Forage, shop or grow them yourself.
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Posted inMaine Gardener, Source
Plant sales no bargain if winter moth is part of the deal
Here are some tips on how to avoid it. In short – dig early, consider location.
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A few Mainers are giving up the fight over fiddleheads, and growing their own
People like Russell Black have given up the springtime rite of picking wild fiddleheads, after tiring of competing with commercial foragers.
Posted inHomegrown, Source
Homegrown: Rustic garden gates, trellises and arbors will keep the deer out
Designs from Teresa England and her husband, Jim, will add beauty to your garden – and the Englands will even set up the pieces for you.
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40-year-old Clinton seed co-op must move ahead without CR Lawn, its visionary center
Lawn will retire from Fedco in May, leaving behind a legacy of number crunching, tomato testing and big thinking.
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Mulch with arborist wood chips, and your garden will thank you
They’re free, effective and sustainable, and they improve the soil.
Posted inGreen Plate Special, Source
Some simple arithmetic will ensure you don’t run out of tomatoes
Calculations will help you hang on to your frozen tomatoes, and you won’t have to wait until July to re-stock.
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A primer on starting the growing season in your garden
First thing’s first: Create a neat, nicely cut garden edge to mask a lot of other problems.
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Shawn Brannigan knows his family’s Falmouth seed company has deep roots
Allen, Sterling & Lothrop has provided Maine with seeds, and agricultural and garden supplies, for more than a century, and the business is a staple of the community.
Posted inGrow, Maine Gardener, Source
Grow French breakfast radishes
A trip to France inspires our garden columnist to get these spicy radishes in the ground.