Chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemums that have made it through the winter should be trimmed to keep a bushy habit and produce lots of blooms in the fall.
Use your fingers to pinch back stems by about half their current length,severing the stalk
just above a pair of leaves. Consider planting salvias nearby to increase the autumn show. Mexican bush sage grows tall and slender and is a perfect companion for mums.
Tomatoes
Don't plant sick tomatoes. Check young tomato plants and seedlings for leaf spotting and discoloration, which may signal infection by late blight. For information on late blight, visit the website
www.growit.umd.edu/Late Blight Tomatoes.
- The Washington Post
