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Mid February Gardening in Mid Coast Maine Yesterday was such a beautiful day. The sun was shining brightly and the last of the snow had finally melted and being outside was a total joy. Which is sort of a rare treat here in Mid Coast Maine this time of year. So I did what any Read More >>
Last week I sat down with the boxes of seeds {most of which I purchased at the end of summer}. I went through them to see if there was anything else I thought I might want to grow in next year’s garden. There were only a few packets I needed, so I went ahead and Read More >>
On Monday evening the temperatures dropped below freezing so I went out to the garden and harvested the last of the potatoes and squash. I also pulled up the remaining beets, green beans, peppers and the four onions that were left. We still have two rows of parsnips and a handful of carrots growing in Read More >>
End of September Gardening in Coastal Maine. And just like that… the growing season is over in the religious family sized plot. I don’t know whether to be happy or sad about that but with all the home canned goodness on our pantry shelves, at least I know pretty much everything we grew this year Read More >>
It’s been raining off and on for the past two days and all I can think about are all the winter squash sitting out in the field. All alone and hoping some critter doesn’t come along and take a bit out of each one of them. Gardening Zone 6a in Coastal Maine made me anxious Read More >>
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