January 2021 Tidewater Times

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TIDEWATER GARDENING

by K. Marc Teffeau, Ph.D.

Inside Houseplant Care for 2021 turn indoors to our houseplants and their care. Don’t fertilize houseplants a lot during winter. They don’t need it. Because your plants tend to grow less during winter, they “eat” less. Feed them only when they are making visible growth. As they perk up in late winter (February), gradually increase

Well, we have entered 2021. What will this new year bring? Hopefully not all the challenges we faced in 2020. Moving into the new year, however, it is encouraging to know that some things, like basic horticultural practices, do not change. Take houseplant care, for example. During the winter, our interests

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