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For our first of three livestream events this summer, Charlie and Mary will visit new homeowners Marian Wolz and Ben Kidder in Berlin, VT to tour their numerous garden spaces. Tune in Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
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The good news: these fierce-looking insects do not climb in through your ear, burrow into your brain and lay eggs. They can, however, keep certain garden pests at bay.
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Vermont cookbook author Tracey Medeiros talks about the many restaurants and farms included in her new edition.
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Known as a vegetable that grows well and very fast during Vermont summers, zucchini is a great addition to home gardens. This year, plant varieties that a bit different and can grow well in a garden or a container.
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Flowering perennials like hardy baptisia and amsonia can bring color to your landscape for many different seasons.
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Some parts of Vermont saw temps in the 20s during the overnight hours this month. While many apple orchards, vineyards and berry farms lost crops and income, home gardeners also had fruit trees and newly planted veggies get zapped by frost.
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Many beloved veggies are inclined to climb vertically already - like beans, squashes, cukes and zukes. Those plants tend to grow very large and can take over garden spaces. If you have a small garden, try growing certain plant varieties in containers or grow vertically instead.
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Try planting new and sturdier flowering shrubs that grow better in our region, like Blue Enchantress, this spring.
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Gather up all the things you'll need - germinating soil, small containers, seeds and a grow light. Then, come late March or early April, get your tomato starts planted indoors.
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Some plants eat meat! These carnivorous plants tend to grow in wet areas and bogs but certain types will grow well indoors, with proper watering and feeding techniques.