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November 03, 2018

Dig In: Garden Checklist for week of Nov. 4

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November 02, 2018

Photo tour focuses on cemetery hot spots

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November 01, 2018

Take advantage of warm November

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October 31, 2018

Happy Halloween! Now, about November

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October 30, 2018

Find bargains on Arboretum All-Stars, low-water mainstays

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October 29, 2018

Mums put on 'Greatest Show' at Shepard Center

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October 28, 2018

Cheesy Little Pumpkins make most of minis

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Latest Garden Checklist

For Week of Aug. 18:

Take advantage of this cooler weather to show your garden some TLC.

Deadhead roses and trim off other spent flowers such as daisies and asters. Cut back daylily stems as well as other lilies as they brown.

Irises need dividing every three or four years; August is ideal for this task. Dig in a little compost before replanting the rhizomes.

For irises staying in place, trim back their browned leaves to prepare for new growth.

Also in mid-August:

* Feed citrus trees their last round of fertilizer for the year. This will give a boost to the fruit that's now forming.

* Harvest tomatoes, beans, squash, pepper and eggplant.

* Keep an eye on melons; they can ripen rapidly in this weather. Too much water can cause them to split.

* Fertilize fall-blooming perennials. Chrysanthemums can be fed until the buds start to open.

* Indoors, start seedlings for fall vegetable planting, including bunching onion, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, radicchio and lettuce.

* Plant onions, leaf lettuce, peas, radishes, turnips, beets, carrots, bok choy, spinach and potatoes directly into the vegetable beds.

* Transplant cabbage, broccoli, kale, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower as well as lettuce seedlings.

* Remember to water; morning or evening is best. Check the soil before pulling out the hose.

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