The Garden Gossip

Posted on 12.25.09 by thegardengossip @

Here is a great new 2007 variety that actually was a 2007 All-America Selection winner. It has 2 1/2 inch iridescent pink blooms with white cheats and yellowing throats…very pretty. And this variety need no deadheading! It has a stretch of up to 3 feet with continuous flowers. T his makes it your perfect selection for hanging plants or flowers for your window boxes. It does spread vigorously so it chokes out weeks…yeah! It is best in full sun, well-drained soil. Source: Jung Seed Co.

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Marigolds

Posted on 12.05.09 by thegardengossip @

I always plant specific flowers in my gardens that keep away pests – an easy and cost efficient solution to keep your other plants healthy.

Ants………..Mint
Aphids……….Garlic,
Bean Leaf Beetle…………Onion
Codling Moth…………Oleander
Colorado Potato Bug…………..Coriander
Cucumber Beetle……………Tansy
Flea Beetle…………Garlic
Imported Cabbage Worm…………..Mint
Japanese Beetle……………Garlic
Leaf Hopper………….Petunia
Mexican Bean Beetle……………..Marigolds
Mice………………Onion
Root Knot Nematodes……………Marigolds
Slugs…………Rosemary
Spider Mites…………….Garlic
Squash Bug…………..Marigolds
Stink Bug…………….Radish
Thrips……………Marigolds
Tomato Hornworm…………..Marigolds
Whitefly…………….Marigolds

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Get Rid of Slugs

Posted on 10.19.09 by thegardengossip @

The beer traps really good if you husband will spare you a beer for your garden You just have to make sure that you design it correctly. My first try…I attracted slugs but I didn’t trap them! AH!!

Make sure that the beer is around 5 inches deep and 1 inch below the top of the trap so that when the stupid slugs reach up to get out they fall in.

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What Flower Would You Be

Posted on 09.16.09 by thegardengossip @

If you could be any flower what flower would you be? I think I would be a daisy. it is so simple yet so sweet. I just love daisy’s. However carnations are my favorite flower. I love all sorts of colors for this flower. The thing I love about this flower is that it lasts for a few weeks before it starts to look not so good in the vase. So what flower would you be?

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