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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.)
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.'
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.