Supporting native insects is another important consideration.
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What impact will this winter’s waffling weather have on your garden this summer?
The answer has to do in part with how well you readied the garden last fall.
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For better-looking lettuce, look to one-cut varieties
The heads produce a greater number of uniform leaves with a single cut.
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The Maine Gardener’s Hawaiian Adventure, Part 2
Even when he’s away from his garden, Atwell thinks about gardens. In Hawaii, he visited a thriving organic farm and learned how chocolate is made.
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As Johnny’s Selected Seeds marks its 50th year, company looks to expand its reach
David Mehlhorn, the CEO of the Winslow-based company, said he hopes to position it to be a “one-stop shop” for mid-sized farmers and home gardeners across the U.S.
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The Maine Gardener’s Hawaiian adventure
The trees in Hawaii grow tall, but not strong, pineapples are less important than you thought, and more fun facts about Hawaiian flora.
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In the depths of winter, a gardener looks for something, anything, to do
It’s too early to plant, but not too early to plan.
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Skip the grow lights. Try a method that’s stood the test of time
A centuries-old gardening method for starting seedlings is finding new life.
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Viles Arboretum experiments with ‘Forest of the Future’
As climate change alters conditions for Maine’s flora, the arboretum experiments with non-native trees to figure out which species could thrive in warmer conditions.
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Reporting Aside: Behold the perfection that is the Maine potato
After two or three days of eating poorly, all it takes to feel better again is to consume a hot Maine potato, mashed, dabbed with butter and salt-and-peppered, Amy Calder writes.