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Believe it or not, there’s still time to garden
Well, this is awkward. I have not done much in my garden since planting bulbs last week. Nary…
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Bulbs, bulbs and more bulbs; now’s the time for planting
I find it a bit unusual to compose a bouquet in October of lilacs, roses, primroses and pale…
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Kale finds place in garden, freezer
I have embraced kale. Last growing season I started four plants by directly seeding them into the plot.…
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No slugs devouring this Homer garden
Slugs? Slugs? What slugs? There aren’t any in this garden. They must be in yours. Or, better yet,…
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Last year’s loss an opportunity to try something new
Egad! Methinks it has been a whole month since I last talked to you. There is much to…
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Gardens soak up the summer sunshine
This is proving to be an astounding growing season. The vegetable garden is producing with a single-minded purpose…
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When it comes to gardening, follow this advice: Do what pleases you
So there I am, my friend has asked me about his honeysuckle that has three live leaves. It…
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Finding right spot for right plant perennial challenge for gardeners
The iris setosa (our native iris) thrives in a very boggy area of the garden. There are even…
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Damage from winter’s ice presents Homer gardeners with all sorts of opportunities
It is a tad difficult to be upbeat when the majority of the plants in my perennial beds…
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Give seedlings time to acclimate to spring
The seedlings have been lingering in the greenhouse longer than intended. Gee, I wonder why … They are…
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Be prepared for a late gardening start
It is cold. Really cold. So as I bundled up and reminded myself that I do indeed live…
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Now’s the time to think about trees, shrubs
“April is the cruellest month …” –— T.S.Eliot And here we are enduring a very nasty April indeed.…
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Stay true to this: Garden for yourself
Editor’s Note: For 20 years Rosemary Fitzpatrick encouraged area gardeners in her column in the Homer News, the…