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Cankerworms Slowed by Cold Weather
... Weather Cankerworms Slowed by Cold Weather GardenLine | Common Saskatchewan Pests | Cankerworms Slowed by Cold Weather Carl Lynn Cankerworm infestation is lower than last year (1991). Cool spring weather ...
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Spring Care of Lawns
... Spring Care of Lawns As the days lengthen and become warmer, homeowners are tempted to start working around the yard. Remember however, that in Saskatchewan, our spring weather is far from stable. Therefore don't be too anxious to start yard work yet. Spring ...
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Master Document Index
... The Natural Insecticide Cankerworm Update From the City of Saskatoon Cankerworms Slowed by Cold Weather Cankerworms Help Protect Our Trees Common Insecticides Cooley Spruce Gall Aphid Environmentally Friendly Control ... Aquatic Gardening Bedding Plants - Get a Jump on Spring Bedding Plant Care Bedding Plants Border in Early Spring Part 1 Border in Early Spring Part 2 Bulbs - Hardy Cactus Dryland ...
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Common Sense Gardening Part 1: Crop Rotation and Green Manures
... to permit the growth of a green manure in the fall or spring, and then have six weeks of warm weather for the cover crop to decay prior to planting the garden ... will germinate in the fall, remain dormant over winter, and resume growth early the following spring. It should be plowed down a few weeks prior to seeding the garden. At that ...
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Common Sense Gardening Part 3: Organic And Inorganic Fertilizers
... available to the plants. The manure which is applied to a vegetable garden in the spring may not be broken down into organic form by soil bacteria (and therefore available to ... the manure or compost; its origin (chicken, cow, horse, sawdust, garden residue, grass clippings); and weather conditions such as temperature and rainfall. It is therefore a less exact way of providing ...
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Dormancy In Plants: A Process For Survival
... response to the favorable growing conditions; as a result, plant growth is stimulated. As spring departs and summer arrives, the trees are growing rapidly, taking advantage of the ... prevent immediate germination. When spring arrives, and environmental conditions favor growth, the seedlings burst from the ground and look forward to a year of good growth - weather permitting! Sustainable horticultural ...
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Gardening On The Move
... of the plant's leaf mass. This is particularly important when moving plants in hot weather; the reduced root system simply cannot take up enough water to support a full canopy ... new environment. Keep them watered and weeded and chances are good they will return next spring, healthy and vigorous and ready to grace your yard for years to come. One note ...
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Slugs
... when crossing an infested area. Slugs prefer warm, moist conditions. With the onset of cooler weather, slugs will become less active or even dormant, but with the return of moist warm ... . 6. Frequent tillage can physically destroy adult slugs and slug eggs. Rototilling in both the spring and fall can help reduce their population. In addition rototilling in betweenrows throughout the growing ...
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Guide to Birch Trees
... weather. Reduce the amount of water applied in September and October and then provide one deep watering just before Halloween. This will help to provide adequate moisture in spring ... would be pruned in early spring, birches and maples should only be pruned in late spring after the leaves have ... of the birch tree's high water use, fall and spring pruning are not recommended for birch trees. The wounds ...
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Get a Jump on Spring with Bedding Plants
... Get a Jump on Spring with Bedding Plants Get a Jump on Spring with Bedding Plants GardenLine | Yard & Garden | Get a Jump on Spring with Bedding Plants Tom Ward Gardeners sometimes follow prairie ... of corn is given as maturing in 65 days. If there is cool or cloudy weather during the growing season, it may take that variety 75 to 80 days to mature ...
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