June is a busy month for gardeners in the CSRA.

The heat is on, humidity up and growth boundless.

Here are a few things to do in June, oh, & keep July

in the back of your mind...fall planning/planting!

* Plant more peas, beans, corn, and okra from seed.

* Garden stores still have transplants ready to put

in the ground. Find more squash, peppers, eggplant

and tomatoes!

* Tie up tomatoes, peppers, cukes, and beans to keep an upward

growth habit! Use tall wood posts, stakes, bamboo.

* Fertilize your veggies. Have you tried Llama beans?

* Plant pumpkin seeds! Remember they need lots of

room & be sure to look at maturity days for length of time you'll

need before they are ready!

* Last chance to plant sweet potatoes.

* Start rooting your hydrangeas.

* Plant zinnias, celosia, sunflowers, and cosmos all from seed...

* Buy some dahlia bulbs and get them in the ground!

* Not too late to plant some annual transplants...marigolds(lots of

pretty varieties now!), impatiens, caladiums, coleus, ornamental

sweet potato vine, and periwinkle(vinca)..

Blessings from the Summer Garden.

ML

Memorable Mother's Day

My sole request this Mother's Day was to have a family picnic at the 
Hagler Memorial Garden 
which is located in downtown Augusta
 at the corner of Telfair Street and Courthouse Lane. 

The Hagler Garden was established by John C. Hagler III 

honoring his late father, and 2 uncles.

We discovered the garden 9 years ago when my neice, Amelia, 
was working on a 2nd Grade Social Studies project.

When it was our turn for the project, 

we took pictures of the garden and enjoyed 

spending time talking about family history 

and playing in the fountain pool. 

Today we found the fountain has been removed, the pool dirty, 

yet the bones of a lovely garden. 

A few heavy benches, camellias and boxwoods would restore the garden 

back to "picture" perfect condition leaving a legacy for future generations.

There will be many more "Social" dances, family reunions 

and the Hagler Garden would be a memorable stop. 

April Garden To-Do's

Get Busy!

April is really the beginning of gardening season here in Augusta. Masters guests are arriving & "The Garden City" looks like a fairyland. We could still have some cool weather, but warm temps are around the corner. Check posts here daily for garden updates.

Garden To-Do's for April

Veggie Time

okra (seeds are easy)

southern peas- blackeye, pinkeye, cream, crowder, zipper

bell peppers (transplants best)

hot peppers/hot sweet peppers(transplants)

sweet potatoes (mid April) (slips in garden stores now)

tomatoes (heirloom & hybrid transplants in garden stores now)

watermelon (seeds)

canteloupe (seeds)

corn (seeds)

pole, bush & lima beans (seeds)

cucumber (seeds)

eggplant (transplants best & in garden stores now)

Culinary Herbs

basil

rosemary

parsley

chives

mint

fennel 

dill

Tips

keep tall & vertical growing plants toward back of your garden space

buy zinnia seeds & plant...zinnia is National Garden Bureau's flower for 2011

be creative! plant some veggies among your front yard landscape plants

use containers!

Refer to UGA's Vegetable Planting Chart for varieties specific to our area!

Blessings from the Garden. 

ML

February ToDo's

 














Just because it was 80 degrees yesterday and you caught spring fever doesn't mean that next
week there won't be snow! I am happy to see some warm weather, too, but know that I shouldn't
get too enthusiastic!

 Here are some things to do now:

• plant radish, English peas, lettuce, spinach, Asian greens all outside from seed 
• buy and plant snapdragons, sweet william, dusty miller transplants
• be sure to put in some broccoli and chard transplants, plant a few sets of onions to have on hand
• plant blueberry, raspberry, asparagus
• give your monkey grass a hair-cut before new growth starts next month
• prune your knock out roses, your hybrid teas, too, if you have them.
• prepare pots for planting tomatoes next month
• put out Llama beans in garden beds for a healthy boost!
• whack butterfly bushes to 1/2 

 February is the beginning of our Southern gardening season. The next 8 months are soooo delightful.

Blessings from the Garden.
ML

Plasti-"culture" ?

The New Age of Plasticulture

For the last several thousand years, gardeners and farmers alike have dealt with the unfortunate withering of their flowers in the fall. Miraculously, it seems as though one wealthy Augusta gardener has found the solution.

What is his secret? As a Master Gardener, I have some curious speculations. A special brand of fecal matter- that of a magical Unicorn, perhaps? Or maybe a Miracle Gro product infused with steroids? whatever the substance, this garden is a fabulous caper.

In fact, so fabulous, it may be mistaken for plastic of all things!!!???

See you
ML