The new year — a short introduction to this piece.
The new year: Quick Notes
Tatsoi is a wonderfully productive but mild cool-weather green.
Cutie yellow-blooming succulent
Blooming rosemary is a wonderful gift for culinary friends
Bulbine blooms last almost year ’round
Paperwhites let us know that we’re in winter
Bladderpod also provides yellow blooms and gray-green foliage almost year ’round. They also germinate easily from seeds.
The original lanky poinsettia
Happy, successful gardening is more likely when some major tenets are followed. Here are some for you to apply.
Feed the Soil, not the plant
Create a broad soil base so plant roots can access rich soil wherever they choose to grow. Amend whole areas or containers.
Right plant, right place
Match plant needs with your garden spaces that will enable them to thrive. Struggling plants are susceptible to pests and diseases.
Keep sowing and transplanting
With attention to differing variety choices, our mild weather throughout the year affords us to repeat sowing and transplanting for consecutive harvesting of edibles and ornamentals.
Space plants closely
Be aware of each plant’s mature spread, and plant so individual plant’s foliage will barely touch. This enables shading of the soil to discourage sprouting weeds.
Choose appropriate watering tools
Match watering devices and plants so soil areas are moistened so plant roots can be satiated wherever they grow.
Water deeply
Be aware of differing plants’ root depths and water as deeply as each plant roots will grow. Water only as frequently as needed to keep soil barely moist.
Visit plants frequently
Monitoring how your garden grows enables you to catch and treat problems early, and to harvest at many stages to determine which timings you like the best.
The new year appears here to highlight key ideas for readers.
