No need to be regimented inch by inch and row by row. Inject a bit of free spirit into your gardening style as a way to use up old seeds and discourage pests.
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To attract birds, you need to attract bugs. To attract bugs, you need the right plants
To a bird, a grub, a nymph, a slug, a maggot all just spell lunch.
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A research program aims to help farmers and gardeners cope with climate change
Barracuda, a project of universities in Maine and Vermont, gathers and shares data.
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The federal government tightens rules around pesticide applications
But they don’t go far enough, as homeowners probably won’t read them. It’s the plants and animals in your garden that will suffer.
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Plants are learning how to self-pollinate – and that’s not good
Pansies have figured out how as a response to the dire drop in pollinator numbers, but self-pollination produces weaker plants.
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A look at gardening trends for the new year
Columnist Tom Atwell is hopeful that in 2024, gardeners are doing more to help the environment. But climate change is beyond our (individual) control.
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He knew about the shoreland zoning laws in theory
Now he knows about them in fact.
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Sorta, kinda gardening resolutions for the new year
Don’t sweat the small stuff, columnist Tom Atwell vows to himself, but do play a part in fixing the big, ominous environmental picture.
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Houseplant inventory
Come winter, a Maine gardener’s gaze turns inward.
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It’s the shopping season, so get a head start on seed shopping
Bonus: You may find a good Christmas gift for someone on your list.