Plant
To extend the harvest, plant seedlings and seeds of the same vegetable (broccoli or lettuce, for example) on the same day.
Maintain
Before adding plant waste to the compost pile, chop it upâor run over it with your power mowerâto speed decomposition.
Prune deciduous fruit trees as soon as they are done fruiting, to help keep trees smaller and fruit within reach.
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When planting annuals, pinch or prune off flowers and buds to direct all initial growth to the roots and help avoid transplant shock.
Protect
Spread a thick blanket of straw between plants in vegetable gardens to help prevent weeds and slow moisture loss.
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Thatâs a blood moon, or total lunar eclipse, and itâs worth setting an alarm for this Wednesday morning. Nicole Clausing – May 25, 2021
Sometimes it seems like every full moon gets a click-bait name. The one occurring May 26 has the particularly over-the-top moniker of the Super Flower Blood Moon. That mouthful certainly sets expectations for ⦠something, and itâs hard to imagine a moon could live up to it. But Wednesdayâs just might, and we recommend setting an alarm if it looks like the skies will be clear where you live.
Whatâs in a name? Letâs break it down. The âFlowerâ part is just a traditional name given to any full moon in the month of May. âSuperâ is a quasi-scientific way to describe a full moon that is slightly larger than usual because itâs a little closer to the Earth than average.
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