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Columnist Tom Atwell has learned the hard way to pay more attention to his tomato plants. Last year, he got just two slicer tomatoes. (The wet weather was no help.)
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Tom and Nancy Atwell practice a style of landscape design they call 'design with shovel.' '
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Columnist Tom Atwell is moving garden pathways this summer to make room for more garden and less lawn.
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Although it's already mid-June, you can still plant both vegetables and flowers. 'Truth is planting time is anytime you find a plant – or maybe even a seed – that you want to plant.'
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If you're in the second camp, these tips may nudge you toward the first.
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Plant once, but harvest for years. More food, less effort.
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We lack the data to answer the question. But urban gardens and farms have educational and cultural value.
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The late Currier McEwen of Harpswell hybridized dozens of Siberian irises. A collection of his irises will go on display at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
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Herbs, lilies and lilacs are among the options.
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Non-native plants and patches of grass can have a place at your home, no matter what the internet trolls say.
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Tomatoes, potatoes and peppers are among them.
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There are 3 basic types: sugar snaps, snow peas and shelling peas. Fresh from the garden, all peas are peerless (though garden asparagus gives them a run for their money).
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Things will be different in the Atwell's vegetable garden this year. Among other things, the couple is eager for bell peppers that get enough sun to actually ripen.
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Anybody who wanders by is free to pluck fruit from the trees and shrubs at Mt. Joy Orchard in the city's Munjoy Hill neighborhood.
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As our Maine Gardener column turns 20, writer Tom Atwell reflects on how gardening has changed.
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The process takes some time but is straightforward.
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Submit an application for one of three $1,500 scholarships for students and teachers seeking to learn more about organic and sustainable farm systems.
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Many annuals, and perennials, too, are easy to grow from seed directly in your garden.
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Raymond native Justin Terry moved to Paris a decade ago and now runs a Japanese restaurant there that specializes in ramen.
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Born as the humble food of farm laborers in Valencia, it was cooked over an open fire in the field with whatever ingredients were easily at hand.
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Late winter/early spring is the perfect time to repot houseplants.
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Bonus: Bring any branches you trimmed from flowering shrubs and trees inside and arrange in vases. Be patient, and in a few weeks enjoy beautiful blossoms.
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No need to be regimented inch by inch and row by row. Inject a bit of free spirit into your gardening style as a way to use up old seeds and discourage pests.
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To a bird, a grub, a nymph, a slug, a maggot all just spell lunch.
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Barracuda, a project of universities in Maine and Vermont, gathers and shares data.
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Gas stoves have come under criticism for their impact on the environment and people's health. Can we induce you to change?
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But they don't go far enough, as homeowners probably won't read them. It's the plants and animals in your garden that will suffer.
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Pansies have figured out how as a response to the dire drop in pollinator numbers, but self-pollination produces weaker plants.
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Columnist Tom Atwell is hopeful that in 2024, gardeners are doing more to help the environment. But climate change is beyond our (individual) control.