Planting the garden
Posted May 23, 2011 06:44:25 AM.
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This is the weekend that local gardeners have been waiting for and no matter what the forecast gardeners will be flocking to the local nurseries and getting ready to get into the dirt or mud.
The long weekend in may is traditionally the go ahead weekend to put your flowers and veggie plans safely out into the garden, without a fear of frost.
Perry Grobe with Grobe’s Nursery and Garden Centre in Breslau tells 570 News that this is a good time to plan for the weeks ahead. He says right now is a good time, if things dry up enough, to rake and fertilize the lawn.
With the wet weeks recently, Grobe says gardeners should avoid cutting the grass when its wet- he says its not the best idea. He says when the ground is this saturate you risk rutting or even injury if the mower sinks off level.
Wondering about the big trends this year? Grobe says planters and baskets filled with mixed materials, ever-blooming lilacs, pastels and bright colours are in.
He says that vegetable plants and fruit trees are still big.
