Now is the time to Bargain Shop!

Now is the time to spice up your garden with new color. Many plants are going on sale in order to make room for Christmas and other holiday items. It’s an especially good time to plant foundation shrubs and trees because of these sales.
I bought some Lantana in pink and planted it near my orange Lantana. This is a perennial and will only get bigger and bigger every year. Butterflies love it too!

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Gerbera or Gerber Daisies for Robert’s surprise garden! He’s in Texas right now and will be pleased to see a daisy garden growing by the front door.

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Wine and Roses Weigela starts with dark green leaves which turn to almost black. Hummingbirds love the rose colored tubular flowers. They are perennials and hardy to zone 4. I think I may get more since they were only $4 a piece (normally $16).

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Calamondin Orange tree. The fruit is used for marmalades and fruit drinks. If I get any eatable fruit I will let you know. The leaves smell amazing. And I got it for less than half price. Remember to always use Soil Moist in all your potted plants. It will keep plants hydrated even when you occasionally forget to water them. My new orange tree looks happy sitting next to my lemon tree. :)

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Gazania has daisy-like flowers and is a perennial. This one has now been added to my butterfly garden. It didn’t take long to attract some attention! I think this may be a Buckeye Butterfly.

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I got a whole tray of Yellow and Orange Mums for $3! My best buy! See the butterfly in the shot....and Kaylee the dogs nose!

So now is the time to bargain shop and to-

Grow It First!

Dog Talk

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Meet my dogs. They are active and healthy. I don't usually buy them store bought doggie treats. I give them treats from our garden and they love them!

Good snacks for your dog include carrots, apples, bananas, orange sections, broccoli, cauliflower and beans. Raisins and grapes aren't good.

The fertilizer that helps keep your plants green and healthy can cause trouble for your pet. Ingesting large amounts of fertilizer can give your pet a good case of stomach upset and may result in life-threatening gastrointestinal trouble. If your pet is outside while you are placing fertilizer, make sure it's watered in quickly and fully.

What to Plant and WHEN?????

I wrote to Nancy Awot who is a Horticulture Specialist at W. Atlee Burpee & Company and asked that same question. Here is her answer to my Zone 7 question.

“It is too late for tomatoes, however, there are many things you can plant now and in the fall. You can still plant lettuce, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, onions and garlic.  Onions and garlic you plant in September for a next summer harvest. If you want to try a fruit you could try alpine strawberries.  If you would like some flowers try pansies they will flower until the hard freeze.

 As it gets colder you can still continue to plant lettuce, beets, carrots and spinach about every two weeks for continual harvest. If you check out our website www.burpee.com  click on the growing calendar on the left column.  It will tell you  what you can plant and when  to plant  your vegetable. So you can plant well into the fall.   A winter garden doesn’t mean you can plant things all winter long. Once the ground freezes no more planting but you should be able to harvest up until that first heavy freeze.

Make sure you try spinach you can still plant those in October they like the cold.”

Thank you Nancy Awot ~ That was very helpful information! :D

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