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Show Spring gardening hints suggested By GERALDINE BURWELL Master gardeners suggest the following gardening hints: Cut lawn higher, leave clippings clipp-ings on the lawn or perhaps gather the cUppings one week, let them drop the next. Put the clippings in use as mulch or compost. This means less garbage, which means less impact on bum plants or disposals. Don't over-fertilize, this simply makes the grass grow faster. Change your thinking think of a nice lawn instead of the "crown jewel,' manicured lawns people have learned to demand of themselves. them-selves. Whether water is abundant or whether we'll face drought water rationing, good practices just make sense. Never should gardeners depreciate the value of the exercise involved in working in their yards, but instead of working themselves silly, they should eliminate unnecessary un-necessary work and "stop to smell the roses." For small gardens use raised beds and wire cages. Plants love growing high. Get the vegetables off the ground for better crops, less maintenance, more bug-free crops. Plant 6-8 beans inside the perimeter of a six-foot wire cage; and plant tomatoes, cucumbers and squash in the same manner. Raised beds are easier to work on and preclude tramping down the soil by working between beds. Be a smart gardener, instead of a hard gardener. Come learn more good gardening hints April 15, 1 p.m. at the Bountiful Boun-tiful Library Conference Room. Speaker will be Virginia Jensen from the Department of Natural Resources, who will cover the subject sub-ject of zeriscaping, or water-wise gardening. For further information call Janice Ariotti, 295-5304 or Grace Marsden, 295-5237. |
