Putting Down Roots --Gardening Columns



	PUTTING DOWN ROOTS: A Delightful Blend of Gardening Wisdom, Wit and Whimsy $10 + $2 for shipping by Cliff Johnson

1996 GARDENING COLUMNS
Putting Down Roots newspaper columns published in the Chaska Herald during 1996.

1996 COLUMNS


	BEST TIME TO PRUNE DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU'RE PRUNING
	ICE, -40ƒ AND RABBITS STILL BETTER THAN ARMADILLO AND 'JAVELINA!'
	FINAL WALK AROUND THE YARD BEFORE THE SNOW FLIES
	PUMPKIN CONTESTS, CREEPING CHARLEY, CRABGRASS & COW FEED
	SIGHTSEEING BIKE RIDE ENDS UP IN BLUEBERRY PATCH
	SORRY, TOM; DEER TICKS; EVERGREEN WINTERKILL
	ONLY ONE FOOLPROOF SOLUTION FOR THIS CHRISTMAS GIFT
	READER OUTLINES LATE-SEASON GARDENING DILEMMAS
	BUYING FIREWOOD CONFUSING GAME FOR FIRST-TIMERS
	PHONE CALL FROM GENEVIEVE REWARDS VOLUNTEER
	HORTICULTURAL HIGHLIGHTS FROM GREECE AND TURKEY
	MILKWEED JUICE FOR WARTS, COLUMBINE FOR HEAD LICE
	BOUNTIFUL GARDENS BEGIN WITH HEALTHY SOIL
	THE GOOD NEWS AND THE BAD NEWS ABOUT HOUSEPLANTS
	Q&A: ICE DAMAGE TO TREES AND BEST FLOWERS FOR SUMMER
	WHAT ANNUAL FLOWER IS PLANTED MORE THAN ANY OTHER?
	NO MISTAKES IN GARDENING...JUST LEARNING EXPERIENCES
	BITS AND PIECES ABOUT GARDENING IN JUNE
	EARLY SPRING GUIDELINES FOR GROWING A HEALTHY LAWN
	Q&A: HOLES IN MAPLE LEAVES; PRUNING ICE-DAMAGED OAKS
	MASTER GARDENERS ACTIVE IN 83 OF 87 MINNESOTA COUNTIES
	FLOWERS ON A MOUND? MAYBE...IF YOU FOLLOW THE RULES
	FOR GARDENERS, SATURDAY WAS A DAY TO REMEMBER
	IT'S TIME TO START SEEDS FOR YOUR WINTER GARDEN
	START BEGONIA SEEDS NOW, TOMATO SEEDS APRIL 1
	SOIL THAT MOVES? YOU NEEDED TO HAVE BEEN THERE
	LEAF DROP ON TREES REPORTED BY MANY CALLERS