March - 2022

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Why Doesn't My Hydrangea Ever Bloom?

I’d like to address that for all of those with the same question. Some folks out of frustration remove the large lush Hydrangea after years of no blooms. I say wait it out and change your habits. Here are some things you need to know… Some Hydrangea bloom on old wood. And some on New Wood. It is always good to know what kind of Hydrangea you have, so you can prune accordingly. Not always an easy task if you adopt ownership or lose tags. However, the process of elimination

Pre Season Garden Prep

Hi Folks. If you are at all like me, you are so over the winter down time of jigsaw puzzles, living to eat, endless movies, and pulling tax papers together. You know it is getting close when you can smell skunks outside. The time to get out and get physical cannot come soon enough. Can anyone relate? Here in Hardiness Zone 5 (Patton, PA), it is still 12 degree nights and 25 degree days. Too early to start seeds, but it won’t be long now. March starts tomorrow. To help