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From using leftover coffee beans to preventing dirt from getting underneath fingernails, master gardener Paul James shares his top 14 tips and shortcuts to make spring gardening a breeze. Here, the latest tips and tricks from Paul James, host of Gardening by the Yard: 1. To remove the salt deposits that form on clay pots, combine equal parts white vinegar, rubbing al-cohol and water in a spray bottle. Apply the mixture to the pot and scrub with a plastic brush. Let the pot dry before you plant anything in it. 2. To prevent accumulating dirt under your finger-nails while you work in the garden, draw your finger-nails across a bar of soap and you'll effectively seal the undersides of your nails so dirt can't collect be-neath them. Then, after you've finished in the garden, use a nailbrush to remove the soap and your nails will be sparkling clean. 3. To prevent the line on your string trimmer from jamming or breaking, treat with a spray vegetable oil before installing it in the trimmer. 4. Turn a long-handled tool into a measuring stick! Lay a long-handled garden tool on the ground, and next to it place a tape measure. Using a permanent marker, write inch and foot marks on the handle. When you need to space plants a certain distance apart (from just an inch to several feet) you'll already have a measuring device in your hand. 5. To have garden twine handy when you need it, just stick a ball of twine in a small clay pot, pull the end of the twine through the drainage hole, and set the pot upside down in the garden. Do that, and you'll never go looking for twine again. 6. Little clay pots make great cloches for protect-ing young plants from sudden, overnight frosts and freezes. 7. To turn a clay pot into a hose guide, just stab a roughly one-foot length of steel reinforcing bar into the ground at the corner of a bed and slip two clay pots over it: one facing down, the other facing up. The

guides will prevent damage to your plants as you drag the hose along the bed. 8. To create perfectly natural markers, write the names of plants (using a permanent marker) on the flat faces of stones of various sizes and place them at or near the base of your plants. 9. Got aphids? You can control them with a strong blast of water from the hose or with insecticidal soap. But here's another suggestion, one that's a lot more fun; get some tape! Wrap a wide strip of tape around your hand, sticky side out, and pat the leaves of plants infested with aphids. Concentrate on the undersides of leaves, because that's where the little buggers like to hide. 10. The next time you boil or steam vegetables, don't pour the water down the drain, use it to water potted patio plants, and you'll be amazed at how the plants respond to the "vegetable soup." 11. Use leftover tea and coffee grounds to acidify the soil of acid-loving plants such as azaleas, rhodo-dendrons, camellias, gardenias and even blueberries. A light sprinkling of about one-quarter of an inch ap-plied once a month will keep the pH of the soil on the acidic side. 12. Use chamomile tea to control damping-off fun-gus, which often attacks young seedlings quite sud-denly. Just add a spot of tea to the soil around the base of seedlings once a week or use it as a foliar spray. 13. If you need an instant table for tea service, look no farther than your collection of clay pots and sau-cers. Just flip a good-sized pot over, and top it off with a large saucer. And when you've had your share of tea, fill the saucer with water, and your "table" is now a birdbath. 14. The quickest way in the world to dry herbs: just lay a sheet of newspaper on the seat of your car, ar-range the herbs in a single layer, then roll up the win-dows and close the doors. Your herbs will be quickly dried to perfection. What's more, your car will smell great.

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Every season brings a different set of chores in the garden. Spring is an exciting time for gardeners as preparations are made for the bounty and beauty of the garden as it awakes from winter hiberna-tion. It can also, however, be a bit overwhelming to know how to pri-oritize your gardening time at this time of year. Here is a helpful list of chores that should be tended to in the spring. Pruning - For early blooming shrubs such as forsythia and vi-burnum, prune them as soon as blooms have passed. Early spring is also an ideal time to prune your roses. Deadheading - Remove spent flowers from bulbs, but leave the rest of the plant as is for the time being. Weeding - Pull weeds from your beds and borders before they have a chance to take hold and spread. Composting - Tend to your com-post if it has been neglected over the winter. If you do not have a compost bin, spring is a great time to start one. Tools - Spring is a good time to prepare your tools for the oncom-ing gardening season and to make any necessary repairs or new pur-

chases. You will be happy you have done so when summer sets in. Plant - Spring is a great time to add new plants to your garden. Be sure, however, that all threat of frost has past. Plant such things trees, shrubs, hardy annuals, and summer blooming bulbs. Fertilize & Mulch - Fertilize and mulch beds and borders. Spring is also a good time to fertilize fruit trees. If you applied heavy winter mulch for protection from the cold, you will need to clear it away. Staking - Stake plants that may be prone to wind damage during the unpredictable spring weather. Lawn Care - Spring is the best time to start a new lawn from seed. For established lawns, you should start mowing in the spring, but don’t initially cut the grass very short for the first few times. Of course, whether you start these chores in early, mid, or late spring depends on the climate where you live, taking in to account such factors as when the threat of frost has past or when the ground is thawed enough to dig. I hope these tips will give you a good idea as to where to focus your attention in your garden this spring. Enjoy!

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Nothing tastes better than veg-etablespickedfreshfromyourowngarden.There’sacertainsatisfactionto serving and eating food that youyourselfhavegrownandharvested.Although they typically demand agood bit of space, vegetables caneven be grown in window boxes.Everyone, then, can experience themanyjoysofthekitchengarden. PlanningyourVegetableGarden-Advanceplanningisamustastherearemany factors thatcanaffect thesuccess and manageability of yourvegetablegardenaswellasyouren-joymentofit. Thetraditionalmethodofvegeta-blegardendesignwastoplantlong,orderly rows.Mosthomegardenersnowopt for planting in beds ratherthan rows.Thismethod allowsyouto concentrateyour composton thearea where the plants are growingrather than wasting it on the pathsbetweentherows.Walkingbetweenthe rows also ruins the soil struc-ture,sobedsarereallyabetterwaytogo.Thebedsdoneedtobesmallenoughsothatyoucaneasilyreachintoweedandharvestalltheplantswithout stepping on the bed itself.Also,ifyouraiseyourbedsabout8to12inches,youwillhaveimproveddrainageandthesoilwillstaywarm-er in colder weather, such as earlyspring.

Another popular style is potager,whichmixesflowersintogetherwithherbsandvegetablesinanornamen-talfashionsothatthegardenisbothfunctional and ascetically pleasing.Manyvegetablesalsothriveincon-tainers, so you don’t even need agardeninordertogetthosegarden-freshveggies. Location is another considerationwhen planning your garden. Manypeopletendtowanttohidetheveg-etablegardenawayinadarkcornerand save spotlight for the flowers.Vegetable gardens, however, needsunny,openspacesinordertothrive,soyouwon’treapabountyifyouarenotwilling to devote some real es-tate.Also,thinkaboutlocationwhenplanting.You can economize spacebyplantingvegetablesnext to eachother thatmatureatdifferent times.This way, you have already har-vestedonewhenit’sneighborisbe-comingmature,sobothhaveplentyofspaceandsunwhen theyneed itmost. PreparingtheSoil-Puttingsomeextraeffortintopreparingyourbedsbeforeplantingwillsaveyoualotoftimeandeffortinthefuture.Digthebed up to break up compacted soil(thiswillhelpwithdrainage)andre-movingrocksandweedsasyougo.Trytopulloutasmuchoftheweedrootsaspossiblesothattheywillnot

comebacktohauntyoulater.Thisisalsoagoodtimetoamendyoursoil. Companion Plants in theVegeta-bleGarden -Thereare someplantsthat, when planted close together,will benefit each other. Likewise,there are certain combinations ofplantsthatwillinhibitthegrowthofoneorbothtypesofplants.Hereareafewcombinationstoavoid: •Potatoes– inhibitgrowthof to-matoesandsquash •Beans–inhibitgrowthofonions •Broccoli–inhibitsgrowthofto-matoes •Carrots–inhibitgrowthofdill This isn’t to say that you can’tgrow these plants together in thesame garden, just don’t grow themrightnexttoeachother. Watering -Vegetables need a bitof extra carewhen it comes towa-tering.Consistentwateringwillpro-ducesuccessfulresults.Ifyouhavealargegarden,youmaywanttocon-siderasoakerhose.Thiswillensurethatyourplantsgetanevenwateringwithoutgettingtheleaveswetandallyouhavetodoisremember to turnonthehouse. Rotating Crops - Assuming thatyou plan to grow vegetables morethan one year, it is important thatyourotateyourcrops.Croprotationpreventsbuildingdiseasesupinthesoil and preserves micro-nutrients.

Rotating is not very difficult, butdoes take a little advance planningas well as a basic knowledge ofthe vegetable families. Vegetablesare broken down into basic fam-ily groups.These groups should berotated together as they use soil insimilarwaysandsharesimilarpests. •Alliums - IncludeOnions,Gar-lic,Scallions,Shallots,andLeeks. • Brassicas - Include Broccoli,Cauliflower, Cabbage, BrusselsSprouts,andKale. •Crucifers-includeTurnips,Rad-ishes,Rutabaga,andCollards. •Cucurbits-IncludeCucumbers,Squashes (from zucchini to pump-kin),andMelons. • Legumes - Include Peas andBeans. • Mescluns - Include Arugula,SwissChard,Chicory,Endive,Esca-role,andRadiccio. •Solanaceae - IncludeTomatoes,Peppers,andEggplant. Perennial vegetables such asAs-paragus, Rhubarb and Artichokesshould not be rotated and thereforeshould be planted separately. Therest (most vegetables are hardy orsemi-hardyannuals)shouldberotat-edeveryyearonafouryearplan(sothat the same family of vegetablesis not planted in the same locationwithinfouryears).Thisiseasytoac-commodateifyouhaveplantedfour

bedsforyourrotatingplantsandonebedforyournon-rotatingperennials.See where that advanced planningstartstocomeinhandy? Timing - How many times haveyouhadaco-workerorfriendarriveatyourhomeorofficewithbagsfullof zucchini or cucumbers? If youplantallyourvegetablesatthesametime,everythingwillcometomatu-rityatthesametime.Thesolutionistocontinuallyplantsmallamountsofshort-season vegetables throughoutthe growing season. That way, youcan enjoy your vegetables all sum-mer long and not be inundated bythemallatonce. Nothing, however, will save youfrom the dreaded onslaught of zuc-chini; I just don't plant it and thatway I'm happy for the occasionalgift. If they start tobombyouwithbagsofit,drop'emofftheChristmascardlistandshun'em.Nothinglikeagoodoldfashionedshunningtogetthosezucchinipushersinline... Vegetable Container Gardens -Vegetables that thrivewhenplantedin containers include: tomatoes,eggplants, peppers, carrots, chard,lettuce,beans,peas,andcucumbers.Forinformationonhowtogetstart-ed, visit our article about containergardening(linktocontainergarden-ingarticle).

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Springisanimportanttimeforyourlawn.Theworkyoudoearlyinthespringwillkeepyourlawnlookinggreatallsummer.Inmostclimates, grass is just beginningto come out of dormancy whenit starts to get warm. This alsomeans that the weeds, bugs andgrubsarewakingup.Bynurturingyour lawn and addressing prob-lems early, you'll have healthier,greener grass that is more re-sistant to drought, diseases andpests.Beforeyoujumpuptostartyourmower,checkoutthisspringlawncareguide. Spring Lawn Care RequiresOngoingMaintenance, soCheckYour Soil Healthy soil is thefoundation of a healthy lawn. Ifsoil is compacted, lacking innu-trients,tooalkalineortooacidic,yourlawnwon'tbehealthy,anditwon'tbeable toabsorbnutrientsorgetthemostoutoffertilizerap-plications.Homeowners can hireaprofessionalorsendasoiltesttotheir local cooperative extensionfor analysis. Lawns grow bestin soil that is neutral or slightlyacidic.Inareaswheresoilisnatu-rallyacidic,limecanbeappliedtobringthepHuptoaneutrallevel. CoreAeration-Togrowstrongroots,grass requiresaerated soil.Compactionpreventswater fromsoaking into the ground, whichisdetrimental totherootsystem.High-trafficareasandlawnswithheavy soil are susceptible to thiscondition.Most lawns should beaerated every three years. Thisprocess removes plugs of soiland grass to invigorate the lawnandallowswaterandfertilizertoreach the roots.Aeration shouldbe completed before pre-emer-gentherbicidesareapplied. De-thatching-Springisanex-cellent timeto inspectyour lawn

and de-thatch it if necessary.Thatch is the straw-like debristhataccumulatesatthebaseoftheturf and is particularly prevalentin lawns that are over-wateredor over-fertilized. Most lawnsshould be de-thatched every twoyears or when the thatch coversthe first knuckle of your pointerfinger. De-thatching should alsobe completed before herbicidesareapplied.BanishWeeds Weedsarea lawn'sarchenemy.Thesesneakyseedssproutbeforeyoueven thinkaboutgettingoutthe garden equipment. Fortu-nately, there'saway toeliminatemanycommonweedsbeforetheygerminate. Pre-emergent herbi-cidesandproductslikecrabgrasspreventer are applied just beforethese seedssprout.Thesechemi-cals areeffective for six toeightweeks, so proper timing is es-sential. For best results, applypre-emergentherbicideswhentheforsythias are blooming or justbefore the lilacs and dogwoodsflower.Use post-emergent herbi-cidestokillweedsthatarealreadygrowing. Fertilizing is the final step inyour spring lawn care routine.Before you apply supplementalnutrients,makesurethatyoursoilis healthy and all the weeds areunder control.Apply fertilizer tostabilize growth throughout theseason in conjunctionwith regu-larmowing.Keepyourlawnatamoderateheighttoprovideshade,supportahealthyrootsystemandmakeyourlawnmoreresistanttoheatanddrought.Bycompletingtherightstepsearlyintheseason,you'll savea lotof time,andev-eryone will want to know whyyourlawnlookssogood.

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