Winter Gardening December Checklist Zones 7

#Winter | For many in Zone 7 and 8, having a year-round garden is well within reach. Check out our December garden checklist and make sure you don’t miss some essential steps for extending your growing season, performing maintenance routines, and seizing the opportunities to dream big about next season’s garden.
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How to Prepare Plants amp Containers for Winter
#Winter | Before winter, bring in less-hardy plants and protect expensive containers from cracking due to water accumulation and freezing.
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Container designs for the holidays and beyond
#Holidays | Container designs for the holidays and beyond
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Are clay pots good for Christmas cactus
#Christmas | QUESTION: Are clay pots good for Christmas cactus? I am repotting mine from the plastic pot it came in. – Linda R ANSWER: Christmas cacti are well suited to clay pots due to their quickly-draining nature. Clay is a porous material, which provides good air circulation and conductive conditions. Clay pots absorb water, which makes ... Read more
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How to Water Cactus and Succulents Correctly
#Water | By Erin Marissa Russell Cacti and succulents differ from other garden plants in that, as native desert inhabitants, they need far less water from the gardener. Although this feature is often touted as making cacti and succulents easier to care for, when you’re used to cultivating plants that need a certain amount of water from ... Read more
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