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PLANTS NEED SUPPORT TOO!
Like people, many plants need support to grow, thrive, and be their best selves. We’ll go over some of the most common flowers and veggies that need support and how to easily provide it in your garden.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR YOUR TOMATO PLANTS
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From time to time, we all need a little support, and that certainly rings true for you tomato plants!
TO CUT OR NOT TO CUT -- PEONIES THAT IS
We’ve all been there, facing the impossible question: to cut or not to cut? With Peonies, it can be even harder to decide. Should you leave the big, puffy blooms in the garden to impress anyone passing by (neighbors, butterflies, yourself)? Or, do you cut them and enjoy them just for yourself displayed proudly in a vase on your dining room table? If you decide to give them the axe and enjoy them indoors, we’ve got a few tips to help keep them lasting longer so you feel good about your decision - and they last as long as possible! ...
A STAKE IN THE GROUND
The wound of racism runs deep in America. Pick at the Bandaid that tries to conceal it and you’ll find pain, raw and fresh, beneath. The brutal killings of George Floyd, Philandro Castille, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arberyoff weren’t the first reminder of this uncomfortable truth. Or the second. Or the thousandth. But they exposed yet again that progress towards civil rights is excruciatingly, unforgivably slow. It's not enough to hashtag a movement or put a sign in the yard or shake our heads and mutter how terrible it is. We need to act. We need to do. We...
VICTORY (GARDEN) IS YOURS!!
This spring, pollen isn’t the only thing floating around. Notions of Victory Gardens are also in the air, largely in response to the COVID-19 epidemic. So what exactly is a Victory Garden? How do you grow one in your backyard? Should you do a victory dance after you’ve planted it? For answers to these and other victory-related questions, you’ve come to the right blog. First, a Bit of History Victory Gardens date back to the 1940’s during World War II. While soldiers fought overseas, those back home — mainly women — responded to nationwide food shortages by planting private...