Category: Resources | The Gardeners Exchange

Spring Dividends at April Meeting

April 20, 2017April 22, 2017

Perry prepared these descriptions of our 2017 spring dividends. The dividends were distributed at the April meeting. Oriental Poppy ‘Brilliant’ (Papaver orientale) Blooms late spring to summer and grows to 24-36”. Plant in full sun, in well-drained soil. The large flowers are dramatic! Our variety is a fiery red with black markings. When the flowers … Read more

Healthy Soil

October 16, 2016April 23, 2016

Ben Barkan of Homeharvest gave an educational presentation on healthy soils at our April meeting. For those that couldn’t take notes at the pace Ben was sharing helpful information, Homeharvest has a maintenance manual on their website that covers much of what Ben shared and more.

Joe Rajunas’ Plant Propagation Slides

November 6, 2016April 28, 2015

These are the slides from Joe Rajunas’ April 25, 2015 presentation to The Gardeners Exchange about Plant Propagation. These can be handy recall aids though slides alone cannot convey all the information Joe shared with us.

Joe’s Slides:

2015 Spring Dividend Slides

November 6, 2016April 25, 2015

Click the title slide to view the slideshow then use the right arrow key to advance one slide at a time or click the “Start Slideshow” link to play automatically (about 10 seconds per slide).

Online Seed Starting Resources

April 28, 2015February 28, 2015

Organic Gardening “Starting from Seeds” step-by-step article: http://www.organicgardening.com/learn-and-grow/starting-seeds Organic Gardening “Seed Starting Chart”, a handy chart for knowing when to plant: http://www.organicgardening.com/learn-and-grow/seed-starting-chart Mother Earth News “Seed Starting Made Simple” slideshow and article: http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/seed-starting-zm0z12fmzsto.aspx