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Home and garden calendar, Sept. 8-14

Sep 04, 2024 12:15 am - Garden club meetings, plant sales and more.
Powdery mildew may not need treatment

By Tim Johnson
Sep 03, 2024 11:03 pm - Summer is winding down, but there’s still plenty to do in your vegetable garden and flower beds.
Edible or not? Alicia Silverstone’s misstep shows how toxic lookalikes can fool you

By JESSICA DAMIANO
Aug 28, 2024 12:35 am - Don’t be like Alicia Silverstone. Don’t get caught mixing up a poisonous lookalike when deciding to try nature’s bounty.
Got pruning remorse? How to fill in those bare spaces

By JESSICA DAMIANO
Aug 28, 2024 12:10 am - Faced with some wide-bottomed evergreens overtaking a walkway, this gardener was forced to cut the bottom branches all the way back to the trunks — leaving behind bare spots and ugly-duckling tree trunks. She recommends some good plants to fill the spots to create an “understory.”
Check for weed trees invading your shrubbery

By Tim Johnson
Aug 27, 2024 1:09 am - Weeding your garden is a great way to relieve stress after a workday. When you do, be sure to look inside any shrub plantings or hedges to see if there are any weedy trees. Boxelder, mulberry, Siberian elm and buckthorn trees will seed into the centers of shrubs and start growing.
Home and garden calendar, Aug. 25-Sept. 5

Aug 20, 2024 10:10 pm - Heirloom vegetables, mushroom foraging, seed swapping and more.
Hammerheads (the garden variety) pose a threat to earthworms

By JESSICA DAMIANO
Aug 20, 2024 9:16 pm - Not all worms in your garden are the benevolent kind that tunnel through the soil, aerating it and breaking down organic matter. One in particular is toxic, deadly to beloved earthworms and nearly impossible to kill: the hammerhead worm.
Seeds are gifts from nature, one organic producer says. It’s ending sales and giving them away

By CARA ANNA
Aug 19, 2024 11:21 pm - In a dramatic shift, a New York organic seed company with a national reach will no longer be selling (or shipping) its seeds, which they see as “kin” and gifts that should be shared. They plan to give away hundreds of varieties. Their decision has both bewildered and inspired others.
Take cuttings now to overwinter annuals

By Tim Johnson
Aug 16, 2024 9:02 pm - Hate to say goodbye to your annuals? Then don’t. Take cuttings to overwinter them and have fresh plants for next spring.
It’s not too early to think spring for bulb shopping

By Tim Johnson
Aug 13, 2024 10:58 pm - In the garden this month, look for bare spots in your lawn and perennials that might be overgrown. Also, start planning your spring bulb purchases.

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