hanging baskets

Now is the time to prune pines, encourage growth
By George Bonnema, Luverne Horticulturalist
May 21, 2019
This is the right time to prune any plants in the pine family. The new growth emerges as what we call a candle, and to keep the evergreen compact and full, we cut 1/2 to 3/4 of that individual candle off. When the cut is made this early in the growing season, the cut edge will have time to develop new growth buds for the next growing season, so instead of a long space between tiers of branches,…
New begonia varieties provide provide color, hardiness for use in hanging baskets
By George Bonnema, Luverne Horticulturalist
April 11, 2016
Today I want to introduce you to a couple of relatively new plants for hanging baskets. The first is begonia bolivensis. There are several named varieties of this begonia: Santa Cruz Sunset and Crackling Fire are a couple of common cultivars. The name to watch for is bolivensis. This begonia does great in full sun or part shade and the color show is nonstop and fabulous! The plants do not vine…

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