Paul Cates, 87, weeds Wednesday around the bed of Kokadjo gladiolas in a plot at his family’s Vassalboro farm.
The fourth of six generations to cultivate his family’s soil along China Lake, Cates said he usually starts weeding by 5 a.m. and resumes in the late afternoon when the temperature drops.
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Most of the plants are sold to florists, but Cates plans to exhibit several specimens at the Windsor Fair at the Maine Gladiola Society’s show on August 26.
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