GARDENING
GARDENING SEASON IS UPON US. THE SPRING FLOWERS ARE COMING U@ AND THE HEARTIER
CROPS ARE IN THE GOUND.
BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF GARDEN
MYTHS ABOUT WHEN TO PLANT,
AND HOW TO PLANT.
CINDY WILLIAMS ADRESSES SOME OF
THOSE MYTHS IN YOUR GARDEN:
4@
MYTH NUMBER ON, WHEN YOUR PLANT
IS WILTING IT NEEDS WATER.4@
SCOTT LONGFELLOW OF LONGFELLOW'S
4@
4@ GREENHOUSES IS HERE NOT ALWAYS TRUE. THAT IS TRUE. THIS PLANT
IS WILTING. MOST4@4@
PEOPLE WOULD SAY IT NEEDS WATER
4@
4@ AND
4@ AND IN
4@ AND IN THIS CASE IT ACTUALLY DOES. HOWEVER, THE BEST THING TO
DO IS IF YOU ARE DOUBTING THE 4@
PLANTS VIABILITY A4@ND IT KEEPS
4@
4@ WILTING AND YOU ADD MORE WATER IT'S NOT A GOOD THING. MORE
PEOPLE CAUSING MORE PROBLEMS
4@
4@ BY
4@ BY JUST CONTINUING TO ADD WATER. THE BEST THING TO DO4@4@
IS TO TEST THE SOIL WITH YOUR
FINGER. IF THE SOIL FEELS COOL
4@
4@ AND
4@ AND MOIST JUST GOT PLENTY OF WATER. IF IT'S DRY AND WARM IT
MEANS IT4@
MEANS IT4@
4@
4@ PROBABLY DOESN'T. ADDING MORE WATER CAN DO MORE DAMAGE4@
IF THE PLANT IS ALREADY
STRESSED. BETTER TO LET IT DRY
OUT
OUT THOROUGHLY AND THEN TRY TO INVESTIGATE WHAT'S GOING ON.4@
4@
4@ IT
4@ IT MAY
4@ IT MAY HAVE SOME ROOT DISEASES OR SOMETHING ELSE IS TROUBLING
IT. 4@
DEFINITELY TOO MUCH WATER CAN BE
4@
4@ A
4@ A BAD
4@ A BAD THING. MYTH NUMBER TWO , THAT YOU CAN ADD BANANAS TO THE
SOIL OF YOUR PLANTS AND IT WILL
A BAD THING. MYTH NUMBER TWO , THAT YOU CAN ADD BANANAS TO THE SOIL OF YOUR PLANTS AND IT WILL@
ABSORB
ABSORB ITS NUTRIENTS. ELLIE LONGFELLOW IS HERE. TELL US WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S TRUE. A
COMMON GARDENING MYTH IS THAT IF
YOU PUT APPEAL IN THE SOIL OF
YOUR PLANT IT WILL ABS4@ORB ITS
NUTRIENTS, HELP WITH PEST
CONTROL AND TO PROVIDE A
NATURAL FERTILIZER. WHILE THIS
IS A GREAT IDEA, WHAT ACTUALLY
HAPPENS IS THAT AS THE BANANA
PEEL DECOMPOSES, THE SOIL AROUND
THE PLANT IS ABSORBING THE
NUTRIENTS. SO, YOUR PLANT MAY
RECEIVE A LITTLE TEENY BIT OF
THOSE NUTRIENTS BUT IT'S MOSTLY
JUST GOING INTO THE SOIL AND NOT
ENOUGH NUTRIENTS ARE GOING INTO
YOUR PLANT TO ACTUALLY SEE A
BENEFIT. SO WHAT'S A BETTER WAY?
SO WE WOULD SUGGEST
USING A FERTILIZER OF YOUR
CHOICE. AS YOU PUT IT AROUND THE
SOIL,
THAT IS GOING TO BE ABSORBED BY
THE ROOT SYSTEM AND YOU WILL
TRULY
TRULY SEE
TRULY SEE THE BENEFITS WITHIN THE PLANT AS IT GROWS. PERFECT.
TRULY SEE THE BENEFITS WITHIN THE PLANT AS IT GROWS. PERFECT.@ MYTH NUMBER THREE, TAKE A SMALL
4@
4@ PLANT
4@ PLANT AND PUT IT IN A BIG POT AND YOU WILL GET A BIG PLANT.
NOT NECESSARILY TRUE4@. THAT IS
NOT 4@
NOT 4@
TRUE.
TRUE. WHY? YOU THINK YOU'D BE SAVING YOURSELF ALL THE STEPS O@ POTTING UP. YOU WOULD. BUT THERE
4@
4@ ARE
4@ ARE A
4@ ARE A FEW REASONS WHY YOU WANT TO SKIP THE BIG POT AND STICK
WITH A SIMILAR POT. A FEW
MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT REPOTTING
HOUSE PLANTS AND PLANTS IN4@
GENERAL IS THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY
CAUSE
CAUSE TOO
CAUSE TOO MUCH STRESS ON THE PLANT TO BUY PUTTING IT IN A POT THAT IS TOO BIG. A POT LIKE
THIS IS
WAY TOO MUCH EXTRA SPACE. THE
ROOTS DON'T KNOW WHERE TO 4@
GO. YOU CAN ALSO RUN INTO AN
ISSUE OF MOISTURE CONTROL AS THE
PLANT HAS GONE FROM HAVING THIS
MUCH THIS MUCH SOIL TO THIS
MUCH. 4@
SO YOU CAN HAVE ISSUES WITH
WATERING AND SO ON. BECAUSE ALL
MUCH. 4@ SO YOU CAN HAVE ISSUES WITH WATERING AND SO ON. BECAUSE ALL@
OF THAT SOIL IS ABSORBING WATER.
IT
IT ULTIMATELY 4@CAUSES TOO MUCH STRESS FOR THE PLANT. YOU HAVE THIS OPTION WHICH IS A SMALLER
POT.
POT.
4@
4@ YOU
4@ YOU CAN SEE THERE'S ABOUT 2 INCHES OF ROOM, WHICH IS THE
IDEAL
SPACING WHEN REPOTTING. IDEALLY
INCHES OF ROOM, WHICH IS THE IDEAL SPACING WHEN REPOTTING. IDEALLY@
4@STRESS FOR THE PLANT. YOU HAVE
THIS OPTION WHICH IS A SMALLER
POT.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S ABOUT 2
INCHES OF ROOM, WHICH IS THE
IDEAL 4@
SPACING WHEN REPOTTING. IDEALLY
YOU MIGHT 1 OR 2 INCHES
BIGGER. THIS ONE WOULD BE THE
IDEAL POT. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT
WOULD 4@
FIT PERFECTLY THE ROOTS ARE
GOING TO BE NESTLED. YOU WON'T
HAVE4@4@
HAVE4@4@
IDEAL
IDEAL POT. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT WOULD FIT PERFECTLY THE ROOTS ARE GOING 4@
TO BE NESTLED. YOU WON'T HAVE AN
ISSUE OF OVERWATERING 4@
4@4@
4@4@ AND
4@4@ AND ANOTHER BIG IMPORTANT FACTOR IF YOU WANT A POT WITH A
DRAINAGE
HOLE SO THE WATER CAN RUN OUT.4@
MYTH NUMBER FOUR, IT'S NEVER
REALLY TOO EARLY TO PLANT
CUCUMBERS. I KNOW YOU WANT4@
TO JUMP ON IT RIGHT NOW. BUT
THAT'S
THAT'S NOT TRUE. WILL LONGFELLOW OF LONGFELLOW'S IS HERE. WHAT'S THE DEAL? WHEN CAN WE DO THIS.4@
THERE IS AN OLD MYTH THAT YOU
CAN PLANT CUCUMBERS AFTER 4@
THE
THE FIRST
THE FIRST FULL MOON IN MAY. UNFORTUNATELY, IN MAINE, THIS MAY,
YOU COULD HAVE A FROST IN THE
MIDDLE OF MAY. I'D LIKE TO TELL
MAY, YOU COULD HAVE A FROST IN THE MIDDLE OF MAY. I'D LIKE TO TELL@
PEOPLE WAIT UNTIL 1 JUNE. THE
SOIL WILL BE WAR4@MER, THE PLAN
WILL4@
BE HEALTHIER. THEY WILL BE
4@
4@ STRONGER FROM THE HEAD START IN OUR GREENHOUSES. DOES THAT GO
FOR SEEDS AS WELL?4@
YES, IF YOU PUT THEM INTO EARLY
THEY WILL ROT IN THE SOIL. SHOW
4@
4@ US
4@ US HOW
4@ US HOW TO DO IT. THIS APPLIES TO CUCUMBERS, SQUAS4@H,4@
CUCUMBERS, SQUAS4@H,4@
4@
4@ PUMPKINS, ALL THE VINES. THERE ARE SEVERAL PLANTS IN A POT TO
YOU DO4@4@
NOT WANT TO SEPARATE4@ THEM.
4@
4@ YOU'VE
4@ YOU'VE GOT YOUR MAKESHIFT A GARDEN HERE. JUST GENTLY SQUEEZE
THE SIDES OF THE POT4@
TO
TO LOOSEN. MAKE A NICE LITTLE PLANTING AREA PLACE IT IN AND 4@ THEN JUST PUSH IT IN AROUND
DON'T WANT TO GO TO HIGH ON THE
LINE. AND KEEP YOUR TAG SO YOU4@
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GROWING. AND 4@
WHAT ABOUT FERTILIZER WHAT DO
4@
4@ YOU
4@ YOU LIKE? ANY KIND4@. THAT'S AN INDIVIDUAL CHOICE. IF YOU WANT
TO GO ORGANIC GREAT THERE ARE A
LOT 4@
OF OPTIONS OUT THERE MIRACLE GRO
4@
4@ WORKS
4@ WORKS GREAT TOO. JUNE ONE THAT'S GOING TO DO IT. WILL BE BACK
RIGHT AFTER THIS. 4@
THAT'S
THAT'S GOING TO DO IT. WILL BE BACK RIGHT AFTER THIS.4@