Gardening

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-	Last frost came late this year, May 24 for some local areas. By now, all your tender plants should be in: basil, tomatoes, peppers and frost-susceptible flowers, like cannas and dahlias.	+	After a long winter, encouraging signs of spring have appeared. The snowdrops, crocuses and scilla are blooming, bright spots of color among all the dead leaves. Now's the time to uncover your garden and flower beds, rake up the leaves, sticks and dried plant stems from last season.
-	Now is a good time, while plants are still small, to get your tomato cages around the plants and tie climbing beans and cucumbers to trellises. Mulching around strawberries, potatoes and sweet potatoes with straw will help keep weeds down and roots moist.	+	You can also divide perennials now, while they are still coming to life. Hostas, sedum, day lilies, iris and chives all divide easily this early in the season.
-	Radishes, lettuces, strawberries and swiss chard should be ready for harvest now or soon. Irises are finishing their blooming, and peonies are just beginning. The blackberries are blooming now, too, in anticipation of luscious dark berries in early August...	+	Cold weather plants can go in now, as well. Home Depot has broccoli and cabbage plants in, and Farmer's Market vendors have onion and leek plants. Radishes, lettuce, potatoes, swiss chard, and beets can also go in.
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		+	If you have been itching to get your fingers in the dirt, now's the time. Go to it!
-	Dig in!

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Local Gardening Links Fernwood Botanical Gardens Five Point Gardens Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Ginger Valley Potawatomi Greenhouse and Conservatories Purdue University's Consumer Horticulture Shiojiri Niwa Japanese Garden Other Links BBC Gardening GardenWeb - The Internet's Garden Community KidsGardening.com National Gardening Association Orchid Mall Organic Gardening The Victory Seed Company

Contents 1 SJCPL Gardening Resources 1.1 New Gardening books on our Shelves 1.2 Gardening Magazine Subscriptions 1.3 Gardening Tips 2 Community Garden Resources 2.1 Farmer's Market 2.2 Purdue Master Gardener 2.3 Definitions & History

SJCPL Gardening Resources

New Gardening books on our Shelves

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You Grow Girl	A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants	Kids' Container Gardening	Square Foot Gardening

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Easy Orchids	The Garden Maker's Manual	The Moosewood Restaurant Kitchen Garden

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Gardening Magazine Subscriptions

Backhome Better Homes and Gardens Chicagoland Gardening The English Garden Fine Gardening Flower & Garden Garden Design

Garden Gate The Herb Companion Horticulture, The Art of American Gardening House & Garden OG (formerly Organic Gardening) Weekend Gardener

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Gardening Tips

Spring is here!

After a long winter, encouraging signs of spring have appeared. The snowdrops, crocuses and scilla are blooming, bright spots of color among all the dead leaves. Now's the time to uncover your garden and flower beds, rake up the leaves, sticks and dried plant stems from last season.

You can also divide perennials now, while they are still coming to life. Hostas, sedum, day lilies, iris and chives all divide easily this early in the season.

Cold weather plants can go in now, as well. Home Depot has broccoli and cabbage plants in, and Farmer's Market vendors have onion and leek plants. Radishes, lettuce, potatoes, swiss chard, and beets can also go in.

If you have been itching to get your fingers in the dirt, now's the time. Go to it!

Community Garden Resources

Farmer's Market

Visit the Farmer's Market for fresh, seasonal produce and garden plants. 1105 Northside Boulevard South Bend, IN 46615

Open Year-round Tuesday & Thursday, 7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Friday, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (May through September) Saturday, 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Purdue Master Gardener

The Purdue Master Gardener Program provides residents of Indiana with training in a variety of horticultural subjects. Participants in the program then volunteer to serve as gardening educators in their communities. Local contact information is available on the web.

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Definitions & History

The Wikipedia has some fascinating information about gardening and its history

Last updated: -- Mrs. B October 2007