Lifting and dividing irises
Lift your irises in late summer to break up overgrown clumps, make new plants and encourage flowering.
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Lifting
With a spade or garden fork, dig straight down into the soil a few inches out from the base of the plant, and then gently lift.
Lifting and dividing
This is the best month for lifting and dividing spring flowering bulbs, now that their foliage has shrivelled and turned yellow.
Lifting and Dividing Bulbs
Bulbs need a period of semi-dormancy and rest after their foliage withers. In regions with frequent summer rains, or in others with cold-winter climates, provide good bulb care and lift and divide bulbs properly.
Lifting A form of transplantation usually involving little root disturbance.
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Crown Lifting - raising the lower level of the canopy to provide clearance for pedestrians, vehicles, buildings, signage, views. Figure 5.
"After lifting geraniums (also hanging ivy geraniums and citronella), how do I store for the winter?
Thanks - Barbara (in NE Ohio) " ...
Lifting and dividing perennials can still be done in spring, providing you are not experiencing high temperatures in your area.
Lifting the lid of the compost bin, a cloud of vinegar flies rises up, followed by green bottle flies. Pill bugs scramble for cover, as do earwigs, centipedes, symphylans, and collembolans.
Lifting Roots
Roots are harvested during the dormant winter season. Ideally they should be lifted
just as the foliage dies back, for then they are plump and fresh. As winter progresses
they start to deteriorate for they are preparing for growth.
Lifting
Digging up a plant and removing it from the ground
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When lifting heavy loads bend your knees so that you have a wide stance and hold the load close to your body.
When lifting, squat down and use your legs.
When lifting, use your legs. Squat down, keep your back straight and lift. Or if you need to drag a heavy item, keep your arms straight and use your legs to pull, rather than pulling with your arms.
Difficulty lifting and moving objects. Falling is more likely. Gardening becomes more difficult.
Placing the box in its final position before you fill it will save you some heavy lifting. If the storage container came with a lid, you can place it underneath the grow box to catch any spilled water or potting mix.
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Bulbs: These will usually require lifting every three years or so but can typically be established if the right conditions are present in the beginning. They are often more expensive than annuals as they will continue to grow year after year.
I might complain about lifting bags of soil up five flights of stairs and hauling endless buckets of sloshing water through the apartment to the containers out on the roof, ...
For example, the town that I live in will remove a tree that is dead, obstructing the view of traffic, or lifting the sidewalk due to overgrown roots. After the tree is removed, however, the burden of fixing the sidewalk is passed to the homeowner.
Aging Boomers who no longer enjoy the bending and lifting of gardening and new home owners who view their patios as outdoor rooms, don't want extensive or fussy gardens. That doesn't mean you have to surrender to a concrete slab.
If rolling, lifting and packing snowballs is too much work, use buckets to gather your snow. Dump it out, and slap it around until it looks like a person. Groups can even compete to see who can assemble a five foot snowman the fastest.
Tender bulbs are unable to survive cold winters and require lifting in the fall for winter storage in a cool, dark place. In the South, however, temperatures are usually mild enough during winter so winterizing garden bulbs isn't necessary.
You may want to prune off low limbs to reveal attractive bark or interesting stem and trunk forms-a technique called lifting-or remove errant shoots, or shear a conifer to encourage symmetry. And pruning and shaping doesn't have to mean artificial.
As you encounter the root mass, try to get the fork beneath it, lifting it intact if you can. This is easily accomplished with a crowded clump of spring-flowering bulbs or plants with shallow roots, such as bee balm or lamb's ears.
Nancy and Dennis, who is in charge of heavy-lifting tasks and wears a cap that proclaims him the "Under Gardener," help the plants survive by spraying their gardens with a variety of repellents.
Lifting a basket is a quick way to judge if it needs water. The lighter the basket, the drier the soil. If the basket dries out during the season, the top of the soil may crust over. Break open the crust and rewet the soil ball thoroughly.
A spading fork does a good job of lifting the rhizomes without cutting their roots. Don't try to maintain a ball of soil around the clumps.
Colorful butterflies, uplifting songbirds, and lively toads can enhance the personal garden space, giving pleasure to nature lovers of all ages.
Growing your own food requires patience, persistence and a lot of bending and lifting and carrying. Be prepared to sweat. Wear socks under clogs or easy-to-clean footwear.
Weight-bearing activities such as digging and lifting can build muscle, and aerobic activities such as raking, mowing and hoeing can burn calories. A 180-pound person will use 202 calories during 30 minutes of digging, spading and tilling.
With a good stock and slipping bark, the bud will easily slide under the bark, lifting it from the wood as the bud is pushed upward. Slide it upward until the entire bud piece is beneath the bark of the stock (Image 17).
HEAVING: the partial lifting of a plant out of the soil as a result of alternating freezing and thawing of the soil.
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In warmer regions, bulbs that northern gardeners can grow only by lifting and storing for the winter often spread beautifully: tritonias, corn lilies (Ixia spp.), harlequin flowers (Sparaxis spp.), and freesias.
"We're getting good at lifting things out and moving them," says Tom. They're also good at keeping all plants carefully pruned and the garden relentlessly tidy, and at taking advantage of every inch of space.
3. Dust work surface and dough with flour. Roll dough into 13" circle, lifting and rotating dough often, while dusting work surface and dough with more flour as necessary.
With a partner, drag the stakes up through the pile (lifting with your legs, not your back). By crisscrossing the pairs of stakes, you can get one good session of turning in before you let the pile sit over the winter.
Small, yet superior in strength, this Dutch perennial planting tool is the master at dividing perennials, lifting weeds and planting bulbs.
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Garlic is ready for harvesting mid-summer. Wait for the foliage to die off and turn brown. Be careful not to cut into the bulb when lifting the bulbs for harvest. Use a pitchfork and bring up the entire bulb.
Once the trench is dug, wedge your shovel under the root ball and pry it from the ground. Recruit a helper when lifting a larger shrub.
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The first thing to do is to seal the inside of the pot with sealer. This will prevent the paint on your finished pot from lifting due to water seepage through the walls of the pot.
If a crust has formed at the soil surface due to hard rain, it can be difficult for the bean to poke through. Be gentle if you need to help the sprout get through the crust by lifting it away.
Garden Fork -- features four flat tines; used to break up hard or compacted soil; work compost, peat or manure into the soil; turning/aerating a used bed in preparation for the next season. Also good for lifting out perennials and shrubs, ...
Cover with soil to keep wind from getting under the edges of the plastic and lifting it. In windy areas, rocks or piles of soil can be placed on various spots on top of the plastic to help hold it down.
I am looking a creating a fence extension screen, as such the olive trees would be planted in a raised brick garden bed adjacent to a 6 foot high brick wall, thus lifting the height of the tree, ...
Building a retaining wall is a lot of work, but it's something most homeowners can handle, as long as you're able to do some heavy lifting and are willing to get dirty. Here's what you need to know to build your own stackable block retaining wall.
Using a small pastry brush, lightly coat both sides of one leaf at a time with egg white. Gently dip each side of the leaf in the sugar, lifting the waxed paper to help pour sugar over the entire surface of each leaf.
And to increase your lifting area, try the leaf or lawn claws which aid it picking up large amounts of leaves at one time. If nuts seem to be your biggest challenge to rake up, try the Garden Wizard.
 See also: Plant, Water, Soil, Flower, Light
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