While shovelling out from a heavy snowfall this week, I noticed a rose shrub with reddening leaf buds along its bare canes. This is a sure sign of approaching spring! Plant hormones are stirring, and will soon cause buds to swell and sprout. This is a good time to walk around the garden and check for changes in buds on other woody plants. Some like forsythia and quince are … [Read more...] about Plant hormones are stirring
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Plant therapy needed after the heat and wind
The past summer’s intense high heat and forceful winds were challenging for plant health, causing leaf tissues to desiccate and raising soil temperature in the root zone (the top 6 to 12 inches/15 to 30 cm of soil). I’m just glad to have it over and move into a cool autumn season, but plants are more permanently affected. If they enter winter dormancy in a debilitated … [Read more...] about Plant therapy needed after the heat and wind
