SEEDS & WEEDS: The Funniest Things People Have Said About GARDENING

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SALLY:
HARRY:
Oh, I love it when you talk like that.
Be sure to prune fruit and flower-bearing trees every spring,
or else they won’t produce a yield — but also wait to prune
until after the last frost.
SALLY: Oh God. . . .
HARRY:
Neem oil does wonders for preventing pests and fungus on
fruit trees in the spring.
SALLY: Oh my God. . . .
HARRY:
SALLY:
HARRY:
SALLY:
HARRY:
SALLY:
If you save the leaves you rake in the fall and add them to
your compost, you can make the compost so much richer.
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God. . . Harry . . . This is
amazing . . . Are you feeling it too?
I’m right with you, Sally.
Do it harder, Harry.
Banana peels improve compost piles by adding valuable
phosphorus, which helps plants fend off heat, cold, disease,
and other stressors.
Oh . . . oh my God. Harder, Harry, harder.