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To trim or not to trim?
By Tina Hager
When I first started working with plants, I remember being told that it's important to periodically trim them. Though that is a great idea when you know what you're doing, I was always afraid to cut anything because it was hard enough for me to get the plant to grow in the first place.
Since I have been working more with plants, I feel a lot more comfortable walking around my yard cutting off dead branches, leaves or blooms. Amazingly enough, people were right; more grows back! My recent project involved trimming off all the dead anything I could find on my pathetic-looking tomato plants that had done really well during their growing season, but were now on their last limbs.
In previous years I would have just given up on them and pulled them out (who am I kidding? In previous years my tomato plants would not have even grown). Instead, I cut off every dead piece I could find. Today those plants are getting new blossoms, leaves and branches as if they were reborn. Granted, I don't expect very large tomatoes this go-round because it is the end of that particular tomato's growing season, but it is fun seeing results from the fruits of my labor.
For more information about when to plant for the upcoming fall season, check out books from your local library or Texas A&M Aggie Horticulture site at http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/vegetable/. How do you feel about trimming your plants?
Why do we celebrate Labor Day?
Seeing as how it just passed, I thought you might like to know some facts I learned from the U.S. Department of Labor site about Labor Day. First of all, Labor Day is a "yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of our country." The first Labor Day was celebrated on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City in accordance with plans of the Central Labor Union.
In 1884, the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday. The Central Labor Union encouraged similar organizations in other cities to follow New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The first governmental recognition came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886.
For more information and facts about Labor Day, visit www.usa.gov/Topics/Labor-Day.shtml#History_of_Labor_Day
Remember that a smile and a kind word go a long way and does make a difference in someone's life.
Thank you so much for reading Tidbits and I look forward to finding out what you did this past holiday weekend. You can send me an email tinahager147@yahoo.com or leave me a message on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mstinaknows.
Since I have been working more with plants, I feel a lot more comfortable walking around my yard cutting off dead branches, leaves or blooms. Amazingly enough, people were right; more grows back! My recent project involved trimming off all the dead anything I could find on my pathetic-looking tomato plants that had done really well during their growing season, but were now on their last limbs.
In previous years I would have just given up on them and pulled them out (who am I kidding? In previous years my tomato plants would not have even grown). Instead, I cut off every dead piece I could find. Today those plants are getting new blossoms, leaves and branches as if they were reborn. Granted, I don't expect very large tomatoes this go-round because it is the end of that particular tomato's growing season, but it is fun seeing results from the fruits of my labor.
For more information about when to plant for the upcoming fall season, check out books from your local library or Texas A&M Aggie Horticulture site at http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/vegetable/. How do you feel about trimming your plants?
Why do we celebrate Labor Day?
Seeing as how it just passed, I thought you might like to know some facts I learned from the U.S. Department of Labor site about Labor Day. First of all, Labor Day is a "yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of our country." The first Labor Day was celebrated on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City in accordance with plans of the Central Labor Union.
In 1884, the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday. The Central Labor Union encouraged similar organizations in other cities to follow New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The first governmental recognition came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886.
For more information and facts about Labor Day, visit www.usa.gov/Topics/Labor-Day.shtml#History_of_Labor_Day
Remember that a smile and a kind word go a long way and does make a difference in someone's life.
Thank you so much for reading Tidbits and I look forward to finding out what you did this past holiday weekend. You can send me an email tinahager147@yahoo.com or leave me a message on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mstinaknows.
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