{"id":384,"date":"2007-01-30T20:29:38","date_gmt":"2007-01-31T01:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2007\/01\/30\/use-your-gardening-downtime-wisely\/"},"modified":"2010-10-01T21:24:20","modified_gmt":"2010-10-02T01:24:20","slug":"use-your-gardening-downtime-wisely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2007\/01\/30\/use-your-gardening-downtime-wisely\/","title":{"rendered":"Use your gardening downtime wisely"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>How are you keeping yourself busy this month?  Have you been spending time thinking about your garden?  Reading gardening magazines and books?   If you&#8217;re like me you probably have a number of seed and plant related catalogues to read.  I think mine started being delivered in the mail from late November onward.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s too cold to go outside and do anything in the garden &#8211; other than shovel the snow that is.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=087596916X%26tag=triciaschineswat%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/087596916X%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=087596916X%26tag=triciaschineswat%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/087596916X%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0783548435%26tag=triciaschineswat%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0783548435%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a>If you want to have a great garden this season, you&#8217;ll find that thinking and planning are the two best things that you can be doing during these cold months.  Use your garden downtime well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_300x250inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4054669721\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re like me you probably took some photos of your garden as the plants grew and filled in last season.  You might have even made some notes- move this plant over here &#8211; it&#8217;s not getting enough sun, or it&#8217;s getting too much sun.  Divide this plant and replant a cluster of them over here and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Try to remember which of your plants did well and which ones didn&#8217;t last year.  Have any of them been struggling for a few years?  Is it time to move them or replace them?<\/p>\n<p>As you flip through the gardening magazines and catalogues make notes of which plants, flowers and bulbs you&#8217;d like to try in your garden.  Even if you aren&#8217;t purchasing them now, or perhaps you&#8217;d rather try them by seed rather than as a seeding &#8211; keep track of what you like.  Then as the time comes to purchase the plants or seeds you&#8217;ll have a nice list that you can go over and pick from as you buy your new plants.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>I&#8217;ve been using this site to keep track of which plants did well last year.  Oddly enough, anytime I wrote about a plant not doing well and threatened to remove it if it didn&#8217;t start performing soon, amazingly enough it did start shaping up! Why I have no idea &#8211; did I actually give it a bit more attention since I was trying to figure out what it&#8217;s problem was, or did my threats work?  Either way, I&#8217;ll be giving some of my plants some verbal threats next year &#8211; just in case.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a few great gardening books to keep you busy over the winter months:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0875968937%26tag=triciaschineswat%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0875968937%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0875968937%26tag=triciaschineswat%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0875968937%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0875968937%26tag=triciaschineswat%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0875968937%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\">Perennials for Every Purpose: Choose the Right Plants for Your Conditions, Your Garden, and Your Taste (A Rodale Organic Gardening Book)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is an excellent book. I&#8217;ve got a copy of it and it keeps me busy for hours!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0783548435%26tag=triciaschineswat%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0783548435%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0783548435%26tag=triciaschineswat%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0783548435%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"> The Big Book of Flower Gardening: A Guide to Growing Beautiful Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, and Rose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another excellent book that I own.  There are some great gardening tips in this book.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=087596916X%26tag=triciaschineswat%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/087596916X%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=087596916X%26tag=triciaschineswat%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/087596916X%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\">Annuals for Every Purpose: Choose the Right Plants for Your Conditions, Your Garden, and Your Taste (A Rodale Organic Gardening Book)<\/a><\/p>\n<!--CusAds--><p>I don&#8217;t have a copy of this book &#8230; yet, but it&#8217;s on my list!<\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<br\/> <br\/>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_underpost_300x250 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"0957462354\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<?php if ( is_search() || is_single() || is_page() || is_paged() || is_category() || is_archive() ) { ?>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\nch_client = \"dragonden\";\r\nch_type = \"mpu\";\r\nch_width = 468;\r\nch_height = 250;\r\nch_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\nch_color_title = \"FF9B00\";\r\nch_color_text = \"333333\";\r\nch_non_contextual = 4;\r\nch_vertical =\"premium\";\r\nch_sid = \"gardengrows_betweenposts\";\r\nvar ch_queries = new Array( );\r\nvar ch_selected=Math.floor((Math.random()*ch_queries.length));\r\nif ( ch_selected < ch_queries.length ) {\r\nch_query = ch_queries[ch_selected];\r\n}\r\n\/\/--><\/script>\r\n<script  src=\"http:\/\/scripts.chitika.net\/eminimalls\/amm.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br\/><\/div>\r\n<?php } ?>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How are you keeping yourself busy this month? 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