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Seeding Your Own Vegetable and Flower Seeds

This is the time of the year when gardeners are pouring over seed catalogs dreaming of what seeds to plant when spring finally arrives. Those little seeds are truly God’s wonders. They contain all that is necessary to produce a new plant. Did you know that orchid seeds are so tiny it takes 800,000 of

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Ten Watering Hints from the Professionals

By Jan Cashman 7/8/12 We don’t know what the rest of the summer will bring, but so far it’s been hot and very dry.  Humidity has been low and the trees, shrubs, flowers, and vegetables in our yards and gardens can easily become stressed.  Here are a few hints from those in the know… Water

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Ninebark

by Jan Cashman 5/27/12 Ninebarks (genus Physocarpus) are easy–to-grow, woody shrubs that have increased in popularity over the last few years.   One reason for ninebark’s increased popularity is their stunning leaf colors on graceful, arching branches and great new, compact varieties. Ninebark gets its name because its exfoliating bark is said to peel off in

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Pansies

 by Jan Cashman 4/29/12 You can’t go wrong with pansies.  We all love their smiling faces in the spring.  And now, pansies are also available without faces, in intense solid colors like white, yellow, orange, blue, even black.  Many are sweetly fragrant.  Pansies, considered an “annual” flower, are sometimes perennial here—in a winter with good

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May Checklist

Prune evergreens and spring-flowering hedges Sow Lawn seed once soil warms Plant bare root nursery stock Spray for fire blight at apple blossom time Sow wild flower seeds and native grasses Fertilize, mow and water lawn Sow cool-season vegetable seeds (early May) Sow warm-season vegetable seeds (late) Prepare dahlias, gladiolus and begonias Fertilize evergreens Sow

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Hints for the Beginning Vegetable Gardener

by Jan Cashman 4/6/12 Vegetable gardening is “in”.  Everyone is growing vegetables these days to save dollars at the grocery store and provide better tasting, nutritious food grown without chemicals.  Vegetable gardening is an inexpensive, fun activity the whole family can enjoy together. There is more than one way to be successful at vegetable gardening. 

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