Connecticut Garden Journal
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Description
Connecticut Garden Journal hosted by horticulturalist Charlie Nardozzi provides gardening tips for every season. Charlie focuses on a topic relevant to new and experienced gardeners, including pruning lilac bushes, growing blight-free tomatoes, groundcovers, sunflowers, bulbs, pests, and more.
Learn more about Charlie at gardeningwithcharlie.com.
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Prepping for winter, and a series wrap
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Get a jump on spring by planting bulbs in containers
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Fall-planting garlic and shallot varieties
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: For fall cleanup, remove diseased plants, leave the rest
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Alliums are a trouble-free bulb to plant right now
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Time to bring some herbs indoors
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Boltonia for a meadow, slope or cottage garden
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Don't eschew sneezeweed; Helenium is a fall alternative to mums
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to spot when apples and pears are ripe for the pickin'
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Connecticut Garden Journal: Effective grub control that's safe for the environment
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Easy greens to plant now and eat in fall
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: It's hot and muggy...and the melons are eating it up
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Rose of Sharon may not be a rose, but it's still sweet
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Don't let raccoons stop you from growing corn
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: The perennial hardy hibiscus is a showpiece
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Once lettuce and peas are done, plant okra
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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CT Garden Journal: Crepe myrtle may thrive in a warming Connecticut
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: A deer deterrent that's likely in your refrigerator right now
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Strategies for putting the kibosh on squash bugs
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Thinning the crop helps fruit trees thrive
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Edamame is buttery, delicious and easy to grow
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: The hows and whens of pruning spring flowering shrubs
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May 29, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Go nuts planting peanuts
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May 29, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Training squash to grow up
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May 20, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: ‘Genovese’ is one variety in a world of basil colors and flavors
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May 01, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Lasting alternatives to “No Mow May”
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May 01, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Grow a hearty summer and fall favorite - Dahlias
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: 5 Ways gardeners can celebrate Earth Day
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Try growing interesting varieties of kohlrabi and broccoli raab
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: To prune hydrangeas properly, ID them first
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Keep deer away with unappetizing plants and shrubs
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: For the freshest peas, grow your own
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: The best phlox varieties for home gardeners
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Zinnias are colorful, diverse and pollinator magnets
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Grow ground covers for pollinators
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: The three keys to growing indoor greens
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Twenty years in the making, a new GMO tomato is ready to grow
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Gardeners, what’s your sign?
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for growing succulents indoors
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for urban gardening
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: While winter roars outside, grow lion’s mane and oyster mushrooms inside
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: New veggie varieties to grow in 2024
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: When you shop local, think of seeds, too
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Make holiday plants last into spring and beyond
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Ecological or regenerative gardens are in tune with nature
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Celebrate the holidays around a living Christmas tree
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: The new hardiness zone map reflects a changing climate
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Time to revive your amaryllis bulbs
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Decorate with succulents
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: The benefits of raised bed gardening
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Fall is the time to sow wildflower meadows
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to dig up and store dahlias and cannas for the winter
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Carve a turnip, squash, or pumpkin into a jack-o'-lantern
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to grow and when to harvest American persimmons
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Cuttings help turn annuals into perennials
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Dry your gourds for crafts that last years
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Jumping worms are a menace to forests—are they in your garden?
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to cut hydrangeas and dry them for winter
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: A new approach to fall garden clean up
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Planting native berry plants helps our birds
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Sunflowers in their late-summer glory are glorious to eat, too
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Colorful fall bulbs are about to have their moment
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: When to harvest zucchini, tomatoes, onions, and more
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for preventing powdery mildew on phlox
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tomato problems? Could be genetics.
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Summer flowering shrubs add color and fragrance
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to protect your berries from birds
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Succession plans for food and flowers all summer long
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Poison ivy isn’t all bad. Here’s how to coexist.
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Reduce squash bugs naturally
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: The upside of earwigs in your garden
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Strawberry varieties for every garden
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: The many flavors of basil and how to grow 'the king of herbs'
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for growing dahlia varieties, large and small
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May 23, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Lily of the valley and sweet woodruff make perfect ground cover
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May 23, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Don’t sleep on the benefits of gardening in raised beds
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May 10, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to grow and prune blackberries for summer and fall fruit
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May 10, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: New daylilies to grow—and eat
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Beets to grow and eat for all seasons
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: To work with nature, plant more moss
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tomato plants need support, so plan ahead
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Cool, new hydrangea varieties to grow
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Delphiniums are fickle plants, but certainly worth growing
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: For delicious Asian eggplants this summer, start your seeds now
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Shamrocks may be lucky, but consider these classic Irish plants for St. Patrick’s Day
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Look for newer varieties of forsythia
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: The benefits of planting companion plants
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: You don’t need to be a pro to design a great garden
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Despite what poems say, sweet peas are the most romantic flower
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Orchids and other gifts for plant-loving Valentines
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Top 5 picks for new flowers to get excited about
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to control common houseplant pests
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Try growing new versions of classic houseplants
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: New tomatoes to grow in 2023
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for growing citrus indoors
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Recycle your live holiday trees and wreaths
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: DIY bird feeders can be a fun craft for kids
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Mimic Nature by sowing wild seeds
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Sniff before you buy. Paperwhite narcissus is a decorative daffodil some say stinks
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Waxed amaryllis bulbs are for gardeners with a black thumb
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Mending fences. . .and hoses and pruners, and trimmers, and more
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for decorating outdoor containers for winter
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for storing root vegetable crops indoors
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: The dirt on soil tests and why they’re worth doing
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Pumpkins and gourds make fun decorative planters
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Fall garden cleanup requires less work than you think
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to plant tulips, daffodils, crocus, and hyacinths in layers–right now– for blooms all spring long
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Halloween pumpkins of every size, shape, and color to display or eat
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: It’s time to move some herbs indoors for the winter
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: You can build better soil for your garden. Start now
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: September is the time to plant perennials
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: How and when to harvest homegrown potatoes
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Enjoy the late summer blooms of a Rose of Sharon shrub
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for starting a school garden
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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CT Garden Journal: Harvesting Melons
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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CT Garden Journal: Fall Blooming Perennials
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: When harvesting berries, timing is everything
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for reducing, controlling, and preventing powdery mildew disease
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: The plant of the year is bluestem grass. Here’s how to grow it
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for growing and nurturing melons in your garden
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Honey bees aren’t the only efficient pollinators
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to keep potato beetles from ruining your harvest
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: A quick guide to growing baptisia
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Grow sweet corn in your backyard garden. Here’s how and when.
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Cottage gardens feature a riot of color and texture
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May 24, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Short on space? Grow these climbing vegetables vertically
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May 24, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Fences make good neighbors–and protect your plants
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May 09, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: When growing irises, location is key
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May 09, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Ways to save on Mother’s Day flowers
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Save some green, grow your own purple and white asparagus
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: French filet beans are satisfying to grow and melt in your mouth
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Easter lilies are traditional, but consider growing calla lilies too
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Grow a variety of fast-maturing Asian greens for salads
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Pussy willows are harbingers of spring
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Grow native plants for a healthier yard, community and state
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Snap to it. It’s time to start planning those garden peas
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Grow these St. Patrick's Day plants and skip the green carnations
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Looking forward to this year’s sweet and hot pepper crop
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: For a blast of spring–and gardening inspiration–head to a regional flower & garden show
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for choosing which soil mixes are best for your plants
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Miniature roses make great Valentine’s Day gifts. Here’s how to grow them.
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: When planning shade gardens, consider light and moisture levels
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for growing indoor begonias
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Growing onions from seed is easier than you think
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Indoor succulents are easy to care for and make great houseplants
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: From lettuce to eggplant, new vegetables to grow in 2022
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Growing moth orchids
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Caring for the more unusual plants you receive as gifts
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: If cared for properly, live Christmas trees can be replanted after the holidays
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Add color and cheer to holidays with houseplants
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Get your plants ready for winter now
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to care for holiday cactus
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Plants and cuttings make festive holiday centerpieces
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Prep geraniums to overwinter indoors
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Blight-resistant chestnut trees are available. Here’s why you should plant one
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Soil fungus is part of a healthy plant ecosystem
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for making your jack o’ lanterns last
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Climbing Hydrangea
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Popcorn
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Unusual Onions
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Rain Gardens
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Johnny Appleseed
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Preserving Tomatoes
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Asian Pears
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Boltonia
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Kerala
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Hardy Hibiscus
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips For Growing Mint
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Spotting Tomato Hornworms
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Squash Pests
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Connecticut Garden Journal: Poppies
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Jul 21, 2021 |