Preparing Your Garden for Spring Master Gardeners of

Preparing Your Garden for Spring Master Gardeners of Ontario Durham Chapter

Topics For Discussion n n n n MASTER GARDENERS OF ONTARIO INC Seeding Splitting perennials Pruning Insect control Lawns & Weeds Healthy soil Fertilizing Mulching info@mgoi. ca www. mgoi. ca

Seeding Starting Seedlings Indoors Direct Seeding Outdoors Hardening Off MASTER GARDENERS OF ONTARIO INC Protecting Seedlings info@mgoi. ca www. mgoi. ca

Dividing & Moving Perennials Center Dies Out Centre Flops Open MASTER GARDENERS OF ONTARIO INC Weed Infested Clumps Plant Swapping info@mgoi. ca Flowering Declines Creative Outlet www. mgoi. ca

Pruning MASTER GARDENERS OF ONTARIO INC info@mgoi. ca www. mgoi. ca

Insect and Pest Control § Clean and monitor § Attract “beneficials” and avoid chemicals § Use nematodes for controlling grubs § Dormant Oil and physical barriers http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/File: Eastern_Tent_Caterpillar_(tent_far). JP MASTER GARDENERS OF ONTARIO INC info@mgoi. ca www. mgoi. ca

Spring Lawn Care n n n Core-aerating Over-seeding Compost top-dressing Cutting high Deep watering Pest/weed control http: //www. telegraph. co. uk/gardening/gardenerscalendar/7999973/Gardening-calendar. September-2010 -week-1. html MASTER GARDENERS OF ONTARIO INC info@mgoi. ca www. mgoi. ca

Classification Of Weeds By Life Cycle 1 st year Spring Summer/fall Winter 2 nd year Spring Summer/fall Winter 3 rd year Spring Summer/fall Winter Summer Annual Winter Annual Biennial Simple Perennial Creeping Perennial MASTER GARDENERS OF ONTARIO INC info@mgoi. ca www. mgoi. ca

Soil and Composting Soil n Add organic matter Composting § § MASTER GARDENERS OF ONTARIO INC Spring garden waste Utilize finished compost from year before info@mgoi. ca www. mgoi. ca

Nitrogen (N) Phosphorus (P) Potassium (K) Providing a healthy diet for your plants FERTILIZING MASTER GARDENERS OF ONTARIO INC info@mgoi. ca Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Sulfur (S) Boron (B) Copper (Cu) Chloride (CI) Iron (Fe) Manganese (Mn) Molybdenum (Mo) Zinc (Zn) www. mgoi. ca

Choosing A Mulch Cocoa Bean Hulls Pine Bark Nuggets MASTER GARDENERS OF ONTARIO INC Compost Shredded Cedar Mulch (Black) Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea' info@mgoi. ca Decorative Stone www. mgoi. ca

Summary n n n n Clean up Divide or move Prune Lawn care Monitor for insects and weeds Amend your soil Mulch MASTER GARDENERS OF ONTARIO INC info@mgoi. ca www. mgoi. ca

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Citations: 1. Michael Dana and Philip Carpenter, Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service , West Lafayette, IN 47907 http: //www. ag. purdue. edu/counties/porter/Documents/Ag. PDFs/Pruning. pdf 2. ‘Complete Roses’ by Field Roebuck; publisher Creative Home Owner; copyright 2007 3. http: //www. omafra. gov. on. ca/english/crops/facts/fruit_home. htm#thinning 4. ‘Make Your Wisteria Bloom’ By Aldona Satterthwaite: published by Canadian Gardening…. http: //www. canadiangardening. com/howto/techniques/make-your-wisteria-bloom/a/1541 5. ‘Pruning Dormant Plants ‘by Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor at the University of Vermont http: //perrysperennials. info/articles/dormant. html 6. http: //hort. uwex. edu/articles/pruning-evergreens) 7. ‘Secrets to great Soil’ by Elizabeth P. Stell; Published by: Storey Publishing, 1998 8. Gardening Naturally’: A Guide to Growing Chemical-Free Flowers, Vegetables, and Herbs by Ann Reilly; published by Better Homes and Gardens (April 1993) 9. http: //www. omafra. gov. on. ca/english/crops/facts/00 -055. htm 10. http: //www. cardiff. ac. uk/biosi/staffinfo/wocs 2. html 11. http: //www. hc-sc. gc. ca/cps-spc/pubs/pest/_pnotes/gypsy-spongieuse/index-eng. php 12. http: //www. hort. cornell. edu/vlb/ 13. http: //www. perennials. com/seehowto. html? item=10 14. University of Guelph, Weed Management course, Winter 201 15. http: //www. omafra. gov. on. ca/english/crops/facts/climzoneveg. htm 16. http: //eartheasy. com/article_corn_gluten. htm 17. Karen York ( Spring 2012 ), Sizing Up Landscape Fabric, Garden Making No. 9 18. http: //www. ttca. on. ca/yards 19. http: //www. cardiff. ac. uk/biosi/staffinfo/wocs 2. html MASTER GARDENERS OF ONTARIO INC info@mgoi. ca www. mgoi. ca

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