Neighborhood Planters Kiosk

Monday, February 1, 2021

The Civic Beautification and Urban Forestry Group meets at the Parks and Recreation Administration Building, 1310 SW Avery Park Dr.

Planning

✦ A garden journal is a very useful tool for planning for the growing season. Consider starting one in 2021. If you already have a garden journal, this is a good time to review it to determine what changes and additions you want to make in your garden in the year ahead.
✦ Check with local retail garden or nursery stores for seeds and seed catalogs to help you begin planning your vegetable garden.
✦ Take hardwood cuttings of deciduous ornamental shrubs and trees for propagation.
✦ Order a soil test to determine your garden's nutrient needs.
Contact your local Extension office for a list of laboratories or search online for analytical laboratories serving Oregon. Click here for more information

Houseplants and indoor gardening

✦ Monitor houseplants for correct water and fertilizer; guard against insect infestations; clean dust from leaves.

✦ Protect sensitive plants such as weeping figs from cold drafts in the house.
✦ Propagate split-leaf philodendrons and other leggy indoor plants by air-layering or vegetative cuttings. Click here for more information
✦ Plant dwarf annual flowers such as coleus, impatiens and seedling geraniums inside as houseplants.
✦ Gather branches of quince, forsythia and flowering cherries and bring them indoors to force an early bloom.

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