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Container Garden Chronicles: My first harvest
My first harvest! (And yes, they’re contained in a coffee filter because I don’t tend to plan ahead very well. Oops.) While I was off gallivanting on a mountain vacation last week, Smart editor April...
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Container Garden Chronicles: Unusual pest control
My plants have a handful of green peppers on them, but they’re not quite ready. Hopefully the animals stay away a little longer! Early in our container garden planning stages, I incessantly worried...
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Keep York, Pa., native plants alive with planting
Flickr photo by ilovebutter One way to make your life and your garden environmentally friendly is to plant native species. York County residents are in luck, with at least two native plant sales...
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Container Garden Chronicles: Beginning anew
From left, Swiss chard, a tomato bush, two cherry tomato plants, a cucumber plant and the parsley. (iPhone photo by Sarah Chain) This past Saturday, I planted my garden. I pulled my six pots from the...
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Container garden chronicles: The benefits of rain
Parsley! Quite a bit, actually, but only about a third of my plant’s growth so far. One of the things I struggle with most in container gardening is giving my plants enough water. The soil in the...
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Container Garden Chronicles: I have a black thumb
This sungold tomato plant doesn’t want to live. Photo by Bethany Fehlinger This time of year, I see a lot of articles, blog posts and pictures of luscious gardens and thriving food plants. I also head...
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No, I will not pee on my garden
My garden isn’t used as an alternative toilet. Flickr photo by Elvert Barnes I recently stumbled upon an article on Treehugger that offers ways to get the most out of the garden. Some of these I have...
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Container Garden Chronicles: This week’s harvest
From left, several Swiss chard leaves, a handful of parsley, and a few already-ripe cherry tomatoes! When I began container gardening last year, I killed my seeds. And then procrastinated. So I didn’t...
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Container Garden Chronicles: When are my vegetables ready to be picked?
My cucumber: It’s a little funny-looking, but I grew it. (iPhone photo by Sarah Chain) I planted. I watered. Now I want to eat. For my tomatoes and Swiss chard, knowing when to harvest was easy — the...
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Container Garden Chronicles: No more black thumb, I can grow stuff!
Sungold tomatoes and green peppers from my little garden! Photo by Bethany Fehlinger Way back in June, I said I had a black thumb instead of a green thumb. I thought I was destined to kill off my two...
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