Plant before Memorial Day and everything either will turn brown or get eaten by bugs.
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Maine Gardener: Do the environment a big favor; shrink your lawn
Replace it with a flower garden, and as a bonus, you won’t have to mow so much.
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Maine Gardener: Let a hundred flowers bloom
Planting vegetables lets you eat locally all summer long. But don’t forget the power, and beauty, of flowers.
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The Seed Saver
Radical and self-reliant, subsistence farmer Will Bonsall has preserved tens of thousands of seeds as a way to preserve crop diversity.
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The humble Farmer: This season, I’m pioneering ‘lowered-bed’ gardening
It’s the only choice you have once you’ve sold all your topsoil to friends who wanted raised beds.
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Maine Gardener: Socialization of plant sales will be missed
Most of the events are canceled completely, but some have moved ordering online.
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Maine Gardener: No land? Grow vegetables in pots
Many Mainers have turned to the garden to wait out COVID-19. Here are some practical tips for growing food, even if you’re short of sunlight or space.
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The humble Farmer: No virus will keep me out of the rhubarb patch
That said, I will have to change farmstand operations, since no human can resist the urge to rummage through a pile of produce.
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Maine Gardener: Nurseries and florists gear up for the expected Mother’s Day surge
Curbside pickup, one-way aisles and simply spreading out are among the ways they’ll tackle any crowds.
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Use your windowsill to regenerate grocery – store vegetables
This science project gives kitchen gardens new meaning.