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Kachemak Gardener: Over-the-top and charming, African violets are blooming
This was the perfect afternoon to freshen up the African violets. These lovelies bring me so very much…
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Kachemak Gardener: Will a pandemic inspire you to plant a vegetable garden?
So, a pandemic. Is this what it will take to convince you to plant a vegetable garden? A…
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Kachemak Gardener: Here are some random thoughts on gardening
Having crossed the threshold of my seventh decade I will be doing a few things differently. The one…
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Kachemak Gardener: Until next year …
Rosemary Fitzpatrick is a longtime Homer gardener and has been writing Kachemak Gardener since 1990.
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Kachemak Gardener: Why wait for a crisis to help out in each other’s gardens?
So there is my friend Nancy and she has hit a bump in the road. That would be…
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Kachemak Gardener: Your garden is for you, so take pleasure in it every day
For the past three years I have subscribed to “The English Garden.” Each and every issue is packed…
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Kachemak Gardener: Arrival of fall brings relief after frenetic summer
After the most frenetic summer within recent memory the slow but sure arrival of fall is a relief.
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Kachemak Gardener: Garden journal helps map out next season
This latest rainfall has been a boon. Once again the weeds are easily removed instead of chiseling them…
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Kachemak Gardener: Take time to smell the roses
Now that the harvest season is winding down, I have more time to actually cook with what I’ve…
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Kachemak Gardener: Weather is scary but artichokes are fabulous
Of all the years to run out of lettuce it had to be this one. There has been…
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Kachemak Gardener: Fast and Furious gardening season has been quite a ride
FAST AND FURIOUS. That’s what this growing season is handing us, the first one the likes of this…
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Kachemak Gardener: Share gardens through neighborhood stroll
What better way to share a whole street worth of gardens than to have a “Garden Stroll?” I…