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Tips for November – the beginning of the holiday season

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Loudoun County Master Gardeners

Garden Harvest cool season crops; they will be sweeter with a slight frost Keep cleaning garden beds and composting Cut asparagus fronds and mulch with leaves Finish turning beds; add compost, straw and rotted manure to enrich Lawn Finish edging, … Continue reading →

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Tips for December – the beginning of Winter

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Loudoun County Master Gardeners

Selecting your Christmas tree Needles should be green and flexible. Lift the tree off the ground a few inches, and drop it in the cut-end – you should not see needles fall to the ground. Make sure to ask for … Continue reading →

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