January 2021
Garden Maintenance
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- Avoid using salt based de-icers near susceptible plants.
Salt Damage in Landscape Plants – Purdue Extension
- Consider using an anti-desiccants to protect your evergreens.
Protecting Evergreens in the Winter – University of Massachusetts Extension
Reapply deer repellent on vulnerable shrubs as needed.
Using Commercial Deer Repellents – University of Maryland Extension
- Do a daily tick check! That’s right, ticks are active in the winter too!!
Winter Tick Activity – University of Rhode Island
Houseplants
- Make sure to check you plants at least once a week for signs of pest and other issues.
Houseplant Problems : Diagnostic Chart – University of Maryland Extension
- Learn more about houseplant care.
Webinar Series: Houseplant Master Class – Penn State Extension
Tools
- Sort out your hand tools. Repair and clean as needed paying attention to ones that you have not used. Consider giving these away! Choose a good location to store them and perhaps a container to organize them.
Maintaining Lawn and Garden Tools – University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension
- Learn more about how to care for your garden tools.
Webinar: Care of Garden Tools – Penn State Extension
Vegetable Gardening
Spring may seem to be far off, but it will be here before you know it, so it is time to plan you garden!
- Do a germination test to see which of your seeds are still viable and which ones will need to be replaced.
Home Germination Test – Cornell Cooperative Extension
- Looking to change this up this year, check out what vegetable varieties other people like.
Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners – Cornell University
- If you had any disease issue last year, consider looking for varieties that have disease resistance.getting varieties
Selected List of Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners in New York State – Cornell University
Wishing you all a Healthy, Hopeful and Happy New Year!
