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Latest ArticlesMarch, 2010Spring Chores 2010Here it is March, already. The old timers maintain that March is the time to put wood ashes on the lilacs. I say (and there are those, I suppose, who classify me as an old timer), "Put wood ashes on your lilacs once a year, whenever you have the time and inclination." March is good, but June is fine, and there's nothing wrong with September...
February, 2010Growing Onions from SeedWinter is muddling along, as am I. Winter is starting to feel tedious, especially since recently the cross-country skiing has been dicey at best. So I shall turn to gardening again soon, and start some onions, shallots and/or leeks by seed. These are plants that need a good head start - you really should start them between now and mid-March for best results...
To Bee or Not to BeeTo bee or not to bee? That's a question I have pondered for the past 20 years or so - ever since I was given a beehive kit one Christmas. I haven't rushed into beekeeping, in part, because about the time I got the kit there was an epidemic of mites. The mites, foreign invaders without natural enemies here in America, forced beekeepers to believe that they must treat their hives with highly toxic chemicals or lose their bees. Since I'm an organic gardener, the kit has remained on a shelf in the basement all these years...
House Plants 2010Are you feeling a little fed up with winter? Tired of ice and cold? Well your house plants, I dare say, are probably crankier than you are just now. Not only are they tired of low winter light levels, they are most likely infested with either aphids or white flies. And they can't reach to scratch the bites! So take pity on them, and give them a little extra care. ..
The 2010 Spring Flower ShowsI saw a bumper sticker once that proclaimed, "Thirty Below Keeps Out the Riff Raff". I haven't seen minus thirty (yet) this winter, but I still chuckle when I think of that slogan. We New Englanders are tough. Or we like to pretend to be. Still, it's nice to dream of spring, and there is no cheaper way to have a taste of it than to go to a spring flower show. Now is the time to plan your trips...
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