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Gardening Daily TipsFor JoyceWednesday May 28, 2008

Hosta, Plantain Lily (Hosta x)

Q & A: Preventing Weeds From Growing in Marble Chips

Q & A: Bolting Lettuce

Tip: Grow Container Eggplants

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Q & A: Preventing Weeds From Growing in Marble Chips

Question: I have a small garden with white marble chip rocks separating the plants. Is there something I can be put down on the ground before laying the marble chips to prevent weeds from growing up between the rocks? I have heard that laying newspaper or plastic bags down will keep weeds from growing. Is this true? Answer: Black plastic is not recommended around plants because it keeps both air and water from reaching into the soil. Newspaper or a layer of cardboard will work for a certain period of time to prevent weeds from germinating, but eventually it will rot away and need to be replaced. Some gardeners use a weed barrier fabric under gravel -- it is specially made to be porous to water. While it will stop weeds from growing up through it, it will not stop seeds from germinating in the surface gravel.The gravel combined with bits of leaves and so on that work their way into the gravel make a perfect germination bed. The gravel can be raked periodically to disturb the seeds that land in it, or the area can be treated periodically with a pre-emergent herbicide such as corn gluten.

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Q & A: Bolting Lettuce

Question: I always plant red leaf lettuce which can be picked as needed. However, after about a month, a center stalk appears and fewer leaves grow. Why does this happen, how do I avoid this? Answer: Lettuce plants mature and go to seed very quickly. The stalk you are seeing is the stem on which a flower and subsequently seeds will be produced. There is nothing you can do to stop the process. Cool weather may slow it down, but the plants will eventually produce a flower stalk and go to seed (called bolting), and it happens fastest in hot weather. Many gardeners make successive plantings of lettuce every other week or so. This will provide a continuous supply of young, vigorous lettuce to harvest from early spring through fall. There are varieties that are more bolt-resistant--look for this quality when reading descriptions in seed catalogs. Enjoy!

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Tip: Grow Container Eggplants

Growing eggplant in 12-inch wide containers filled with potting soil allows you to reduce the chance of eggplants being killed by wilt disease and let's you place the plant in the sunniest location.

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