Gardening
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Ask a master gardener: Tips for growing great tomatoes
A vegetable garden is not complete without tomatoes. Local farm stands will soon be offering a wide selection of tomato transplants for your garden.
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Ask a master gardener: How to use wood ash in the garden
Wood ashes are a surprisingly useful byproduct of winter heating.
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Gardening: Make hay while the snow melts
Spring may be upon us, but winter is reluctant to let go. In the meantime, we’re all eagerly awaiting the time when we can head back to our…
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Ask a master gardener: How to share the magic of gardening
Spring is in the air, and what better way to celebrate a return to gardening than to share its magic with children? It’s not too early to start…
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Ask a master gardener: How to survive cabin fever
It’s that time of year when, sure, it’s technically spring, but we all know there’s still plenty of cold and wet weather yet to come.
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Garden club to offer talk on pests and diseases
Ilsley Public Library will host the Middlebury Garden Club lecture, “This Year Get the Upper Hand: Pests and Diseases to Expect in 2023,” by Ann Hazelrigg, on Tuesday,…
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Ask a Master Gardener: Plant toxicity and pets
In their book, “How to be your Dog’s Best Friend,” the Monks of New Skete suggest that for many people, dogs and houseplants are the only readily available…
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Ask a master gardener: How to grow microgreens
What could be better than fresh greens during the dreary winter months? What if you grew and harvested them yourself?
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Ask a Master Gardener: How to create a garden in a terrarium
Terrariums are miniature gardens in lidded, clear-glass containers. Their closed environment requires little care and only occasional maintenance.
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Ask a Master Gardener: How to grow African violets
You’ve probably seen African violets (Saintpaulia) with their neat rosettes of fuzzy leaves and clusters of purple flowers.
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Ask a Master Gardener: How to grow orchids
Do you admire orchids from afar but haven’t considered growing them or gifting them to a plant lover you know?
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Ask a master gardener: Gifts for the gardener
If you have a gardener (or garden lover) on your holiday gift list, you may be wondering what might make them smile during a season when the garden…
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Ask a Master Gardener: Miniature bulbs to plant now
There’s an old saying, “Good things come in small packages.” That’s certainly true of the tiny flowers that bloom in the spring. And fall is the perfect time…
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What you need to know about soil health in raised beds
Did you know that the composition of the soil in raised beds is vital to their success?
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Ask a Master Gardener: What seeds to plant this fall
Before taking a rest from gardening for the season, have you thought of direct sowing seeds to grow a minimal-care garden next spring?
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Learn how to grow great garlic
Garlic grows well in many different soils and climates, but only varieties that are hardy and adapted to the Northeast will perform well here.