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Gardening Advice
We are in the process of compiling a list of frequently asked questions arranged by topic. In the meantime, feel free to call a Master Gardener at 610-378-1327 with any questions you may have. Send us an email if you would like to see a particular topic addressed in this section.
Helpful Hints
When it is time to de-ice your sidewalk, steps, and driveways that have plants close-by, look for alternatives to salt, such as coarse sand. If you opt for a chemical deicer, find one that is potassium or calcium based.
A reader of Garden Gate magazine suggests planting Gladiolus at 3 different times, 2 weeks apart. She spray paints clothes pins to match the color of the glad and attaches it low on the foliage where it's not noticeable. When she digs them up in the fall, she attaches the clothes pin to the stub, dries the bulbs for about 10 days, then sorts the bulbs by color, wraps them in newspaper and places them in mesh bags (like the onions come in). Last of all she closes the bags with the right color of clothes pin so she'll know which color of glad she plants in the Spring. – (Thanks to Karen Gmitter)