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Save ash from fireplaces this winter...oh, and hang on to that pee!
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Last Updated: 1:39 PM 09/21/09 - Looking for a good fertilizer? Recipe: Ash & Pee. (Full Story)
Good news for potato growers
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Last Updated: 6:18 PM 09/09/09 - Gotta love it when science and gardening converge. It happens all the time. (Full Story)
GUEST BLOG: Doing battle the organic way
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Last Updated: 10:01 PM 05/03/09 - Here's a guest blog posting written by my father-in-law, Walters State Community College English professor and Knoxville News Sentinel community columnist John Jessel. He's an organic gardener, and offers insight on battling garden pests without chemicals. (Full Story)
'Hosta' la vista 'caladium'
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Last Updated: 5:45 PM 04/23/09 - Plants can surprise you sometimes. I was telling Christine about a message board thread that I had recently stumbled upon about a woman who thought her Hostas were dead, because they hadn't come up in years... then, all of a sudden, POOF! They pop up all lush and green.
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OK, so I gave in and planted (part of) my vegetable garden
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Last Updated: 6:19 PM 04/20/09 - I went back and forth trying to decide whether I was going plant by seedlings in my raised bed this past weekend or not. (Full Story)
RECIPE: Homemade bug spray for your plants
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Last Updated: 3:32 PM 04/16/09 - The National Gardening Association just sent out their email newsletter, and it contained a timely and very helpful recipe for bug spray that you can use on your plants. (Full Story)
What do taxes and gardening in East Tennessee have in common?
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Last Updated: 5:15 PM 04/15/09 - Today's the day! April 15. (Full Story)
Snip, snip - taking a whack at a pruning question
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Last Updated: 8:37 PM 04/10/09 - Veggies are great, but it's time to talk about pruning -- a fact I was reminded of by my dear friend Susan. (Full Story)
They're digging up dirt at the White House, planting spring crops
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Last Updated: 4:54 PM 04/09/09 - Looks like the First Lady and some Washington, D.C. elementary students started planting some spring/ cool season crops in the new White House garden. (Full Story)
Great gardening workshops from the Knox Botanical Garden folks
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Last Updated: 5:04 PM 04/09/09 - Here's some information from the Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum about some upcoming classes gardeners of all varieties might be interested in. (Full Story)
So what is 'permaculture' anyway?
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Last Updated: 1:08 PM 04/08/09 - I keep coming across this word "permaculture" all over the Internet, so when I found someone who seemed to know about it, I asked him to write a guest blog post explaining it. (Full Story)
Wanna learn how to garden like a cheapskate?
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Last Updated: 10:19 PM 04/07/09 - Here are some tips for re-purposing stuff in order to garden on the cheap. (Full Story)
It's that 'Dogwood winter' -- time to go on the defensive
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Last Updated: 1:22 PM 04/07/09 - Temperatures are supposed to get down below 30 degrees tonight (Monday) and tomorrow night, so if you have some already-blooming plants, you might want to take some steps to protect them from the cold. (Full Story)
Divide and conquer -- It's a good time to think about dividing perennials
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Last Updated: 4:43 PM 04/02/09 - A friend of mine here in Knoxville recently reminded me via a local neighborhood message board that now is a good time to think about dividing perennials. (Full Story)
It's not too late to plan your vegetable garden
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Last Updated: 6:22 PM 03/31/09 - "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is the closest thing I could think of to an "old saying" that would get the point across that planning your garden ahead of time is a good idea. (Full Story)
'Apartment garden' is NOT an oxymoron
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Last Updated: 1:10 PM 03/31/09 - Gardening isn't only for weekend warriors with big backyards or for retirees armed with pruning sheers and a trowel. (Full Story)
It's cold and rainy outside, but who says you can't garden?
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Last Updated: 10:54 PM 03/29/09 - So what if it's cold and rainy outside? You can still get some of that gardening work done. Trust me. (Full Story)
Companion Planting: The true story of the 'Birds and the Bees' -- and a little trick of my own...sort of!
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Last Updated: 10:19 PM 03/30/09 - I think it's time for us to sit down and have a little talk about the birds and the bees. (Full Story)
Now it's a waiting game... but waiting doesn't mean there's nothing to do
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Last Updated: 10:09 PM 03/29/09 - I've started my seedlings, so now it's a waiting game. It only takes a few days for many common seeds to germinate, and only a few more for the sprouts to start breaking through the surface, their puny bodies, bent and crumpled, straighten in a triumphant stretch, arms splayed out welcoming the sun. (Full Story)
Sprouts all about: Starting seeds indoors is cheap, easy and fun
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Last Updated: 10:14 PM 03/29/09 - Most anyone with much gardening experience will probably tell you that it's a good idea to start your own vegetable seeds as opposed to buying seedlings or full blown plants from a garden center. (Full Story)
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