For all those who have a garden or wish to start one, Tom Corbin--"A Fairlington Gardener"--wrote a nice column to help you get a move on.
He suggests, "As temperatures rise, begin to remove any protective mulch applied last fall, and gently work the soil around emerging plants. Apply slow release fertilizer to shrubs and perennials." Of course, you will have needed to have "applied" mulch last fall - which of course we have not done...
"To add some color (before planting summer annuals), cool season annuals such as pansies, snapdragons, violas, and alyssum work well," Corbin suggests. "If the season does not turn hot too soon, these plants will carry you into late spring when the air and soil temperatures will be high enough to plant summer annuals."
Corbin also said that there are garden tours that take place in the DC area mid to late April. I would be interested to find out if there is one planned for the Fairlington community.
Now I definitely do not have a green thumb, but Aida (who does have a green thumb) and I are going to try growing some herbs, tomatoes, and flowers this year. We will keep the progress documented here (although not that often, because it is annoying enough to read an update on a blog about someone's wedding planning or child's development - let alone a tomato plant's growth). Would be interested to hear if anyone else is planning on planting something(s) this spring!
What exactly do we have on tap for our growing season? Seedlings of cilantro, basil, thyme, parsley, and rosemary are what we are hoping to start with on the herb front but as for flowers...suggestions welcome!
Visit Corbin's column at: http://www.fairlington.org/gardeningbytheyard.htm
that is so well .thanks for sharing
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