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Traditional garden tools - spades, rakes, shears, watering cans - are essential. But one of the most powerful gardening tools you have likely isn t in your garage: It s social media. ....
By Veronica Lorson Fowler, Iowa Gardener It’s deepest, darkest Iowa winter in the middle of a pandemic, to boot. What could be more cheering than fresh flowers? (Well, maybe getting the vaccine, but that’s another story.) There’s lots of reasons you might have fresh flowers right now. In my case, I recently received a colorful bouquet from a friend, as a thank you for helping her during a medical crisis. Also, Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and if you’re lucky, you might receive some lovely flowers from your beloved. Or heck, you might simply pick up some supermarket flowers for yourself on a whim. ....
If between the pandemic and the Iowa winter you re going a little stir-crazy, here s a bit of garden therapy to try: A terrarium. All you need is a clear container of some sort - with or without a lid - and a plant or two with similar growing needs and potting soil. ....
Is there anything more cheering on a snowy January day than browsing through seed catalogs or doing a little online dreaming about what you’ll plant when spring finally comes? In just a few weeks, it will be time to start some slower-germinating seeds indoors. Seeds of other faster-germinating flowers and vegetables should be started indoors in mid-March. And still others do best directly sown right into the soil, usually in May. Buy your seed from the right source and you’re more likely to have success in turning those tiny and sometimes pricey nuggets into big, beautiful, productive plants. ....
It’s winter in Iowa and that means snow and sometimes lots of it. Gardeners sometimes worry that snow is bad for their plants, but in many cases, it actually helps protect them. Snow is often called “white mulch.” That’s because when it covers plants, like a big fluffy white comforter, it protects them from temperature extremes and desiccating winds. Snow also insulates the ground itself, preventing it from the extremes of warm and cold that can cause frost-heave, which can unearth plants and expose their vulnerable roots to bitter cold. So when you are shoveling show, don’t worry if you are tossing it on your perennials, roses, and other low-lying plants. As long as it doesn’t contain salt, it’s actually beneficial. ....