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Garden Tips In this section, I would like to give you some helpful general gardening tips that I have learned along the way. I am by no means an expert, but I would like to help you as much as I can by sharing what I know. The following is a potpourri of short, general tips. Enjoy! MUMS: For best results, plant mums in the spring. Here in Michigan, they are plentiful in the garden centers in the fall, but they are sold mostly as perennials. If you do plant mums in the fall and want them to have the best chance to make it through the winter, be sure to mulch with plenty of straw. STRAW: I like to get a bale of straw in the fall and heap it around the base of my roses. This protects them some from the bitter cold and helps them to get through the winter. Then in the spring when it starts to warm up, I scatter the straw in my vegetable garden and roto-till it into the soil. LEAVES: It has been awhile since I have thrown leaves out. In the fall, I scatter the leaves over the vegetable garden and turn it into the soil. Then in the spring, it is tilled into the soil with the straw. EVERGREEN BRANCHES: Save old Christmas tree branches to protect your plants in the winter. Use the old Christmas tree in your back yard in the winter as shelter for the birds. You can string berries or popcorn on it for bird food. Some types of birds would appreciate orange slice or peanut butter covered pinecone "ornaments."  |
