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How to Rescue and Ripen Late-Season Green Tomatoes

How to Rescue and Ripen Late-Season Green Tomatoes

Without a doubt, it’s been another challenging growing season in northern Idaho. Cold weather in May and June saw overnight…
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How to Prevent and Manage Blossom End Rot in Your Garden

How to Prevent and Manage Blossom End Rot in Your Garden

Our recent extreme temperatures are causing a lot of stress in the garden, not only for the plants but for…
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Keeping Your Garden and Its Guest Hydrated in the Heat

Keeping Your Garden and Its Guest Hydrated in the Heat

The summer garden needs the summer sun to flourish. However, too much of a good thing, like extended periods of…
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Practical Tips for Conserving Water in the Vegetable Garden

Practical Tips for Conserving Water in the Vegetable Garden

Water is essential for a thriving vegetable garden. However, with municipalities placing water use restrictions on homeowners, it can be…
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Simple Steps to Prevent Disease in the Garden

Simple Steps to Prevent Disease in the Garden

Just about every gardener has experienced some type of disease in their garden. Whether it’s early blight on tomatoes, mosaic…
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Podcast #12: Common Diseases and Pests of Tomatoes and How to Prevent Them

Podcast #12: Common Diseases and Pests of Tomatoes and How to Prevent Them

Tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetables grown in the home garden, but they also happen to be highly…
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I had to share this today from The Heirloom Gardener - John Forti. It is so appropriate for how I am feeling and such a great reminder for us all.Meditation for hand, heart & doorway 🌞 "Wreaths have been used for centuries to create a circle of hope. Since ancient times, they have symbolized eternity, because the ring shape has no beginning or end. A linear path merely takes us from beginning to end, but the wheel of life symbolized in a wreath reminds us that we are always most vital, engaged, and alive when we accept our current phase, create forward movement, and mark the season at hand. Entwined botanicals form an artful intersect between natural and domestic worlds—and turn a front doorway into a portal bridging the two...Taking a walk, gathering natural materials, making a wreath—all become a link to ritual and a meditation on the season.Creating a wreath that is a labor of love is a reminder that no matter where we are in the seasons and phases of our lives, we will continue to cycle through the good, the bad, the ups and downs, youth and aging, life and death. Taking comfort in the recurrence of winter, spring, summer, and fall. Drawing vitality from each to celebrate the mood and spirit of the season. Each of us, according to season or phase, will find ourselves moving along the wheel of life, marking the present, utilizing the greens and botanicals that are thriving at the time..."A snippet from my book....and a reminder to get out into nature today and create something beautiful if you can 💚Autumn Wreath. Artist, Gerardine van de Sande Bakhuyzen 1826-1895 ... See MoreSee Less

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