Figure 1. This garden plan features 12- and 24-inch-wide walkways of scrap wood or sawdust, short rows for ease of hoeing from ends, perennial vegetables planted on the long sides for the least interference with garden soil preparation, and many short rows…
By PAULA TRACY, InDepth NH At the meeting in Ashland, some of the recipients of the home use tumblers spent time talking about troubleshooting issues, from clumping balls to what is the best “brown” matter to use to mix in…
Purple coneflower and false sunflower fill Lynn O’Shaughnessy’s Circle Garden in Howell, MI, where she uses native plants to teach visitors about biodiversity. Purple coneflower supports bees and butterflies in bloom, while seedheads left standing provide food for birds into…
A golden rule of organic gardening is to avoid bare soil, especially over winter. Heavy rainfall will leach nutrients and damage soil structure, while exposed ground is more vulnerable to erosion and compaction. But the challenge is that by November,…
Fall and fall foliage color arrive slowly on the Island, compared with the mainland. Roadside sassafras and sumac broadcast daily beauty, and switchgrass catches sunlight delicately. Island-wide, the many swamp maples glow rosy, whether in damp or upland locations. Under…
The Whitehall Ledger It's Fall, Y'All! Garden Club Spruces Up for Fall Members of the Whitehall Garden Club did some 'sprucing up' of the whiskey barrels in front of the JVEMS Ambulance Barn, as an homage to fall. If you…
Q. What is the advantage of planting large box trees versus planting a tree in a 15-gallon container, other than size? Some of the box trees planted along our street don’t seem to be very healthy. Many look half dead (literally-one…
Five things to do in the garden this week. Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruit. If you are thinking of planting a grape vine, consider the Sweet Sapphire variety. Bred in California, this grape is ideal…
Fall has arrived, along with Facebook posts urging you to “Leave the Leaves”—that is to keep the leaves in your yard rather than raking or blowing leaves to the curb for collection. Since choosing to “leave the leaves” represents…
Rome Sentinel With all the work we have already done in our gardens this year, chances are youâÂÂre tired out ItâÂÂs easy to go dormant like our plants Depending on the weather, last-minute gardening chores can…
Kitchen scraps to black gold — bins, tumblers, and vermicompost.
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