Category Archives: Garden Prep

Easy, Harmless Ways To Get Rid of Moss

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Ann Lovejoy
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Coping Constructively With Mossy Madness I always get a kick out of earnest magazine articles that explain how to create a mossy patina on clay pots. Evidently clean terracotta pots looks too obviously new and a mossy coat will give … Continue reading →

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Beware The Killer Corn

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Ann Lovejoy
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New Crops Present New Dangers This year as you shop for corn seed or starts, pay close attention to the packaging. A number of seed companies are promoting the same Roundup Ready corn seed for home growers as is already … Continue reading →

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Days of Slugs and Roses

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Ann Lovejoy
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Some Unsuspected Uses For Rose Foliage In horticultural terms, to combine slugs and roses–even mentally–is to travel from the sublime to the faintly obscene. Indeed, the two are rarely connected, for roses are one of the few plants which do … Continue reading →

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Bringing In The Beneficials

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Ann Lovejoy
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Inviting Bees, Bugs and Butterflies One key to garden success is the garden’s ability to attract and host beneficial insects of many kinds. Not only will we experience better cropping as pollination rates improve, but beneficials also chase away or … Continue reading →

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