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Think about trees in gardening
Trees. They are somewhat problematic. Their size, the years it takes to reach maturity, placement. They take thought…
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Keep weeding even though it’s chilly
This would be an ideal time for you to pick out a spot on your lawn and turn…
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August is here, but garden season perseveres
We are now deep into the growing season and the vegetable harvest is well underway. All of the…
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Remember: Your garden is from your heart
Every growing season the garden is a different story. We gardeners never know what is going to thrive…
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Take care of tools to take care of your garden
I have a new tool and I think I may be in love. It is a torch that…
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Cranes and porcupines invade
Sandhill crane mayhem. There they are, flinging seedlings over their shoulders, digging potatoes and drilling them full of…
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Take time to smell the roses – but also manage them
I stepped out the door this afternoon and the air was thrumming. The sound was somewhat like a…
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Area greenhouses offer broad, beautiful selection
What a stunning day. We three friends did a commercial greenhouse tour and really, why does anyone start…
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Strawberries worth the effort
Strawberries are fraught with enemies. For you to have a bowl of these beauties on your kitchen counter…
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This is your year to garden – There’s no reason not to
I think about you. You who have never gardened. You who have tried and failed. You who have…
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There’s still work to do in Homer gardens
Editor’s Note: This is the Kachemak Gardener’s last column of the season. If fate led me to become…
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Apple tree produces fruit this year
Those of you who grow apples have scoffed at my columnar apple tree. It has been said that…
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Thank climate change for magnolia blooms in Homer
A magnolia in bloom right here at latitude 59 degrees 39 minutes north. Now that’s something to write…