Category Archives: Garden Prep

Helping To Heat Up A Chilly Spring

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Ann Lovejoy
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Baby, It’s Cold Out There It’s May! Blossom and bird song fill the air. The garden’s all prepped. The beds are made and mulched. The plants are tucked in place, ready to grow. I said, READY to GROW. Hello? If … Continue reading →

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Take Two (But Don’t Call Me)

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Ann Lovejoy
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Helping Gardening Headaches Several readers recently asked how to nurture new plantings that are not thriving. This cold, wet weather is making for very slow starts, but really, that is not unusual. Spring weather is often stressful, and young plants … Continue reading →

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Scotch Broom and Rotten Eggs

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Ann Lovejoy
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Wax On, Wax Off, Eventually Having just spent much of the day buried in my dishwasher, laboriously removing wax (a long story, involving canning jars that once held candles…), I am very happy to discuss something new. However, if such … Continue reading →

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Planting Peas On (or Around) Saint Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Ann Lovejoy
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Plant Those Peas Any Time Now Generations of gardeners have sown their peas on Saint Patrick’s Day. The timing is more or less accurate, but there’s a better way to be sure that garden conditions are truly right. Professional growers … Continue reading →

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