Spring is just around the corner. Right now, you should be checking the quality of your plants. The following outline is what you should be examining.
1. Shape
2. Fullness
3. Height
4. Overall Health
It is also time to check your equipment and do some trimming. Below are some other things to consider.
* If you do your own mowing, now is the time to sharpen your mower blades.
* Change the oil on your mower and clean the bottom and top of the deck.
* Sharpen tools and or by new ones so you will be ready for the trimming season.
* If you have a good wheelbarrow, I find that when trimming, you can just drop the clippings into a wheel barrow, and this is much more efficient.
* Thin Trees
* Time to trim the Crepe Myrtles back. But remember, don't commit Crepe Murder! Cut back the dead seads and little more, that's it.
* Organize your priorities for getting the yard in shape. I would consider starting in the front first, then the back, then the sides.
These are the things you consider as we enter springtime in Central Florida!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Right now is the time to plant your vegetable seedlings, but the trick is to know where to plant them and how to prepare the soil for their future and for your future salads. So, do not plant the seeds outside yet because when they germinate one cold morning could wipe them out even if you cover them.
The trick with vegetable seeds is to start them first in a plastic nursery tray. Fill the tray with a good, well drained, packaged soil. Keep it moist and not soggy wet. When distributing the seeds, sprinkle them as evenly as you can over the entire top of the tray. Minimally, cover them with your soil mix by holding your hands together with soil and slowly allowing it to barley cover the seed. Distribute any thicker clumps of soil to even it out and water very lightly holding your hand over the water, so as to not create erosion.
Place the tray in the sun where it receives early morning sunlight but also afternoon shade. If temperatures even dip into the low 40s, bring the trays into the house for the night. Most seeds will germinate in 7-14 days, some even less than that. Once the seeds are up a few inches, you can separate them with a Popsicle stick and either place them into little pots or directly into your garden, assuming all danger of frost is over.
The trick with vegetable seeds is to start them first in a plastic nursery tray. Fill the tray with a good, well drained, packaged soil. Keep it moist and not soggy wet. When distributing the seeds, sprinkle them as evenly as you can over the entire top of the tray. Minimally, cover them with your soil mix by holding your hands together with soil and slowly allowing it to barley cover the seed. Distribute any thicker clumps of soil to even it out and water very lightly holding your hand over the water, so as to not create erosion.
Place the tray in the sun where it receives early morning sunlight but also afternoon shade. If temperatures even dip into the low 40s, bring the trays into the house for the night. Most seeds will germinate in 7-14 days, some even less than that. Once the seeds are up a few inches, you can separate them with a Popsicle stick and either place them into little pots or directly into your garden, assuming all danger of frost is over.
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