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ADAPTING YOUR POND TO CLIMATE CHANGE

8 years ago

Climate change is here: just ask a pond owner who’s been watching a pond for years. Ponds are barometers of the weather, putting pond owners up close and personal with significant climate changes. A...

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Spring Cleanup:What should I Do?

8 years ago

Early spring.  It is full of hope and promise.  Birds are returning from their winter homes.  Snowstorms are subsiding. Daytime temperatures are warming.  Greenhouses are filling with plants. ...

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To Freeze or Not to Freeze: That is the Question

9 years ago

Many people consider laying chickens “the gateway livestock.” First you raise some chickens for eggs, pretty soon you get a few meat birds, next you have a goat, sheep, or pigs, then...

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Reclaiming A Weedy, Overgrown Strawberry Bed

9 years ago

A strawberry patch can be pretty low maintenance if it is periodically kept weeded and mulched.  But if left untended, your strawberry patch can become overgrown and unproductive. Luckily it’s...

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Onions: Harvest, Curing, Storage

9 years ago

Curing onions for later use is something everyone that grows onions can and should do. Different varieties can be stored for longer than others though, but wether you grow red, white, or yellow...

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When To Harvest Watermelons?

9 years ago

Most watermelons take between 75-90 days from the time you plant the seeds until the time you can harvest them. But sometimes you just forget when you planted them or you become inpatient and perhaps...

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Night Blooming Garden

9 years ago

A night blooming garden on a warm summer evening is an experience for the senses. Flowers that bloom at night tend to me more fragrant than those that bloom in daylight.  In a night blooming garden...

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Simple Recycled Planting Trays.

9 years ago

Need: Newspaper (or any paper for that matter), Egg Cartons, Dirt Disks, Water, Seeds. Instructions: Soak dirt disks (the ones that stay together). Cut little squares (4 papers thick) for the bottoms...

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What is in rain and snow?

10 years ago

Have you ever considered what is actually in the rain or snow that falls? Besides the water molecules themselves (two hydrogen and one oxygen atom) there are lots of other interesting things in rain...

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Favorite Native: Blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)

10 years ago

Blue Lobelia blooms in late summer (July to September) on one-to-four foot spikes. The plant got its latin name, Lobelia siphilitica, because it was thought to cure syphilis. Blue Lobelia self-seeds...

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