Flower Of The Week
CALCEOLARIA
Every spring we look forward to all the beautiful plants and flowers coming up through the little bit of snow left. It makes you warm all over! This year we are introducing: Calceolaria or as its better known: the pocket book plant…. This spring beauty only blooms for a few weeks, but it likes the cold weather and will bring lots of color to your … Continue reading
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Can I Use Newspapers Around My Vegetable Plants?
“ My local newspaper uses petroleum-based ink. Is this safe to use around vegetable plants to keep weeds down?”—Danielle, PA Many of the newspapers have switched over to soy-based ink for the black and white pages. While you wait for your newspaper to switch over their glossy sections go ahead and use those sections for mulching around flowers, trees, and shrubs. A safe and effective … Continue reading
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Getting The Garden Ready In Spring (April)
Well it’s that time again! Spring is when we get excited over the garden and can’t wait for the first nice day to get out there and get our hands dirty….. Keep in mind the last frost date for our area (zone 5) is: April 17th (Middletown NY, area) If you want to find the last frost date where you are check out this website: … Continue reading
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Learning Corner
Welcome to the “Learning Corner” of the Hodgson Farms website. Here you’ll find features on special plants, the answers to questions that you yourself may have thought of, and Regional Reminders to keep your gardens in tip top shape.
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