This Week In the Garden
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Side-Dressing Corn
This week in the garden Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison shows how to side-dress corn with nitrogen fertilizer. Corn requires a lot of nitrogen, but one side-dressing is enough for the growing season.
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Removing Suckers from a Maple Tree Trunk
This week in the garden University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond shows how to cut off suckers from the trunk of a young Maple tree. She also does some other routine minor pruning on the tree to correct other problems.
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Pruning Dead Branches from Spirea
After a hard winter many plants may have dead branches. You should wait until the plant has had a chance to leaf out in the spring before pruning. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond shows how to prune the dead branches on an Anthony Waterer Spirea.
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Tame Russian Sage – Trim Back Vigorous Growth
When it is happy, Russian sage can grow larger than you want. But, It can also be easily cut back down to size. Rosa Garcia, a Landscape Specialist at Agricenter International, shows how to prune a Russian sage that is growing too large and into a small Japanese maple.
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Pulling Straw Around Seedlings - Straw Mulch Vegetable Garden
The zucchini seeds are up, and it is time to pull the straw mulch around the young plants. The straw will shade out the weeds. Gardener Peter Richards shows how to do it.
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Planting Parsley in a Raised-Bed Herb Garden
Parsley is a biennial, meaning it lives two years. The second year the plant does not make many leaves, it puts its energy into seeds. Because of this it needs to be replanted on a regular basis. Gardener Peter Richards shows how to plant parsley. He also gives some tips for dealing with plant tags.
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The Dreaded Cabbage Worm: Life Cycle
Cabbage worms eat the leaves of plants in the brassica family including cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper shows the egg, larvae (worm), and adult butterfly.
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How to Turn Granular Fertilizer into Liquid Fertilizer – Quickly Get Fertilizer to Plants
Granular fertilizers are standard in gardening, but when immediate absorption is crucial, liquid forms offer a solution. Gardener Peter Richards shows how to dissolve granular fertilizer in water to provide a swift nutrient boost to plants. By adding a measured amount of fertilizer to a half-filled watering can, then gently mixing until dissolved, gardeners can efficiently deliver nutrients directly to the roots without relying on rainfall. However, caution must be exercised to avoid leaf contact, as liquid fertilizer can cause burns similar to granular applications.
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How to Move Flowers Planted in the Wrong Place
If you realize you planted a plant in the wrong place here is how to move it. University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond shows how to do it with a trowel.
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Trimming Off Spent Bulb Blooms
TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond shows how to trim off spent bloom from daffodil and tulip plants. This keeps the plant from using energy to make seed and instead use that energy to prepare for the next growing season. Also, it makes your plants look nicer.
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Cutting Back Evergreen Solomon’s Seal in the SpringAfter the long winter evergreen Solomon’s seal (Disporopsis) will look worn. Kyle McLane from Dixon Gallery and Gardens shows how to cut back last year’s growth to let this year’s growth come out and grow.
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Extending the Life of Freshly Cut Tulips
With proper care freshly cut tulips can last for up to two weeks inside. Kyle McLean, Manager of Grounds Horticulture at Dixon Gallery and Gardens shows how to cut a tulip and talks about what to do to make it last indoors.
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Revitalize Your Ferns in the SpringRejuvenate your ferns by removing last year's foliage. In this tutorial, Kyle McLane, Manager of Grounds Horticulture at Dixon Gallery and Gardens, guides you through the delicate process of trimming away the old leaves to make room for new growth. Learn why it's crucial to trim carefully, avoiding the emerging fiddleheads, and discover the best timing for this rejuvenating task in early spring. You'll ensure your ferns thrive, eliminating unsightly foliage from your garden landscape.
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Correct Planting DepthTo thrive plants need to be planted at the correct depth. UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper shows example of cauliflower plants planted too deep, too shallow and just right.
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