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Maine Observer: My Maine garden and I are both getting ready for winter
Summer is gone, and like the flowers it’s time for me to pull back and transplant my energies inside.
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Maine Gardener: Looking back on another season in the garden
The onions grew big, the peppers thrived and adequate rain fell most of the time.
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Maine Gardener: It’s bulb-planting time. Go for the unusual
Tulips, daffodils and crocuses are just for starters. There’s a big wide world of bulbs out there seeking spring real estate in your garden.
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Maine Gardener: Over the years, fall cleanup in the garden has evolved
When you think of your garden as a colorful extension of nature, there’s less deadheading and less order, but more food and habitat for creatures who need it.
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Maine Gardener: Knotweed is the thing that wouldn’t die
The extremely aggressive invasive plant is here, there and everywhere, and it’s almost impossible to get rid of.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Surprise, green tomatoes can make a great cake and a main dish
Use up your bounty in an old-fashioned dessert or a tasty and unusual vegetarian dinner.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Green tomatoes add zest to beef stew, address gardener’s dilemma
Wondering what to do with all those unripe tomatoes? Here’s one tasty, comforting answer.
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Maine Gardener: Climate change comes to your own backyard
What should you do to keep your plants healthy and thriving despite the heat and extremes?
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Maine Gardener: Garlic – so many choices
Columnist Tom Atwell plants, and compares, four varieties . Which will he pick to plant again next year?