Tip of the Week:
Week 1 - Dec 30, 2001 - Jan 5, 2002
Getting ready for the coldest part
of winter.
If you have cold winters where you live you won't be
doing much outside for the next few weeks so now is a good time
to clean up your tools, wipe down the metal parts with an oily
rag, use a wood perserving oil on the wooden handles and store
them away in a dry place. If you need to replace some of them
you can check at Lehman's
Gardening Supplies Their site is large. You'll want to follow
the links to their Home > Homestead Tools > Gardening Tools
page to see their top quality assortment of gardening tools which
includes a revolutionary in home composter that turns kitchen
scraps into garden compost. Perfect for all you city apartment
dwelling balcony gardeners.
If you have a pond it's important now that they have
stopped falling to clear any leaves out of your pond because
their decay will rob the water of oxygen, making it hard for
your fish to survive. Also, if you have not already done so,
cut back to weekly or less often feedings of your fish as they
will grow essentially dormant in the cold weather and any food
not eaten will decay and encourage nitrogen buildup in the water,
which can cause an algae flare up in spring. I have never tried
it because we rarely have serious freezes here, but I hear that
you can keep ponds and water features from freezing by tossing
in a rubber ball. I haven't a clue how that helps, but would
love to hear from anyone who does. Comments: Email
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