By Joe Daniels, Delaware County Master Gardener
Keep composting.
Order seeds/summer bulbs.
Check stored bulbs, corms and tubers for mold and rot.
Clean and service your garden tools.
Carefully knock off heavy snow from shrubs.
Keep bird feeders filled.
During a thaw, check beds for plant heaving and replace soil around exposed roots.
As we wrap up most of our garden chores for the year 2007, don't forget that our garden really never sleeps. There is always something going on in the garden, whether above the ground or below. We can always find something to do on a sunny cold day. Take a stroll through the garden and anticipate what you want for next year or stay inside and draw up plans for 2008. Look through gardening catalogs as you make out your Holiday wish list. Draw up a new arrangement for your perennial garden and then make a list of what you need to purchase in the new year.
The winter season is to dream, relax and anticipate the new gardening season ahead, and as we all know it will be here before we know it. Have a wonderful Holiday.
Joe
Do you have a gardening question? In Delaware County, call our Master Gardeners hortline at 610-690-2671 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 AM-12 NOON.
UPCOMING MASTER GARDENERS EVENTS
January 12, 2008: Holiday Gifts & Houseplants
Learn how to care for and maintain your holiday gardening gifts and houseplants. Cost: $10
Registration required for all events. Please call 610-690-2655 for more information or visit our website
