Home and Garden
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An intrepid gardener sets out to grow tomatoes upside downNov 18, 2021 8:29 pm - Potting mix. Check. Tomato plant. Check. Two-inch shark-tooth drill bit. Check. OK, this is not the way most gardeners start off their growing season. Then again, planti...
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Directions for the homemade upside-down tomato planterNov 18, 2021 8:29 pm - What you'll need: One tomato plant for each planter. Think smaller varieties or cherry tomatoes that don't produce long stems. I picked Burpee's Fourth of July hybrid. I...
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Gearing up for the Giving GardenNov 18, 2021 8:28 pm - It's spring, when a gardener's thoughts turn to ... squash, and peppers, and cilantro, and tomatoes. And as long as you're thinking along those lines, how about adding j...
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Local gardeners give and give some moreNov 18, 2021 8:18 pm - It took a lot of water to keep vegetable gardens flourishing this summer. First, there was all that heat without a single rain-producing cloud in sight. Then - finally -...
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Waste not, want notNov 18, 2021 8:16 pm - As a Depression baby, David Lyons developed strong feelings about letting anything go to waste. On the other hand, he has a big garden. A really big garden. And it's pac...
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Gardeners urged to share bounty with less fortunateNov 18, 2021 8:14 pm - There's always more food growing in the garden than Ron Ory can eat, freeze or share with relatives. "Once my freezer is full, I've got a ton left over," the Naperville ...
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W. Dundee man doesn't mind sharing bounty, but not with deerNov 18, 2021 8:14 pm - Paul Obuchowski likes to joke that folks who know him run scared during the growing season. "You run out of friends and neighbors before you run out of zucchini," the We...
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Church group sows seeds for garden effortsNov 18, 2021 8:14 pm - Cheryl Besenjak looks out over rows of green beans and tomato plants to see families gardening together. She sees Bible study groups, a children's garden, teams of volun...
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Harsh summer testing veteran gardenerNov 18, 2021 8:13 pm - With six children, 14 grandchildren and a whole lot of neighbors, Floyd Lundeen is well acquainted with the concept of sharing his garden's bounty. For decades, the Elk ...
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Fresh fruits, veggies filled with nutrientsNov 18, 2021 8:13 pm - The taste benefits of fresh vegetables are obvious. There's just no comparison between something that's newly picked and something that's been sitting frozen in a plasti...