January

Text: Edited by Heidi Dean
January 2010

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• WASH dust off house plant leaves regularly. Clean leaves gather light more efficiently, which results in better growth.
• QUARANTINE new gift plants to be sure they do not harbor any insect pests.
• Gently BRUSH off heavy snows from tree and shrub branches.
• CHECK stored summer bulbs such as dahlias, cannas and gladiolus to be sure they are not rotting or drying out.
• ALLOW ice to melt naturally from plants. Removing ice may damage plants further.
• AVOID foot traffic on frozen lawns as this may injure turf grasses.
• SOW pansy seeds indoors now.
• MAKE a resolution to keep records of your garden this year.
• SWAP seeds and plant information with your gardening friends.

Adapted from the Missouri Botanical Garden calendar at www.mobot.org.

 

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