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Yard & Garden Calendar – March 2020

February 18, 2020

HOME (Indoor plants and activities) Begin fertilizing houseplants as new growth appears. Remove spent leaves and flowers to improve appearance and encourage more blooms. Start…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – February 2020

January 21, 2020

HOME (Indoor plants and activities) Check water levels in cut flowers daily. Check stored produce and flower bulbs for rot, shriveling, or excess moisture. Discard…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – January 2020

December 17, 2019

Home (indoor plants and activities) Keep holiday poinsettias and other plants near a bright window. Water as top of soil becomes dry. Increase humidity around…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – December 2019

November 19, 2019

HOME (Indoor plants and activities) Check houseplant leaves for brown, dry edges, which indicates too little relative humidity in the house. Increase humidity by running…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – November 2019

October 22, 2019

HOME (Indoor plants and activities) As houseplant growth slows, apply less fertilizer and water. If plants are dropping many leaves, move them closer to sunny…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – October 2019

September 17, 2019

HOME (Indoor plants and activities) Keep poinsettia in complete darkness for 15 hours each day — for example, between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. —…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – September 2019

August 20, 2019

HOME (Indoor plants and activities) Prepare storage areas for overwintering tender flower bulbs and garden produce. Thanksgiving (or Christmas) cactus can be forced into bloom…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – August 2019

July 18, 2019

Visit the Purdue Plant Info to Go/Purdue Master Gardener booth at the Indiana State Fair (Aug. 2-18.) Bring your gardening questions to the booth in…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – July 2019

June 17, 2019

HOME (Houseplants and indoor activities) Closely watch houseplants that have been set outdoors. They need more water than they did indoors. They can dry out…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – June 2019

May 20, 2019

HOME (Houseplants and indoor activities) Indoor plants will require more frequent watering and fertilizing as they increase their summer growth. You can move houseplants outdoors…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – May 2019

April 24, 2019

HOME (Indoor plants and activities) Many indoor plants can be moved to shady locations outdoors but only after the danger of frost has passed. Plants…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – April 2019

March 18, 2019

HOME (Indoor plants and activities) Start seeds of warm-season plants (including tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, marigolds, zinnias, and petunias) indoors for transplanting later to the garden.…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – March 2019

February 20, 2019

HOME (Indoor plants and activities) Begin fertilizing houseplants as new growth appears. Remove spent leaves and flowers to improve appearance and encourage more blooms. Start…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – February 2019

January 23, 2019

HOME (Indoor plants and activities) Check water levels in cut flowers daily. Check stored produce and flower bulbs for rot, shriveling, or excess moisture. Discard…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – January 2019

December 20, 2018

Home (indoor plants and activities) Keep holiday poinsettias and other plants near a bright window. Water as top of soil becomes dry. Increase humidity around…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – December 2018

November 20, 2018

HOME (Indoor plants and activities) Check houseplant leaves for brown, dry edges, which indicates too little relative humidity in the house. Increase humidity by running…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – November 2018

October 22, 2018

HOME (Indoor plants and activities) Check houseplant leaves for brown, dry edges, which indicates too little relative humidity in the house. Increase humidity by running…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – October 2018

September 20, 2018

HOME (Indoor plants and activities) Keep poinsettia in complete darkness for 15 hours each day — for example, between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. —…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – September 2018

August 23, 2018

HOME (Indoor plants and activities) Prepare storage areas for overwintering tender flower bulbs and garden produce. Thanksgiving (or Christmas) cactus can be forced into bloom…

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Yard & Garden Calendar – August 2018

July 31, 2018

Visit the Purdue Plant Info to Go/Purdue Master Gardener booth at the Indiana State Fair (Aug. 3-19.) Bring your gardening questions to the booth in…

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