Weekend Checklist for Dedicated Diggers and Planters

For dedicated gardeners, here are suggestions from the California Assn. of Nurserymen:

Use stakes to support the stalks of taller gladiolus or delphiniums.

Decorating the vegetable garden with marigold plantings seems to help keep snails away because of the musky smell of the foliage.

If you’re partial to Mexican food, plant some tomatillos in your garden this year. They’re a basic ingredient in salsa verde.

Try gerberas for a brilliant display of daisy-like flowers in a shaded border as a container plant or for cut flowers.

If planting nasturtium seeds, they need total darkness, so be sure to cover the seeds to a depth of one-quarter inch.

Planters that attach to the railing of an apartment or condo balcony allow maximum use of limited space.