This week in your Massachusetts garden & landscape
Mushrooms growing on trees is a sign of internal decay.
Start Paperwhite Narcissus now for fragrant blooms in 4 to 5 weeks.
Winter cover drops in the vegetable garden will deter winter weeds.
Dig up and pot up a clump of chives for indoor use all winter.
Apply a layer of well-rotted manure over rhubarb beds.
A wooly bear’s color depends on how long it’s been feeding, its age and species.
Fresh dill will keep in the freezer for six months.
Break up mushrooms and puffballs on the lawn with a rake.
Plant astilbes in low, damp areas.
Spinach seeded now can overwinter with a row cover protection.
