dr Anita
Collins, USDA-ARS, retired. Dr. Collins has done research on honey bees for
more than 40 years and is currently collaborating on a survey of native bees
east of the Mississippi with the U.S. Geological Survey <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Garden Fair:</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> vendors with Birdhouses, gardening
books, perennial plants, jewelry and more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hurry. Registration ends August 31. Click </span><a href="http://extension.psu.edu/northampton/events/workshops-for-the-gardener"><span style="font-size: large;">here </span></a><span style="font-size: large;">then click on “Workshops for
the Gardener Brochure” for registration information and form.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">More information or questions call:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Call Northampton County Extension Office (610) 746-1970.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lehigh County Extension Office (610) 391-9840<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-75725827143515560522012-08-15T09:10:00.000-05:002012-08-15T09:13:16.773-05:00The Season of the Lily<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There is truth in saying “buyer beware”. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Season of the Oriental Lily has passed for another
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>July is the month of lilies for
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of my favorite plants, they
mostly take care of themselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are
reliable and bloom every year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Lilium ‘American Dream’ purchased from White Flower Farm
in 2003 grows to 7 feet tall in my front garden. From one bulb I now have about
10 to 15 flower bearing stalks filled with large fragrant blooms in July.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beautiful true-to-type.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Casablanca may be my favorite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heavily fragrant and somehow angelic, I
purchased 3 bulbs from Brecks in 2009.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beautiful true-to-type </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I bought some bargain bulbs labeled Casablanca and
Stargazer from a vendor at the Philadelphia Flower Show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This lily labeled Stargazer does not look
like any Stargazer I’ve ever seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nice but not true to type.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This Pretty peachy colored lily came in the same batch from the bargain vendor but it
is neither Casablanca nor Stargazer. Beautiful but not true to anything
I imagined.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I would not buy inexpensive bulbs from unknown vendors
again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a mixed bunch of lilies.
Pretty but not what I had planned. </span></div>
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Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-77427190602244174502012-07-25T12:42:00.000-05:002012-07-25T12:42:11.512-05:00Vacation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I went away for a week and a day</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">for a little rest and a little play.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Trimmed some hosta and several astilbe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A gardener is a gardener and always will be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">---within
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">three award
winning gardens!! </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Come to our
exciting show, </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">tour the
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">shop and dine
for a fabulous summer experience.</span></div>
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<br /></div>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-40438434989270327852012-06-26T07:53:00.000-05:002012-06-26T07:53:12.472-05:00A Delicate Combination<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Pastel pink and baby blue - I would have never planned
this combination thinking it too bland. I think it works here because neither bloom
is overpowering. The quantity of forget-me-nots seems to balance the larger mum
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The self-sowing Forget-Me-Not seeds followed gravity down
the mulch slope over the winter and geminated in the Clara Curtis Mums.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s what I love about the self-sowers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every year I see surprising combination
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Mum ‘Clara Curtis’, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">Dendranthema zawadskii</span></i>, planted in 2004 from
Wayside, blooms all summer. I cut it back just a little in late fall. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In spring it has always started to bloom early
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Annual Forget-Me-not ‘Blue Bird’ <i><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">Myosotis dissitiflora, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">planted directly in the garden in</span> 2006 with
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Mum ‘Clara Curtis’ info from Suite 101 <a href="http://suite101.com/article/chrysanthemum-rubellum-clara-curtis-a334378">here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Forget-Me-Not info from Backyard Gardener <a href="http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pd_74d3.html">here</a>. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I’ve been trying</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;"> to write this blog for a year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Last year I was diagnosed with <a href="https://www3447.ssldomain.com/myositis/template/page.cfm?id=185">Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM).</a> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a somewhat rare affliction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According
to some experts, IBM affects about 15 people in 100,000. It is apparently both
an inflammatory and a degenerative muscle disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cause is unknown and there is no
cure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Falling down is what we do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I continue to garden with help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I continually search for tools to make
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There is so much more to explore in the world of
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pictures from
<a href="http://www.hortulusfarm.com/index.html">Hortulus Farm, Garden and Nursery</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a non-profit foundation in Wrightstown,
Pa. Bucks County. The reasonably priced plant sales’ profits go towards
preserving the beautiful grounds and gardens. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was definitely worth the trip.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I visited<a href="http://www.chanticleergarden.org/"> Chanticleer</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">in Wayne, Pa for the first time in May.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I can truthfully say I have never seen a more beautiful
garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The use of color and texture is
breathtaking. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the large gardens,
there is a subtle beauty with repeating colors drawing your eye along. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The smaller beds contain more than a few
surprises. The gardens flow from area to area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I took a few pictures but there is no way I could capture
the creative artistry that is Chanticleer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I hope to go back soon to take in more of the design artistry. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Read all about Chanticleer including history, plant lists
and what’s blooming now <a href="http://www.chanticleergarden.org/">here</a>.</span></div>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-85983466495903538612012-04-24T13:37:00.000-05:002012-04-24T13:37:29.378-05:00Dry Shade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Spotted Dead Nettle (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lamium maculatum) </i>thrives In the dry shade of our old French Lilac.
I moved the dead nettle two or three years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thirty cultivars provide a diverse plant list to choose
from. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Among Glories of Snow and Grape
Hyacinths (above), 'Purple Dragon' on the left shows a lot of silvery leaf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>'Elizabeth De Haas' to the right has a silver
stripe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The flowers are almost
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lamium</i> 'White
Nancy' differs only in flower color.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This yellow-leaved cultivar was a pass-a-long from a
friend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know its name but it
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lamium maculatum </i>is
rabbit and deer resistant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t noticed
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Simple to maintain and brightly marked, dead nettle is a good
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Plant Evaluation Notes from Chicago Botanic Gardens
<a href="http://www.chicagobotanic.org/downloads/planteval_notes/no23_lamiums.pdf">here</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-47832465914064151202012-04-01T06:37:00.001-05:002012-04-01T06:40:51.989-05:00Spring Ahead<div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LX4eQceELVs/T3g6XIBl51I/AAAAAAAAEK4/vo2tD4b4en4/s1600/Garden%2B3-28-2012_02.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726391095167149906" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LX4eQceELVs/T3g6XIBl51I/AAAAAAAAEK4/vo2tD4b4en4/s400/Garden%2B3-28-2012_02.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Spring ahead means more this year than a change to daylight saving time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spring in the garden this year is weeks ahead of schedule.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">.</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://bethlehem-pa-gardening.blogspot.com/2009/04/pjm-rhododendron.html">PJM Rhododendron</a> (above),</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>usually blooms in the middle to end of April.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t bothered by below freezing temperatures the other night. Last spring, I trimmed about 1/3 off <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and I’ll cut it back by another third when it’s finished blooming this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s just getting too big for the space. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">About ¾ of the mulch has been spread. The <a href="http://bethlehem-pa-gardening.blogspot.com/2009/04/lenten-rose.html">Helleborus’</a> (Lenten Rose ‘Royal Heritage’) </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nodding blooms continue their long bloom time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mulch makes it all look pretty.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726390565657356898" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JsKlEjHkJL0/T3g54TcnqmI/AAAAAAAAEKs/jsLVItsv178/s320/Garden%2B3-28-2012_01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Daffodil season is winding down and some daffs are ready for <a href="http://bethlehem-pa-gardening.blogspot.com/2009/04/deadheading-bulb-flowers.html">dead heading</a>. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726390190256678482" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zFCRgxvvdMQ/T3g5ic-H5lI/AAAAAAAAEKg/Zbvz7a6qmuA/s320/Garden%2B3-28-2012_05.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pieris Japonica ‘Mountain Fire’ is finishing its pretty winter bloom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the blooms are gone, new growth will be bright a burgundy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is what I call a bonus plant – winter bloom and summer color. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726389883331491538" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rdlbOCIE3Ts/T3g5QlldNtI/AAAAAAAAEKU/yHumXymxE1E/s320/Garden%2B3-28-2012_13.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The <a href="http://bethlehem-pa-gardening.blogspot.com/2011/03/mophead-hydrangea.html">mop head hydrangea</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(<em>Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Venice”) </em>is leafing out dodging the frosts so far. I cut it for shape last summer. I will only need to cut off the dead branches this spring. We’ll see how well it blooms this year after last summer’s haircut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726389407336358690" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Ox1wpCpXvc/T3g404XX4yI/AAAAAAAAEKI/EgRMooVWIxE/s320/Garden%2B3-28-2012_16.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The early spring makes me feel like I need to hurry to catch up when, in reality, I need to slow down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The last frost date here in zone 6 is around May 15.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over a month till it’s time to put out tender annuals and vegetables. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s also important that the soil be warm enough to promote healthy growth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">. </div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The coleuses will have to wait for their outside debut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726389131269010002" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-49X7jrHlnQU/T3g4kz7yclI/AAAAAAAAEJ8/JLISWTVE4-c/s320/Garden%2B3-28-2012_20.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-23467162368554602052012-03-29T06:06:00.008-05:002012-03-29T06:31:06.175-05:00More Philly Flower Show Photos<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-piLHESJogGE/T3RGC5UhlTI/AAAAAAAAEJw/jNYh_MPJEdk/s1600/Philly%2BFlower%2BSho%2B3-11-2012_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 266px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725278041855333682" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-piLHESJogGE/T3RGC5UhlTI/AAAAAAAAEJw/jNYh_MPJEdk/s400/Philly%2BFlower%2BSho%2B3-11-2012_09.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:Arial;">From the tiny scuba tanks to the little hanging baskets, Miniature Setting winner Irene Sobotincic’s “Taking the Plunge” scuba shop captured a still life of homegrown Hawaiian commerce.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:Arial;">.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Anthurium and red lights mimicked a lava flow in the popular display “Pele” by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schafer Designs.<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 266px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725277613063660418" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-21h_4PBGiMM/T3RFp78n44I/AAAAAAAAEJk/CGWmWGfE_js/s400/Philly%2BFlower%2BSho%2B3-11-2012_21.jpg" /></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:Arial;">A few of the thousands of orchids in the displays.</span></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 266px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725277300775761202" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ssE-QlLswag/T3RFXwlYtTI/AAAAAAAAEJY/SB_zePWlswc/s400/Philly%2BFlower%2BSho%2B3-11-2012_03.jpg" /><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Temple University Ambler School of Environmental Design is always an environmental treasure trove.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year a rain garden accompanied by a handout with a diagram and plant list was another testament to Temple’s attention to detail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 266px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725276983196155842" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_Xlsnhqzhbo/T3RFFRggf8I/AAAAAAAAEJM/CkVKdrg-ktw/s400/Philly%2BFlower%2BSho%2B3-11-2012_28.jpg" /><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:Arial;">A model of Philadelphia City Hall and surrounding gardens was presented by Philadelphia Water Department’s “Green City, Clean Water” “Islands of Green in an Urban Sea.” </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 266px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725276143441679778" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p-om5d0sYMs/T3REUZLcFaI/AAAAAAAAEJA/-y7bAViLt2Q/s400/Philly%2BFlower%2BSho%2B3-11-2012_23.jpg" /></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"> As always, there was lots to see at this flower show!</div></div></div></div></div></div>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-60195120353722817452012-03-19T04:56:00.004-05:002012-03-19T05:08:40.121-05:00Philadelphia International Flower Show<div><div>HAWAII, ISLANDS OF ALOHA<br /><br />If ever my digital camera is going to give me problems, you can bet it will be at the Philly Flower Show. I’ll post a few of the less grainy pictures later.<br /><br />I must say I was a little disappointed with the show. I couldn’t put my finger on what didn’t quite work. Finally it came to me - Hawaii is bright and colorful - The convention center was dark as usual. I think this is one time overhead lighting would have enhanced the show. Despite thousands of colorful orchids and hundreds of stately palm trees, the displays never seemed to capture the essence of Hawaii.<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 266px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721547353161837810" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jtzaTx-DEvw/T2cFAO7JrPI/AAAAAAAAEI0/FhmmmPxxI2g/s400/Philly%2BFlower%2BSho%2B3-11-2012_02.jpg" /><br /><br />Of course it may be impossible to capture the magnificence of the real thing.<br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 266px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721546621208290530" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NB39OSt0gyA/T2cEVoL05OI/AAAAAAAAEIo/2fjUyhirbu4/s400/Calif_Hwai%2B-2009_178.jpg" /></div></div>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-17898156816741877192012-03-15T06:07:00.010-05:002012-03-15T06:25:30.519-05:00Perfect Weather for Spring Cleanup<div><div><div><div><div><div><em>before</em></div><div> <img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 213px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720082236983193794" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q8YgoT5s_S8/T2HQfP1nsMI/AAAAAAAAEIc/0s7akxfW9sU/s320/Garden%2B3-8-2012_02.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div>after<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 213px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720081692402089730" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QhCeKMjeVls/T2HP_jHXfwI/AAAAAAAAEIE/JFw0gvDY-P8/s320/Garden%2B3-8-2012_07.jpg" /><br /></div><div> </div><div>Thank you Mother Nature.<br /><br />The beautifully warm days recently have given a jump start to spring garden cleanup. I am feeling very organized this year. Last fall I did a better than average fall garden cleanup so there’s not as much to do this spring. Add a week of heavenly spring weather and I’ll be ready for mulch next week.<br /><br />Another help to move the cleanup along is the tool I bought at the Philadelphia Flower show. It’s</div><div>called a Leaf Lifter from <a href="http://www.bettergardentools.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8&products_id=15">Better Garden Tools.</a></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720081318492708786" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CxvsFMJs6T4/T2HPpyMbH7I/AAAAAAAAEH4/DBKE0Dx0cFc/s320/Garden%2B3-12-2012_02.jpg" /><br /> <div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720081018962858258" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2ZklbPJ6I6s/T2HPYWW8URI/AAAAAAAAEHs/Wi1gDFfVNEE/s320/Garden%2B3-12-2012_01.jpg" /><br /> </div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720080697082634642" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hhvIlZn8Vgc/T2HPFnQt4ZI/AAAAAAAAEHg/TRyuIijGH3I/s320/Garden%2B3-12-2012_03.jpg" /><br /> It's saving my old back.</div></div></div></div></div>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-26474851392940547012012-03-09T04:58:00.007-05:002012-03-09T05:22:35.436-05:00Crocus<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CKvaylSVYgY/T1nZCg7UVdI/AAAAAAAAEHU/a6VkwaJepEc/s1600/Garden%2B3-8-2012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717839839145252306" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CKvaylSVYgY/T1nZCg7UVdI/AAAAAAAAEHU/a6VkwaJepEc/s400/Garden%2B3-8-2012.jpg" /></a><br />Is it my imagination or are the crocuses prettier than usual this year? They are definitely a couple of weeks earlier. I planted hundreds of crocus between 2003 and 2005.<br /><br />I remember walking around the garden in spring and sticking tongue depressors in the soil as markers so I would remember where I wanted to plant more bulbs in November. I remember digging all the little holes on chilly November days. I remember watering them in and sprinkling the soil with cayenne pepper to try to fool the squirrels.<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717839182399418642" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J1W12_8diIc/T1nYcSW6MRI/AAAAAAAAEHI/SJ3aLhULuZA/s320/Garden%2B3-8-2012_03.jpg" /><div><div><div><div><div><div> </div><div> </div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 213px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717838914182108978" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lw_vJbweY1M/T1nYMrK61zI/AAAAAAAAEG8/4NZOdwc_fs4/s320/Garden%2B3-8-2012_06.jpg" /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717837553078774034" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3lnVIJ_MR3M/T1nW9cqmKRI/AAAAAAAAEGw/Kydwnpc7Fjg/s320/Garden%2B3-8-2012_10.jpg" /><br />It was definitely worth the effort.<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 213px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717837257318809954" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0QHbZeelPcs/T1nWsO37QWI/AAAAAAAAEGk/Q7cmllrGRMk/s320/Garden%2B3-8-2012_12.jpg" /></div></div></div></div></div>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-68810117944953930282012-02-22T12:59:00.008-05:002012-02-22T14:48:48.800-05:00"Tomato Growing Secrets"<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712027605671648082" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g1zQf0kFRNs/T0Uy1_9Im1I/AAAAAAAAEGY/jJqbniuK4Oo/s400/tomato_.jpg" /><br /><em><strong>Tomato Growing Secrets </strong></em>by Doug Green<br /><br />Doug Green is a semi-retired Canadian nurseryman with years of experience in the garden. According to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_tc_2_0?rh=i%3Astripbooks%2Ck%3ADouglas+Green&keywords=Douglas+Green&ie=UTF8&qid=1329746469&sr=1-2-ent&field-contributor_id=B001HOIY8S">Amazon</a> this “award winning garden author, brings a down-to-earth style and easy gardening systems to his lifetime of organic garden achievements.”<br /><br />I always enjoy his writing. <em>Tomato Growing Secrets</em> is no exception. So if you think you know everything there is to know about growing tomatoes, think again. This book contains hints and tips for growing a good crop of tomatoes. Some tips include: how to warm the soil for early planting, how to increase a late crop of tomatoes, how to get a ripe tomato before your neighbor (a must read for you competitive types).<br /><br />Pests and diseases are also covered. A chart to compare with your plant’s symptoms tells what you can (and can't) do about it.<br /><br />Other books by Doug Green: <em>Tender Roses in Tough Climates, Vegetable Gardening in the North, Successful Organic Lawns </em>and many more. (Some books are offered only as ebooks) Doug’s Website “<a href="http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com/">Doug Green’s Garden</a>”<br /><br />-------------<br />Brochure for Master Gardener Spring Garden Series<br /><a href="http://extension.psu.edu/lehigh/events/files/spring-garden-series">http://extension.psu.edu/lehigh/events/files/spring-garden-series</a><br />See January 8, 2010 post - <a href="http://bethlehem-pa-gardening.blogspot.com/2012/01/before-we-know-it-spring-gardening.html">http://bethlehem-pa-gardening.blogspot.com/2012/01/before-we-know-it-spring-gardening.html</a>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-89360825122285585322012-02-11T06:34:00.009-05:002012-02-11T08:22:17.651-05:00JOIN THE FUN!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nvFWQ2JzpRo/TzZXKERwCHI/AAAAAAAAEGE/DeDSkBaiu3I/s1600/AiA%2B2-10-2012_11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 266px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707845408197183602" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nvFWQ2JzpRo/TzZXKERwCHI/AAAAAAAAEGE/DeDSkBaiu3I/s400/AiA%2B2-10-2012_11.jpg" /></a><br />ADVENTURES IN AGRICULTURE<br /><br />Talk about your garden, learn to grow better tomatoes, pick up information sheets, enter to win a soil test kit, have the kids plant bean seeds and pick up coloring pages and crayons.<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 213px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707844829956712722" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AD_nir6KFGY/TzZWoaKeqRI/AAAAAAAAEF4/HNomQd6wV9I/s320/AiA%2B2-10-2012_02.jpg" /><br /><br />Join the Master Gardeners at <a href="http://shoppalmerparkmall.com/calendar/event/13181">Palmer Park Mall</a> near Easton PA this weekend.<br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 213px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707844581121687170" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P6kybwqYUhI/TzZWZ7LlfoI/AAAAAAAAEFs/4ZES0kuZHtk/s320/AiA%2B2-10-2012_05.jpg" /><br />Lots more to see throughout the mall.<br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 213px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707843845660363458" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DZdxWcLv4uQ/TzZVvHX8SsI/AAAAAAAAEFg/c51iQf5-bDs/s320/AiA%2B2-10-2012_09.jpg" />Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-92053662606628008782012-02-08T07:47:00.007-05:002012-02-08T08:10:20.875-05:00Adventures in Agriculture<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rovk7_rzQ-w/TzJymsyDQZI/AAAAAAAAEFU/hKmvK7nXHw8/s1600/Ad%2BIn%2BAg%2B2-10-2010_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706749687013523858" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rovk7_rzQ-w/TzJymsyDQZI/AAAAAAAAEFU/hKmvK7nXHw8/s400/Ad%2BIn%2BAg%2B2-10-2010_04.jpg" /></a><br />Starting at 4 pm on Friday 2/10/12 and through the weekend, <a href="http://shoppalmerparkmall.com/calendar/event/13181">Palmer Park Mall</a> will host its annual shop, play and learn event - Adventures in Agriculture. Penn State Master Gardeners, Northampton County Farm Bureau, 4-H of Northampton County and much more! Merchants will be on hand with local farm production for sale.<br /><br />Learn about local food, 4-H Activities, ecology, antique toys and farm implements, animals. Fun and games for children are scattered throughout the mall. A mall-wide scavenger hunt is always popular.<br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706749255016019346" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xU4Mk6sjp6s/TzJyNjd0dZI/AAAAAAAAEFI/7WvQespOwvI/s320/MG%2BPalmer%2B2-16-08.jpg" /><br />Want to grow great tomatoes? The Master Gardener display includes “Tomato Time” covering tomato diseases and growing methods. The kids can learn “How seed Grow” and plant bean seeds. Gardening question? Ask a Master Gardener. Pick up free information fact sheets. A free raffle drawing for a Soil Test Kit will take place at the end of the show. Sign up any time. You don’t have to be present to win.<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 213px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706748710790346738" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PWLVd5et46E/TzJxt4ETt_I/AAAAAAAAEE8/atXKYFfrelU/s320/Tomato%2B12-19-2011_02.jpg" /><br /><br />Get out of the cold. Come in and enjoy the displays and the great store sales that usually accompany Adventures in Agriculture. <img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 213px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706747364958297906" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BlA2BeuY_Tk/TzJwfic8XzI/AAAAAAAAEEw/T8dXL0_IRBQ/s320/Adv%2Bin%2BAg%2B%2B2-7-2011_13.jpg" />Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428116.post-61815969616680842892012-01-21T13:47:00.008-05:002012-01-21T14:13:06.711-05:00Vegetable Garden Quiz<div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M9SbknU4kxg/TxsKj8iDzHI/AAAAAAAAEEY/v-RYpdpDcPs/s1600/Garden%2B7-5-2011_18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700161366028176498" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M9SbknU4kxg/TxsKj8iDzHI/AAAAAAAAEEY/v-RYpdpDcPs/s400/Garden%2B7-5-2011_18.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">True or False?</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">.<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Plant tomato seeds indoors 5 to 7 weeks before last frost date.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">,</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Determinate tomatoes produce fruit in a batch and indeterminate tomatoes produce fruit continuously until frost.</span><br />.</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Leggy tomato stems can be planted in a trench leaving the top of the plant above ground and they will grow roots along the stem.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">.<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Potatoes are actually underground stems.</span></div><br /><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ap6q6qOvoM8/TxsLF5wCQ6I/AAAAAAAAEEk/lU1kK9im-9c/s1600/Garden%2B7-5-2011_13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px; height: 134px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700161949397042082" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ap6q6qOvoM8/TxsLF5wCQ6I/AAAAAAAAEEk/lU1kK9im-9c/s200/Garden%2B7-5-2011_13.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Cucurbits include cucumbers, muskmelons, watermelons, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, and gourds.</span></div><br /><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HhP8KTRUYcY/TxsKGn6FCHI/AAAAAAAAEEA/lYjIj-J4lms/s1600/Garden%2B7-30-2010_35.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 200px; height: 150px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700160862275569778" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HhP8KTRUYcY/TxsKGn6FCHI/AAAAAAAAEEA/lYjIj-J4lms/s200/Garden%2B7-30-2010_35.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Beans are nitrogen fixing plants.</span></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oEiAUBCN5M8/TxsJ28xIViI/AAAAAAAAED0/s9E_jOvm_Lo/s1600/Garden%2B7-30-2010_35.jpg"></a><br /><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Blossom end rot on tomatoes is a calcium deficiency caused by anything that interferes with the supply of water during fruit development such as drought or long periods of heavy rain..</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><br /> </div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">As you know, all of the above are true.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"> </div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">,<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">If you are planning your 2012 vegetable garden and want a refresher from Penn State College of Agriculture, check out the “Vegetable Gardening – Recommendations for home gardeners in Pennsylvania” <a href="http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/freepubs/pdfs/agrs115.pdf">here</a>. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div><br /><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.com2