DEAR GARDENERS: FALLING LEAVES....
OCTOBER 2011
Dear Gardeners:
Brrr..rrr..
Fall is crisp! Fall is brisk! and leaves are signs of fall! In bounty you'll see falling leaves. You'll soon be preparing your gardens and also your yards to be covered with falling leaves. Not only will you be or might be raking leaves, but if you're a experienced gardener you'll be preparing to do you bulb planting for next year spring & summer. If you haven't made planting yet there is still time. There are many spring and summer bulbs to plant now. Use your imagination or make a garden plan. Go to the garden store! If you haven't had your share of planting things, this is really a great time of year to experiment. You'll never know until you try ..bet you've heard that before....and most gardeners will tell you planting flowers beds come with trials and error...So it takes a little risk. You can just have a fun time trying! Leaves make a natural mulch and compost for soil, so if you interested you can make compost of all those falling leaves. They can patch up erosion too! Fill in the holes with the leaves it's simple enough your teen-ager can do it! You know it's hard to get family interaction today, so make it a sound outing that family can join in. Add treats! For you vegetable garderners, you can take time this fall to work your planting soil as well. Top soil can be added now, or even a tilling wouldn't hurt a bit! Depending where you live many garderners are still harvesting their crop, or planting winter greens. So far you'll all see the array of fall gardens shining in the golden sun!
Oh...that's right...as far as houseplants...I didn't forget...Why are your houseplants leaves turning brown? There is a natural cycle in plants to turn leaves brown around autumn, but if it's persisiting then you may have something as common as a watering problem, or too much or too less sun. Any of these can turn them brown, even the cool snap in the air can brown them too. Do a check up on how much water you give them, making sure they are not root bound and keep record to see if it gets better. Your plant could be a little sick. Take courage... Snip off the brown leaves and perhaps add some feeder. May sure they get the proper sunlight, and spray them occasionaly with water on their leaves. "Otherwise..it's be another bites the dust!"
There just isn't enough time in a letter to write down everything is there? So it is how I feel with too long of a letter...it can be just too much repetition...like leaves falling! Du..ugh.... I'll write soon. Can't see you not gardening..
Toodles!
So tell me how does your gardens grow?
I'd surely love to know..
Mine grows with
lots and lots of
Love,
MIISRAEL
Dear Gardeners:
Brrr..rrr..
Fall is crisp! Fall is brisk! and leaves are signs of fall! In bounty you'll see falling leaves. You'll soon be preparing your gardens and also your yards to be covered with falling leaves. Not only will you be or might be raking leaves, but if you're a experienced gardener you'll be preparing to do you bulb planting for next year spring & summer. If you haven't made planting yet there is still time. There are many spring and summer bulbs to plant now. Use your imagination or make a garden plan. Go to the garden store! If you haven't had your share of planting things, this is really a great time of year to experiment. You'll never know until you try ..bet you've heard that before....and most gardeners will tell you planting flowers beds come with trials and error...So it takes a little risk. You can just have a fun time trying! Leaves make a natural mulch and compost for soil, so if you interested you can make compost of all those falling leaves. They can patch up erosion too! Fill in the holes with the leaves it's simple enough your teen-ager can do it! You know it's hard to get family interaction today, so make it a sound outing that family can join in. Add treats! For you vegetable garderners, you can take time this fall to work your planting soil as well. Top soil can be added now, or even a tilling wouldn't hurt a bit! Depending where you live many garderners are still harvesting their crop, or planting winter greens. So far you'll all see the array of fall gardens shining in the golden sun!
Oh...that's right...as far as houseplants...I didn't forget...Why are your houseplants leaves turning brown? There is a natural cycle in plants to turn leaves brown around autumn, but if it's persisiting then you may have something as common as a watering problem, or too much or too less sun. Any of these can turn them brown, even the cool snap in the air can brown them too. Do a check up on how much water you give them, making sure they are not root bound and keep record to see if it gets better. Your plant could be a little sick. Take courage... Snip off the brown leaves and perhaps add some feeder. May sure they get the proper sunlight, and spray them occasionaly with water on their leaves. "Otherwise..it's be another bites the dust!"
There just isn't enough time in a letter to write down everything is there? So it is how I feel with too long of a letter...it can be just too much repetition...like leaves falling! Du..ugh.... I'll write soon. Can't see you not gardening..
Toodles!
So tell me how does your gardens grow?
I'd surely love to know..
Mine grows with
lots and lots of
Love,
MIISRAEL
