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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society: Gold Medal Awards
Each year, the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society, recognizes little-known and under-used woody ornamental plants of exceptional merit and promotes their use by granting them Gold Medal Awards. Since 1988 when the program began, Gold Medal Awards have been received by 46 plants. All of the previous year’s, as well as this year’s winners, are superb garden plants that have been selected for insect and disease resistance as well as minimum maintenance. This year’s winners include:
Plant Doctor – Houseplants 4
Having sick plants is no picnic, but if you know how to diagnose the problem, you can nurse them back to health. Here are some common problems people see with houseplants.
Under- or overwatering is one of the biggest problems. For example, a ficus. The leaves are falling. They’re brown and yellow. The problem — not enough water. Ficus really likes consistent watering. I find that if I water mine once a week, that’s usually enough. On the other hand, a cactus can be killed with kindness –too much water. Cacti don’t need a lot of water. Sometimes you can go a month without watering them.
Plant Doctor – Houseplants 3
It’s now time for another installment of the “plant doctor.” We’re going to take a look at some common problems people see on their houseplants.
First of all with this dieffenbachia. Here’s a perfect example of what happens when you overwater a plant and realize it’s too wet, then cut off the water completely. The leaves start turning yellow and brown and eventually die back. The first thing you want to do is remove all the dying leaves and then get on a consistent watering pattern. The plant will bounce back nicely.
Plant Doctor – Houseplants 2
Do you have a sick houseplant? Don’t be so quick to toss it out. Knowing what’s affecting the plant will help you bring it back to life. Today we’ll focus on some common problems with houseplants.
Like this ivy, for instance. One look at it and you’d think it didn’t have enough water. In fact, you’re killing it with kindness. There’s too much water. You can tell by looking at the roots. They’re very brown and mushy, when they should be crisp and white.
Plant Doctor – Houseplants 1
If your plants are sick, where do you take them? It’s not like you can find a plant doctor on call, so today I thought I’d be the plant doctor. I’m going to talk about some problems that maybe your plants have, so you can find the cure.
Let’s start off with the finicky ficus. If you’ve noticed that the leaves are drying up or dropping to the ground, the problem is you’re not watering it consistently, so get on a pattern and stick with it. Also, the ficus is temperamental. It doesn’t like to be moved, it doesn’t like drafty locations, and it does like a lot of light.
Daylilies : Lovelier Than Ever
Mom’s old Daylily patch was indestructible yet ephemeral. The plants withstood our tiny, trampling feet, but the flowers came and went with the mid-July sun. In the morning, peachcolored buds opened wide, revealing orange petals and yellow throats. But by late afternoon they were gone – shriveled, twisted and rusty-brown. In a few weeks, the blossoms disappeared entirely.
Today’s Daylilies are just as tough as mother’s old ones. But their brief summer show has been extended. Each flower still lasts a single day, owing to both their common and horticultural name. (Hemerocallis in Greek means “beautiful for one day.”) However, instead of flowering for two short weeks, today’s hybrids start blooming in late June and last up to six weeks. Then, after deadheading and an application of fertilizer, some can launch an encore performance that stretches into late September.
A Tisket a Tasket :I’ve got daisies in my basket
There’s something pretty wonderful about having a variety of daisies in your garden. They are user friendly, cheerful and easy to grow. They look charming plunked in a vase – my apologies to real flower arrangers.
As children, all of us have delighted in picking a bouquet of daisies growing along the roadside or in an open field as a special present for our mothers. As adults, these flowers evoke great memories and bring a smile to our faces.
The Earth: Saving Seeds
When our pioneer forebears prepared for their westward trek, foremost among the few articles they could take with them were seeds. Carefully packed to protect against “varmints” and moisture, the seeds were a cherished possession, for they represented future food for family and livestock.
Today the pioneer mentality again becomes meaningful. If I wish to maximize the possibility of my food supply, I need to know more about the beginning and ending of the growing process; namely, seeds. I would like to give a broad sketch of how to select and grow a supply of vegetable seeds. Growing and saving seeds could provide a new challenge as well as a feeling of security.
The Earth: Protecting Your Garden
Springtime! Visions of strawberries, snow peas, tomatoes and other delights accompany me as I prepare the soil and begin planting. My anticipation is tempered, however, by the realization that I must plan now to protect my plants and crops throughout the growing season.
Gardeners are often filled with enthusiasm for growing, but find themselves disheartened and frustrated when their hard work is wiped out by circumstances beyond their control. Extreme weather (hot or cold, too much or too little rain), birds, and small animals can ruin a harvest in a fraction of the time it took to create. It’s important to look at some of the methods used to protect plants and produce from these unpredictable “enemies”.
New Varieties for 2000: The National Garden Bureau
Gardeners are looking for new plants every year. Here are new flowers and vegetables that will be featured in 2000 mail order seed catalogs, seed packets or as bedding plants at garden centers. The varieties are listed al-phabetically by class, with the seed source listed in parentheses after the description. The designation “R” means a retail seed company from which gardeners may purchase seed directly by mail order or also in stores that carry the variety in seed packets. A “W” designation indicates a wholesale seed company which does not sell directly to home gardeners, but these varieties should be available in catalogs or as bedding plants at garden centers next spring.
