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- From: jo ellen meyers sharp <hoosiergardener@sbcglobal.net>
- To: gardenwriters-on-gardening <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Vacations Away from the Garden
- Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:16:16 -0400
Title: Re: [gwl-g] Vacations Away from the Garden
I did an article similar to this last year and cutting back
perennials was the way to go. There's little you can do about the
veggies to slow their growth, except stop harvesting, which most
people don't want to do. In my article, I suggested asking a neighbor
or friend to harvest the veggies.
jems
I'm writing a piece on management strategies for residential gardens while homeowners are on vacation. I've got all the standard stuff -- increasing mulch, water reservoirs, utilizing shade, etc.
What about slowing down the rate of growth or development in flowers and vegetables? I've read about cutting back garden phlox heads, removing all buds and open flowers, for a whole new flush of blooms in two to three weeks. Certainly, shearing has many benefits for summer-flowering herbaceous plants. Anything comparable in the vegetable garden?
Ellen Goff,
gardening on the shores
of Lake Wylie, SC
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Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
Garden writer, speaker, author, photographer
Region III Director Garden Writers Association
Phone: (317) 251.3261
Fax: (317) 251.8545
E-mail: hoosiergardener@sbcglobal.net
Garden writer, speaker, author, photographer
Region III Director Garden Writers Association
Phone: (317) 251.3261
Fax: (317) 251.8545
E-mail: hoosiergardener@sbcglobal.net
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[gwl-g] Vacations Away from the Garden,
eog9612, 04/23/2008
- Re: [gwl-g] Vacations Away from the Garden, jo ellen meyers sharp, 04/23/2008
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- Re: [gwl-g] Vacations Away from the Garden, carlobal@netzero.net, 04/23/2008
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