Articles filed under Gardening
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October is time to plant bulbs, protect plants against frostOct 18, 2015 7:20 am - As the weather gets cooler, some tips for planting bulbs and how to protect your plants from frost. • When you buy bulbs in a garden center, pick bulbs that are plump an...
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As the weather turns colder, it's easy to feel greenhouse envyOct 16, 2015 6:00 am - By Thanksgiving, chances are that even the most protected yard will face a mauling from the first frost. You wake up one morning and see that the coleus, cosmos and impa...
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Leaves: Are they a problem, or opportunity?Oct 10, 2015 7:30 am - Q. What to do with those leaves? A. We love the color, the smell and the crunch of the leaves beneath our feet but, oh, what to do with the multiple bags of leaves sitti...
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JetBlue plants a seed with farm-to-tray-table conceptOct 09, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK - JetBlue Airways is trying to bring a little bit of country to the city - opening its own "farm" at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The 24,00...
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Scientists working to grow the best tomatoOct 06, 2015 6:00 am - In the day when the mass production of food trumped everything else, plant breeders developed the "perfect" supermarket tomato. Thick-skinned and with a shelf life for t...
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Shrubs offer fall colorOct 04, 2015 7:20 am - There is no denying it. Kids are back in school, a new football season has begun, and the days are getting shorter. Fall is here. But the changing season doesn't mean th...
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Add granular sulfur to flower beds in the fallSep 27, 2015 7:00 am - Plants that prefer acidic soil conditions like rhododendrons and azaleas can benefit from an application of granular sulfur to the soil in fall. If your blue hydrangeas ...
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Creative ways to recycle leavesSep 24, 2015 6:00 am - As the first weekend of autumn officially arrives, we await the bushels of leaves about to cascade down from the trees onto our lawns. Fallen leaves form a dense insula...
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No reasons not to plant tulipsSep 24, 2015 6:00 am - Tulips are the bright and shining stars of the spring garden. Beginning with small botanical tulips in early spring and ending with late-flowering types, they paint the ...
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Gardeners social Sunday at Round Lake librarySep 23, 2015 1:00 am - A gardeners' social and produce/plant swap will be held from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Round Lake Area Public Library, 906 Hart Road, Round Lake. Part...