To encourage local critters to visit your garden – but not dine on it – build a barrier.
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Grow: A native plant container
It’s easy to create with plenty of plant options to choose from.
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New nonprofit urges Mainers to plant wild native seeds
The 2-year-old Wild Seed Project says native animals depend on native plants.
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Here’s a helpful primer on how to water your garden during the drought
You need to water less than you might think.
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Falmouth’s use of herbicides to fight invasives proves to be a thorny issue
Is the cure worse than the problem?
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An ancient tool, the scythe is also a fit for modern times
Scything, which goes back to the ancient Romans, is back in style – and one of the country’s chief suppliers of the scythe is located right here in Perry, Maine.
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Dry spell has Maine growers going with the flow
And the conditions are not expected to change anytime soon.
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It’s easy to love daylilies so much you want to produce your own
And it’s not that hard to create hybrids of the summer beauties.
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Grow: Plant cabbage now and eat coleslaw later
Make sure the cabbage you plant indoors now for summer slaw is an early variety, such as Primax or Gonzales.