Here’s this week’s Garden Calendar from Lisa Johnson, UW Extension horticulture educator. It’s finally warm enough for planting warm-season plants and Lisa has tips for your vegetables, fruits and shrubs. And be sure to check out this week’s Outdoor Project Video. The homeowners wanted the look of cedar without all the maintenance. The obvious choice: […]
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Garden Calendar – Week of May 11
Here’s the Garden Calendar for the week of May 11 from Lisa Johnson, UW extension horticulture educator. This week, Lisa has tips for perennials and shrubs after this recent, tough winter. If you’ve been thinking of a new patio, be sure to check out this week’s Outdoor Project Video. We’ll follow the professionals from Chris […]
Garden Calendar – Week of May 4
Here’s this week’s Garden Calendar from Lisa Johnson, Dane Co UW horticulture educator. Lisa has tips for vegetables, strawberries and your lawn. Also, check out this week’s Outdoor Project Video which features How To Pave An Asphalt Driveway with the pros from DRS Asphalt Paving. It’s from the Today’s Home Remodeler TV series. For more […]
Garden Calendar – Week of April 27
Here’s this week’s Garden Calendar from Lisa Johnson, Dane Co UW Extension horticulture educator: “Vegetables: It should now be safe to plant certain cool season crops. If you plant too early, in cold, wet soil, seeds are likely to rot instead of germinating. That’s where an inexpensive soil thermometer that you can buy at your […]
Garden Calendar – Week of April 20
Click here for this week’s Garden Calendar tips from Lisa Johnson, Dane Co. UW Extension horticulture educator. This week, Lisa talks about planting early spring vegetables such as asparagus. Early spring also means melting snow and lots of rain which can result in basement water problems. Today, we’re starting a 2 part series on wet […]
Garden Calendar – Week of April 13
Tips from Lisa Johnson, Dane County UW horticulture educator: “Vegetables: Seed cool season foliage crops — lettuce, spinach, and cole crops (either indoors or starting outdoors) from the third week in April every couple of weeks through the end of May to extend the harvest. Warm-season crops such as tomatoes, basil and peppers should be […]
Garden Calendar – Week of April 6
Spring is finally here! It’s been a long, harsh winter and homeowners are now starting to assess the damage to their gardens and landscaping. Some have noticed that their evergreens have turned all brown. If “winter burn” has affected your evergreens, check out this article from Lisa Johnson, Dane Co. UW horticulture educator. Lisa talks […]
Monthly Home Maintenance Tips For April
Spring is finally here! Here are your Monthly Home Maintenance Tips for April: General walk through: Check gutters and downspouts for water back-up. Make sure water properly drains away from foundation. Check for water leaks in basement. Change/clean air filter in furnace. Check hot water heater for proper ventilation. Check/add salt to water softener. Check […]
Garden Calendar – Week of Mar. 16
From Lisa Johnson, Dane County UW-Extension horticulture educator: “Fruit: Long-term predictions for 2014 spring weather are indicating a cooler than normal spring, so you can stretch out your pruning tasks a little. Grapes can be pruned starting around mid-March. Depending on whether you are growing American grapes or European or French hybrids you will need […]
Garden Calendar – Week of Mar. 9
From Lisa Johnson, Dane County UW Extension horticulture educator: Vegetables: Tomato and pepper seeds need about 6-8 weeks after germination before they can go outside. Weather permitting, transplants started indoors can generally be planted outside between May 15-20 as long as soil temperatures are at least 60 degrees and night-time temperatures are above 50 degrees. […]
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