Gardening Tips : Growing Flowers From Seeds
Grow flowers from seeds by either planting them in potting soil in a garden or sprouting the seeds on a damp paper towel and then transferring ...
Tastiest watermelons have big, black seeds
Each week, I enjoy “Fertile Mind,” a column about things that grow in gardens — either beautiful flowers or veggies that find their way into healthy diets, written by Jan Wiese-Fales, who describes herself as “a Master Gardener who lives and pulls weeds at Mole Hill in rural Howard County.”
On a recent Sunday, I learned all about watermelons. I learned that, in 2009, Congress designated July as National Watermelon Month, that watermelons were known as long ago as 3000 B.C. and that they probably came from Egypt. I learned that a new record melon raised in 2010 by Chris Kent of Sevierville, Tenn., weighed 291 pounds, and the species is called Carolina Cross, which is known for its size but not its flavor.
I learned that watermelons came to this country in the 18th century, and Ol’ Clark is glad they did.
Jan’s column brought a rush of memories and, sadly, recognition of the demise of the best of all watermelons — those with seeds.
Our modern technology has given us watermelons in a variety of colors — yellow, green, white, blue — and, the worst of all, seedless red melons. Our nation has become so lazy it doesn’t want to spit seeds.
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Time to get gardening seeds and supplies ready to go Some seeds need to be started very early in the season, such as geraniums, which should be started 10-12 weeks before the last frost. Seeds of heliotrope, one of my all-time favorite purple flowers with a magical vanilla scent, need to be started an and more » |
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A little garden dirt: Spring planting We may have that again before we're through, so don't get in a hurry to plant summer flowers and veggies. Everyone should have their seeds started, their trees and shrubs pruned and their tools ready to go. After that, the most important thing is to and more » |
Gardening basics: Popular plain garden flowers
Annuals are flowers that live only for one year. They need to be planted again each spring. Many annuals started from seed will bloom in less than two months and many will to continue to bloom for weeks. Packets of seeds are inexpensive and will give
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West Newton artist selling posters for Japanese earthquake relief
HEIRLOOM TIPS: Wellesley native Ken Greene will be returning to his roots, so to speak, for his lecture “Heirloom Gardening, From Seed to Seed'' Saturday at 4:30 pm at the Boston Flower & Garden Show. Greene, cofounder of the New York-based Hudson
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Philly Flower Show Has Hawaiian Punch
Violet bougainvilleas, lavender ti plants and royal purple princess flowers blossom profusely in the tropical exhibits, set off by red, orange or yellow accent blooms. Meanwhile, vendors are selling seeds for purple plants more suited to suburban and more »
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