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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.
Summer’s end is perfect time for buttonbush to shine

By JESSICA DAMIANO
Aug 13, 2024 9:01 pm - You can call it honey balls. You can call it buttonbush. But it’ll always be the last shrub to leaf out in the spring, and pop blooms in the fall. And that’s what makes it a fun bush to grow.
Pests aren’t always to blame for problems

By Tim Johnson
Aug 07, 2024 1:32 am - Be sure to identify the insects on your plants before treating them with an insecticide to determine whether they really are a problem.
In many regions, it’s time to start turning some of the garden over to fall vegetables

By JESSICA DAMIANO
Aug 07, 2024 12:05 am - It’s time to plant vegetables that can be harvested in the fall.
These plants wait their whole lives to bloom once. It’s usually spectacular

By JESSICA DAMIANO
Aug 01, 2024 5:45 am - Monocarpics spend their whole lives growing to provide a single, swan-song bloom before dying. That once-in-a-lifetime bloom is often spectacular. Some examples are century plants, American columbo, fishtail palms, bamboo, bananas, and hens and chicks.
Playing matchmaker for your zucchini, and other tips for a summer garden favorite

By JESSICA DAMIANO
Jul 31, 2024 1:11 am - Zucchini plants either produce like crazy, inspiring meme about gardeners anonymously leaving overflow harvests on their neighbors’ doorsteps, or they don’t produce any zucchini at all.

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