Posted on Aug 20, 2009 under Best Perennials |
The best conditions for growing perennial flowers varies depending on the type of bloom. Grow perennial flowers with tips from a gardener and nursery owner in this free video on flowers.
Expert: Jessica Smith
Bio: Jessica Smith has been in the gardening business for 22 years. She currently works at Blands Nursery in West Jordan, Utah.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton
Duration : 0:1:13
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Posted on Jul 24, 2009 under Best Perennials |
Earl May Nursery and Garden Center manager Corey Brabec talks about how he guides his customers to the best flowers for their homes.
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Posted on Jul 16, 2009 under Best Tomatoes |
7/11/2008Growing Wisdom:Pruning Tomatoes
Pruning tomatoes is one of the easiest and most beneficial things you can do to increase fruit size and help lessen the chances of disease. First, let’s talk about which tomatoes to prune. Indeterminate (climbing) tomatoes should be staked, trellised, or caged, and pruned for best results. Determinate (bush) tomatoes do not need pruning and may be grown with or without support. Now what is the difference?
The fruit of determinate tomatoes ripens within a concentrated time period. The fruit of indeterminate tomato varieties ripens over an extended period, and will continue to grow until they are affected by the first hard frost. For example, you may have purchased a container tomato plant for your patio. Typically, the tomatoes commercially available in containers are determinate and do not need pruning. However, you still should give it some support. On the other hand, the cherry tomato plant in your garden is most likely an indeterminate plant – if you don’t keep it in check, it might take over!
The basic method of pruning is to remove the suckers from the leaf axils of the tomato plant. Click here to see a video on how to prune tomatoes. The sucker is the growth that comes up between the main leader of the plant and the side branches. There are a couple of schools of thought on removing suckers. Some people remove all the suckers. Some leave the first sucker after the first set of flowers. This gives you two leaders. I do the latter.
Why are we doing this? If you remove the suckers you will have larger, sweeter, and, in my opinion, healthier tomatoes. If you leave them you will get more tomatoes, but the plant is more susceptible to disease and other health issues.
If you have not removed any suckers all season and they have grown out of control, you should be careful about taking off the entire sucker, as it could cause too much sun to hit the developing fruit. In this case remove parts of the sucker to the last set of …
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Posted on Jul 16, 2009 under Best Perennials |
Want your perennial plants to last? Get tips for selecting the best location for perennial bulbs in this free video clip about gardening.
Expert: Travis Steglich
Bio: Travis Steglich is the owner and operator of the Steglich Feed and Farm Supply Store. His family before him has been serving the ranchers, farmers and gardeners of Central Texas for over 60 years.
Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA
Duration : 0:1:19
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Posted on Jul 10, 2009 under Best Perennials |
The best conditions for growing perennial flowers coincide with weed growth patterns, whether it be in sun or shade, in warm or cool areas. Grow perennial flowers with tips from a professional gardener in this free video on gardening.
Expert: Yolonda Vanveen
Contact: www.vanveenbulbs.com
Bio: Yolanda Vanveen has been growing and selling flower bulbs on the internet, at garden shows and at farmers markets for nearly 20 years.
Filmmaker: Daron Stetner
Duration : 0:2:41
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Posted on Jun 26, 2009 under Best Perennials |
Coneflower or Echinacea are one of the best perennial flowers in the garden.
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Posted on Jun 05, 2009 under Best Perennials |
Best Time of Year for Transplanting Perennials
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