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Special Reports (Farmers Weekly Interactive) Continuing cold, wet and windy weather is preventing many growers from catching up with spraying – and the forecast isn't particularly optimistic. us.rd.yahoo.com
Brighten up winter with these flowers (Belleville News-Democrat) And you thought gardening was for gentle souls. What about forcing bulbs to bloom when they're trying to sleep? us.rd.yahoo.com
Winter gems: Don't wait till spring for fresh blooms – coax paperwhites and amaryllis out now (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) By VIRGINIA A. SMITH PHILADELPHIA — And you thought gardening was for gentle souls. What about forcing bulbs to bloom when they’re trying to sleep? In the case of paperwhites and amaryllis, don’t fret. They don’t sleep. Unlike spring-blooming tulips, hyacinths, crocuses and most daffodils, these holiday favorites don’t need to chill out before rooting and flowering. By simulating the ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Special Reports (Farmers Weekly Interactive) Forward crops of rape have been treated with a fungicide exhibiting growth regulator properties. I hope this will even up their canopies and prevent them becoming too leggy going into winter. us.rd.yahoo.com
By forcing some bulbs, you can have a flowering Christmas (Post-Bulletin) PHILADELPHIA -- You thought gardening was for gentle souls. What about forcing bulbs to bloom when they're trying to sleep? In the case of paperwhites and amaryllis, don't fret. They don't sleep. Unlike spr us.rd.yahoo.com
Dawn redwood is no garden-variety conifer (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Ciscoe Morris' To-Do List: A gorgeous stately conifer that was thought to be extinct; time to put hoses away and protect faucets; time to plant an amaryllis for a big Christmas show. us.rd.yahoo.com
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