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Magical earth: Flowers, greens and tomatoes in surprising abundance

The abundant greens, fledgling tomatoes, huge pumpkin plants and tiny beans are all surpassing anything I have grown in past years. I hope I’m not jinxing myself, my garden and our lush back fields by saying that this is probably the best vegetable garden, the most beautiful wildflower clusters, and most prolific wild berry crops […]

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Magical earth: The garden’s in; now it’s time to weed and water

It’s early June and most of the garden should be planted. There are still a few days remaining to plant, but for those who are planting winter squash or pumpkins, which need about 100 days to mature, now is definitely the time. For those who are now enjoying the first fresh, tender lettuce or spinach […]