Cultivating Antirrhinums

Antirrhinums are Herbaceous Perennials

Although strictly perennials, the florist's antirrhinums are now generally treated as half-hardy annuals or biennials. So great is the improvement in modern strains that most varieties can be relied upon to come almost 100 per cent, true from seed. The three height sections and the wonderful colour range make them invaluable plants for summer bedding. The intermediate varie­ties, reaching about 18 inches in height, are the most generally useful. The Tom Thumbs, which form compact little bushes little more than 6 inches high, are splendid edging plants, while the tall varieties serve a useful purpose as dot plants or for filling in gaps in the mixed border. These reach about 3 feet.

Antirrhinums are not fond of an over-rich soil. Drainage is a much more important point, as they will never thrive in waterlogged land. The ground for them should be deeply dug, and if deficient a good dressing of lime should be given before planting. The middle of May is a good general time for this operation, and once the plants are established no fears may be enter­tained as to drought. They definitely prefer to be kept on the dry side. Spent flowers must be regularly removed throughout the summer months, and as the practice of pinching the plants is not now so generally adopted, great care must be taken to see that the central spike is cut away before seed pods can form. On account of the depreda­tions of antirrhinum rust, and particularly in the southern counties, it is now advisable to spray the plants during June and July with sulphur compounds. If the disease does make its appearance, the only remedy is to burn all infected plants without delay to avoid its spread.

The rock garden antirrhinums such as Antirrhinum Asarina and Antirrhinum glutinosum are perennials. They should be planted in very well-drained places and rather poor soil, as, for example, in the face of a dry wall. In richer soils they grow soft and are apt to die out in winter. You ought to plant in April.

Seed can be sown in a tem­perature of about 60 degrees throughout Janu­ary and February. It must be only very lightly covered, as it will never germinate freely if deeply buried. As soon as the plants are large enough to handle, prick off into boxes 2 inches apart each way and gradually harden off in preparation for planting. Splendid results can also be obtained from a sowing made about the end of July in a cold frame, the plants being wintered in boxes or in a made-up bed in the frame and planted out about the beginning of May. From such a sowing they will naturally be rather earlier and also larger. The rock garden kinds are increased by careful divi­sion at planting time or by firm young cut­tings in a cold frame in August.

Cultivating a garden in winter Austin

Those of you who live in Zone 9 and plantations to be happy to know that the temperature in summer, with a hidden advantage - a long period of sowing. While most gardeners are cultivating their gardens, before the first frost hits in October, the majority of people in zone 9 will be able to start a winter vegetable garden middle of the month and have collected a few months later.

Winter vegetable garden preparation

winter vegetables require a little care and attention. If You never planted vegetables before probably a good idea to have a simple spring / summer garden. Winter gardening is seen by some as a very advanced, but in Zone 9 Zone, is actually quite simple because there is no snowfall and winter temperatures are relatively mild.

The most important thing to do to keep your plants safe from the cold. You can protect a structure to cool the plants. It 'made from a PVC pipe> Frame plastic greenhouse covers the top. The cold frame can be set when you know that there is a frost during the night.

Choose the right vegetables for your garden

Salads are the most popular way to grow your garden in winter holidays. From salad hits a short-term cycle really cold, they can usually collected first. Most of the winter salad vegetables can mature within 3060 days after planting.

The winter vegetables that do best are those that are densely planted on the ground or in the soil itself. In this way, they take part of the geothermal well on the coldest days. This means that low-growth salads, like spinach, all types of lettuce and cabbage usually quite well in this growing season. In the land of vegetables such as carrots, beets and turnips are also good choices. The potatoes are ideal for winter gardens. Other WinterVegetable choices are broccoli, radish, cabbage and peas Brussell. Although technically not a vegetable, in this time of year strawberries can be grown.

Care Winter Garden Vegetable

Timing is everything when it comes to caring for your garden slopes. In Section 9, there are few worries less than other areas, but there are still things to watch. Most vegetables should be planted when the temperature is below 75 degrees. ViewForecast to ensure that we have passed through the hot climate before planting vegetables. Otherwise, you have seedlings sun burned on his hands.

Once you have successfully moved your plants from seeds to germinate, you do not need too much water. Unlike in summer gardens, which require lots of water, winter vegetables do not need quite as much, and should be watered sparingly. Be sure to check the time and to avoid watering during the weeks when there is a forecastFrost. The plants can survive so much water from the soil.