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Promises,
Promises...
Another year has gone by and after reflecting on last year's
resolutions I have decided that they are worthy of publishing
again (with some minor edits). I must
admit that like most New Year's Resolutions some were taken
seriously and others were thrown by the wayside. I am learning as
I grow older (and wiser) to make resolutions that are easier to
attain. I have found that it is impossible to do everything well
so I might as well choose a couple of things that I really enjoy
and learn to be content with my choices. Who said you can't teach
an old dog new tricks?
I anxiously
await spring like so many of us. I have been thumbing through the
numerous catalogs that come daily and have dog-eared lots of
pages. Hopefully as planting time approaches I will remember why
I dog-eared them. It would probably be a good idea to go back and
make some notes. Was it the plant, the plant's
color, shape or color combination? Important things to write down
because I am sure that when reviewing the
folded-down pages I will need some hints as to what
attracted me to the plants on the page. Maybe that should be my
first resolution of 2004 - Always
make notes either in your garden journal or in the catalog when
you see something that interests you. Of course I should have
already been doing this resolution but I am now making it
official. With resolution(s) in place 2004 is off to a great
start!
Happy New
Year!
~
Shelly
New
Year's Resolutions for Gardeners
2004
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Keep a Gardening Journal
Don't keep putting this off
as you wait for a perfectly cute "coffee table" journal
to fall in your lap. Get a cheap spiral-bound
notebook and start taking notes. Write down the
weather, soil, and plant conditions on different days.
Make notes about what's working for you and what's not.
With any luck your new note-taking habit will become an
integral part of your everyday gardening routine.
This will make you a better gardener.
- Start
Something From Seed
Seed starting can humble any gardener but it is so rewarding to take your little seedlings
out into the big garden world and see them thrive.
So,
use some of your spare time this winter to prepare
yourself an indoor planting area and plan on starting
some plants from seed!
-
Extend Your Growing Season
Through the clever use of cold
frames and hot beds you can add many weeks to the front
and back end of your gardening season. Need some
help? Read all about it
right here...
-
Conserve Water
Without hurting your garden!
A few simple steps can dramatically reduce your water
use and improve the health of your lawn and garden.
Drip irrigation for your garden beds is
inexpensive, efficient, and saves you lots of extra
work. Watering during the early morning on hot
days is another simple step. Keep reading our
newsletter and we'll give you tips on watering all year
long!
-
Grow Something Indoors
Gardening isn't just for the great
outdoors you know. There are all manner of
interesting and wonderful plants that can and should be
grown indoors as well. Whether it's herbs,
tropicals, succulents, or anything else that strikes
your fancy find some time to start growing them inside
this year..
-
Teach A
Child About Gardening
Whether it's your own children,
grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or neighbors, take time
to teach them some small things about gardening.
Get them interested now and they may enjoy your hobby
for many years to come!
-
Buy Locally
We like gardening catalogs too but
we've also discovered that the best local nurseries are
more likely to sell us plants that may actually survive
our challenging growing conditions. They are also
a wellspring of great (and again, local)
gardening advice - a good supplement to the weekly
advice you're already getting from us.
- Plant
Something Where Nothing Has Been Planted Before
Is there a nook or corner in your yard or garden that
is begging for a shrub or some flowers? Make the most of
your landscape. Try planting in new places; areas
that have not been planted before, areas where the grass
might not be doing well or there is too much shade or
too much sun.
Unleash your imagination and be
creative.
- Tell
10 People About Savvygardener.com
OK, here is an easy challenge! Kevin and I would
like every one of our
readers to
tell someone you know about Savvygardener.com!
We are very thankful for all the new subscribers that
have been referred by our readers but there are still
some area gardeners that haven't found us yet. Give
them a nudge. Here's
an easy way to do it...
-
Have Fun
Really. If your gardening is more chore than fun
then you must be doing something wrong. We don't
mean stop gardening - just figure out what aspects of
gardening you really enjoy and figure out how to do more
of them.
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Finally... "The
Old Year has gone. Let the dead past bury its own dead. The New
Year has taken possession of the clock of time. All hail the
duties and possibilities of the coming twelve months!" ~
Edward Payson Powell |
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