Chores To Be Done in the Zone 4/5 Garden in Early May
Common garden chores for the USDA zone 4 and zone 5 garden in May. Add fertilizer. Plant roses and other shrubs. Begin to harden off the plants due to be planted outside in mid May.
My Garden Chore List for April 15-30, USDA Zone 4/5
All plants grown in the high wind prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil is a loamy clay. Although my preference is organic, I have used commercial fertilizers from time to time. Gardening personality relaxed and experimental, purist about very little. Growing Days approximately 135 Mid April is …
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Garden Chores – Early April – Zone 4-5
Some items on the To Do list for the USDA Zone 4 and 5 garden. Inventory. Tune-up on your mower and other garden equipment. Inspect and sharpen. Also…
Tracking – Pepper Germination
Probably be boring for anyone else reading this. Tracking doc for germination of peppers. Peppers are started in 4″ pots instead of Jiffy Peat, as has been done in years past. This is causing the peppers to take longer to germinate as there is more soil to heat for each seed, and the seed is …
Dahlias I am Growing 2023 – South Dakota Gardens
The List & Pics Tubers Saved by Me from 2022 (21 varieties) Bonaventure – Also Cuttings Cabana Banana – Also Cuttings – First Cutting Ever Cornel Crichton Honey – Also Cuttings Encore Fired Up – Also Cuttings Ice Tea Jowey Nicky Lake Ontario – Also Cuttings Lollipop Mango Madness Mardi Gras Mercury Millenium Mystery – …
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Flowers We are Growing in 2023 – South Dakota Garden
List of flowers I am growing this year, including vendor and other info. Excluding my dahlia collection. All seeds grown in the high wind, lower rain prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil is a loamy clay. Although my preference is organic, I have used commercial fertilizers from …
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Dahlias – Which Milena Fleur is the True One?
I see now why there are almost 60,000 cultivars of dahlia. According to the body that classifies dahlias, the Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/plantsmanship/plant-registration/dahlia-cultivar-registration/dahlia I suppose technically, there are infinite colors combos for this flower. This year, I have at least 25 dahlia seedlings, hybrids that I have no idea what they will look like until …
Dahlia Love – Valley Rust Bucket
All seeds grown in the high wind, lower rain prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil is a loamy clay. Although my preference is organic, I have used commercial fertilizers from time to time. Growing Days approximately 135. Gardening Personality: Relaxed, experimental, purist about very little. We practice …
Melons We are Growing – 2023
You may not know this, but watermelons do famously in South Dakota. In fact, the town of Forestburg provides the state with watermelons, and it’s good business. Glaciers cut through East-Central South Dakota in ancient times, leaving the sandy silt of moraines along and within its path. While much of eastern South Dakota has clay …
Dahlia Love – Nick Sr
A dinnerplate dahlia type, with two tone petals. An orange-toned red in the front and a butter yellow on the back side of the petal. In my garden, the blooms are a solid 9-10 inches across. The plant itself is around 4 feet tall. The blooms are mid-season, blooming in mid to late August, providing …