Articles filed under Gardening
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Sap aside, pencil cactus is nice indoors and outJan 25, 2014 4:50 am - Pencil cactus is a fitting common name for Euphorbia tirucalli, even though the plant would be useless for writing and is not really a cactus. A single plant looks like...
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Landscape fabric isn’t pretty, but it beats weedsJan 24, 2014 12:00 am - Cleaning up the farm before winter is often a scramble, but this year it was a sprint. Imminent ice, snow and an early cold snap threatened to bury any detritus the wind...
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Climate of change ahead for gardeningJan 17, 2014 12:00 am - While many gardeners scan the newly arrived seed catalogs to plan their next growing season, the industry’s visionaries are pouring talent and resources into products an...
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Wild weather feeds homeowners’ anxiety over treesJan 16, 2014 4:45 am - Nancy Owens takes no chances with trees since a windstorm propelled a large one through the roof of her Long Island, N.Y., home 15 or so years ago. So when a neighbor wh...
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Gardening small? Many fruits grow in containersJan 16, 2014 4:45 am - Many fruit growers are going to pots, and small wonder. Containers are great for tight spaces, easy to manage, convenient for harvesting, and provide better soil than is...
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Hops farming grows slowly despite brewers’ demandJan 11, 2014 7:50 pm - MILWAUKEE — Craft brewers eager to capitalize on the local food movement have created a strong demand for hops to flavor their all-local beers, but farms in most states ...
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Plants wait out the darkest daysJan 09, 2014 4:30 am - Plants and people can’t help but feel a bit wan this time of year, but things are brightening up already. Every day the sun is gradually moving higher in the sky, burnin...
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Batavia Community Garden gets 1-year leaseJan 06, 2014 3:35 pm - The Batavia Community Garden gets to stay on a lot at Main and Water streets another year for sure, but not for another four years as originally had been proposed. The c...
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Concrete steppingstones — big look, small costJan 05, 2014 12:00 am - I find the best small-budget gardening ideas on Pinterest. I gather them to help gardeners realize how to create low-cost features that make a big difference in the yard...
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Despite the cold, there’s much gardening work to be doneJan 04, 2014 12:00 am - With temperatures now consistently dipping into the teens, my time spent outdoors tending to my winter garden is becoming less frequent. That leaves more time than ever ...