It seems as if December comes around more often than any other month of the year. It 's the month with the most stressful, hectic, fun – and costs.
This is the opinion of a family man, but speaking as a gardener is a month varies, in December we will have it with red poinsettias for Christmas, Easter lilies, white seeds, cloves and the next cuttings in summer to fall.
Poinsettias and other Christmas trees and baskets of mixed systems aresometimes a problem when it comes to their longer is possible. Of course, the temperature of the house largely controls the amount of moisture needed by plants. The rule is to keep it moist but not wet. Plants need less water when in bloom at other times. Poinsettias need special care to prevent falling leaves and yellow. A drafty fireplace, jets of cold air through the open doors, draft all open windows and cause yellowing leaves Drop. After all, the poinsettia, a tropical plant.
seed catalogs are now in the mail with beautiful pictures and vivid descriptions. Many new varieties are also listed, and no doubt all have been tested in court on the ground. By all means try some, but the old reliable for their main crops stick, who you know is on your floor suitable for growing conditions and exposure.
Plants in coldframes now need additional protection, especially semi-race like chrysanthemum> Football semi-shrubs and plants as nierembergias. Pansies, forget-me-nots and English daisies can be easily covered with salt hay.
Broadcast frame is very important in the mild season. Prop a two open end with a flower vase for one hour. Check the need for water and water only during the warm period. In very cold weather, the snow acts like a blanket, but I would not want the frame, when the weather gets warmer and the plants will be stifled.