Flower Power Garden Hour 169: January To Do & Listener Q&A

Flower Power Garden Hour

It is the January To Do List, and we are in the rainiest season out wet in a very long time. Temperatures have moderated a bit, however. Tough to get out in the garden with this much rain, but there are things that need to be done during the dry periods.

It is time to plant:

• Bareroot trees, roses, shrubs
• Radishes
• Lettuce
• Onions
• Bok choy
• Fava beans

Chores include:

• Protect from frost. Watch weather report for potential frost days
• Don’t work wet soils --- very important
• Spray for peach leaf curl and other fungal diseases
• Can prune fruit trees – but listen to the caveats in the episode

We finish up with a Listener Q&A section. Topics covered include:

• How much of a dry period is needed to spray liquid copper on fruit trees?
• Can a rose stem from a bouquet be rooted? What is the process?
• When to transplant a Little Ollie olive tree from a plastic pot to the ground?
• When to prune hydrangeas?
• What is the process for propagating fig tree cuttings?
• Can a Boston Fern survive in an outdoor enclosed room?

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