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Monthly Features

Welcome to the Monthly Features Page.
This Page will contain a variety of gardening topics.
Some topics will be listed every month although their order may get switched around sometimes.
And some topics may change each month depending on the conditions
and the time of the year it is.
This page will be updated at the beginning of every month.

This Monthly Feature page is for

---- 2006

I'm Sorry!

Hello Gardeners.
I'm sorry for the delay in updating this Monthly Topics Page. My family and I have went thru a very rough time lately. And because of personal situations, and the fact that it was winter, I have chosen not to update this page at this time. If everything is going okay I plan to resume this section within a few months.

Thanks so much for visiting and be sure and check out all of the other pages on the site!

Special Note

First of all, THANKS for the e-mails I've received
about the website! I am getting things back together and I plan
on making this site bigger and better than ever!
I am currently working on changing the design a little, so the Monthly Features page will not resume until
the new "remodel" is completed. Once again, THANKS for visiting and
HAPPY GARDENING!

The info below is from my last Monthly Topics Page. I decided to leave it on until I could get things changed and updated.

HERB OF THE MONTH

FEVERFEW - Chrysanthemum parthenium

Feverfew can masquerade as a mini-daisy in the perennial border. In fact, some people confuse it with a small daisy. But all you have to do is to nibble on it, and you'll find that it really is a useful medicinal herb. Until the late 1970's, Feverfew was discredited as a healing herb. Now Feverfew is Hot! Recent studies show it's remarkably effective at preventing migraine headaches. Studies also show the herb may reduce blood pressure, and can also be a good digestive aid. It has also been proven to have a mild tranquilizing effect.
Feverfew is a perennial that can reach 3 feet and has daisy-like flowers with yellow centers and up to 20 white rays. It will bloom from mid-summer to early fall. You can sow seeds indoors if your soil temperatue has not reached 60º and transplant outside when the soil warms. Otherwise, you can plant directly in the garden. Space plants between 12 to 18 inches apart. Feverfew prefers full sun but tolerates partial or filtered shade. Plant in well-drained soil with average fertility. Pinch back flower buds to encourage bushiness. Harvest leaves when they become mature.

NOTE
Bees dislike the odor of Feverfew pollen and will avoid the plant. Leave at least 20 feet between Feverfew and any plant that requires bees for pollination.

Zones 5 - 7

GARDENING TIP OF THE MONTH
# 1

As you prepare to put in this years vegetable garden, don't forget the importance of crop rotation! It is enormously helpful to the health and vitality of your plants if you relocate them from season to season. This prevents heavy feeders from using up nutrients in one spot, and it slows and/or stops a lot a diseases and insect pests that favor one type of crop or another.

And may this year be your best year EVER!

VEGETABLE OF THE MONTH

CARROTS

Carrots are a true Cool season crop. They cannot take hot weather and dry conditions very well. And RIGHT NOW is the perfect time to plant your carrots. The types you can grow depends on your soil conditions. But in all cases you need to amend the soil as light and fluffy as possible. Naturally, if you have sandy soil with no rocks and can fluff it to a depth of around 10-12 inches, then you can grow the long monster carrots. If your soil is not that fluffy you will have to go with the shorter, fatter types. But in all cases, carrots will NOT grow well unless the soil is loose and fluffy. And also be sure not to let a crust form on the top of your soil around you carrots.
Space the seedlings about 1 inch apart to begin with. Then keep digging down just enough to see the top diameters. When they are 1/2 inch thick, pull every other one and leave the rest to mature. But DON'T throw away those you just pulled up, baby carrots are very tasty and possible their sweetest when this young. Carrots will become fully mature in about 65 to 85 days after seeds are sown.

We grow Carrots in our backyard gardens as annuals. But actually, Carrots are Biennials and are related to the wildflower called Queen Anne's Lace. If left unpicked in a warm area, they will produce tiny flat-topped white blossoms in their second year.

GARDENING TIP OF THE MONTH
# 2

Do you have Cats outside? Do you have a problem with them digging in your newly planted garden beds? I have three outside cats, and I have found a solution to that problem. Put crushed up egg shells in your beds. All cats like to dig in the area before they "use" it. They will hit the sharp edges on the egg shells and will always move on to somewhere else. It won't really hurt them, it is just annoying to them to dig in the shells. And it also don't hurt the soil at all. In fact, egg shells are supposedly LOADED with phosphorous, (but it takes a very long time for them to break down).

VERSE OF THE MONTH

He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, Saying, "The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."

Luke 24:6-7

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