Weekly Update: Dills and Pruning (GDD 705)
June 19
- Colorburst, a slow-release fertilizer, applied to perennials.
- Rhody and Forsythia radically pruned. One-third of branches cut back to ground. You could imagine how flipping sweet they look now.
- Last of romaine lettuce harvested and removed.
June 24
- Dill planted where the last of the romaine roamed.
Need Pruning Advice? With the price of pruning going through the roof, who doesn't? Here are a few links that should put you on the right track.
Virginia Tech's Guide to Sucessful Pruning
University of Tennessee's "Pruning Landscape Trees, Shrubs, and Ground Covers"
Tale of the Tape (last week's measurement)
- Rudbeckia - 12" (11-12")
- Phlox -16.5" (16")
- Echinacea - 19-30.5" (18-25")
- Pepper 9" (8")
- Brandywine 16.5" (13")
- Yellow Pear 17" (13")
- Sungold 17.5" (13")
- Better Boy 23" (23")
Cloudy, cold, and rainy typified the past week. Buds on a few deciduous trees began to swell noticeably. Some even showed a bit of color. Springtime bulbs like tulips and daffodils continued to march toward bloom, which is probably two or three weeks off still. Pictured at left are garlic chives. These were planted three years ago and seem to be finally hitting its stride.
