Our gardening columnist Joshua Siskin has tips for gardeners.
Greg, who gardens in Long Beach, sent an email touting turtles for slug control: “Two box turtles In my little 150 square foot garden keep the slug population at or near zero at the cost of a strawberry here and there. The turtles get a few treats from us but they’re on their own to forage, essentially.
3. Now is the time to make softwood cuttings and chrysanthemums are ideal for this procedure, especially if you want a garden full of chrysanthemum blooms with the arrival of late summer or early fall. Fill flats or pots with moist perlite. Early in the day, take four-inch tip cuttings with at least four leaves. Remove leaves from the bottom half of the cuttings, which are then inserted in the perlite, making sure the lowest remaining leaves do not touch the perlite. Keep cuttings out of hot sun and make sure the perlite stays moist. Within a month, roots will form at which time – as long as roots are an inch long – each cutting can be placed in its own small pot with soil mix.
4. Ann Christensen, who gardens in Manhattan Beach, wondered about growing basil and dill in containers with a western exposure. I recommended robust basils with a strong vertical growth habit that reaches three feet tall. They include varieties such as Everleaf Emerald Towers, Everleaf Genovese, and Everleaf Thai Towers. Dill will thrive with western exposure since it appreciates a solid dose of sun – six daily hours at least. By the same token, it needs protection from strong winds. Plant dill at intervals so that you have a supply all summer long.
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