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It’s that time again\u2014time to make my New Year’s Gardening Resolutions! So here they are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Even though it is tedious, I resolve to go through my plants and examine them top to bottom for insect pests that may have hitchhiked a ride inside for the winter and are now chowing down on my plants.\u00a0 Outside, we have birds, lady bugs, etc. which can help a bit by eating pesky insects.\u00a0 Inside, we don’t, so insects have a “free ride” to munch all they like during the winter.\u00a0 I need to take each plant and go over it, even the stems and undersides of the leaves, looking for something that isn’t supposed to be there.<\/li>\n
  2. Get a new humidifier.\u00a0 Outside, plants have 50 to 80% or more humidity.\u00a0 Inside, we have about 10% so they really don’t like the dry indoor air.\u00a0 While cacti, succulents, and some other plants handle it just fine, ferns, citrus and orchids in particular NEED it.\u00a0 My humidifier bit the dust this fall, so I need to stop putting off replacing it.\u00a0 A new one for the room will cost about $30.00. It will be worth every penny and my plants will thank me for it,\u00a0\u00a0Oh, I hear you ask: Can;’t you mist?\u00a0 Well, that does help–for about a half an hour.\u00a0 It dries fast though.<\/li>\n
  3. I’ll remember to dust or wipe off the plant’s foliage.\u00a0 A layer of dust does biock a bit of light and our plants are already challenged with short dim winter days.<\/li>\n
  4. Make a list of anything I want to remember about this past summer.\u00a0 Did I try something and was disappointed with how it did?\u00a0 Now would be the time to look it up and see where I went wrong.\u00a0 Did I try a new variety of something that did particularly well? \u00a0I’ll write it down before I forget so I can tuck it in again. Did I have an insect problem that was a pain to get under control?\u00a0 Well, I’ll make a note to start looking for it early this year.\u00a0 If certain plants deter it, make a note to plant some.\u00a0 If Neem Oil is good to kill it, make a note to have some on hand.<\/li>\n
  5. As always, I’ll make a note to be sure to dedicate time to sit on my deck and admire my work.\u00a0 Sometimes, we get so busy pruning, fertilizing, or watering, that we forget that part.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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