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My Coastal Maine Garden – Making a Garden Map and Starting Seedlings

By Mavis Butterfield on February 12, 2020 - 22 Comments

Here in the frozen tundra of Coastal Maine we are in planting zone 5b with an average last spring frost date of May 11th and a first fall frost date of October 1st. The backyard is currently covered in snow and the skies are blue and the roads are {currently} clear, and I am LOVING Read More >>

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My Coastal Maine Garden – The Fruits and Vegetables I’ll Be Growing in 2020

By Mavis Butterfield on January 29, 2020 - 38 Comments

Here in Coastal Maine we are in planting zone 5b with an average last spring frost date of May 11th and a first fall frost date of October 1st. While we haven’t been in the same location, this will be our third grow season in zone 5b. It used to be that when we lived Read More >>

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Mavis Garden Blog – Zucchini, Zucchini, Zucchini

By Mavis Butterfield on August 1, 2012 - 74 Comments

This morning as I was watering the garden, I glanced over to the zucchini patch and noticed a few squash beneath the enormous green leaves. I ran to the house, grabbed a knife, and started to cut a few squash off the thick vines. As I was cutting away, I started to spot more and Read More >>

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