By Deborah J. Benoit Editor’s note: Deborah J. Benoit is a UVM Extension Master Gardener from North Adams, Massachusetts, who is part of Vermont’s Bennington County Chapter. Summer ends and all those lovely annuals we’ve grown so fond of will […]
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Home and Garden
Get to know the seed-starting basics
By Deborah J. Benoit Are you ready for an early season gardening adventure? Seed displays are prevalent right now in stores from garden shops to supermarkets. So grab a pack of seeds (or two or three) to start indoors. With […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Ask a master gardener: How to force winter flowers
By Deborah J. Benoit Forsythia in February? Impossible, you say? Not so. A vase full of flowers from the garden won’t take much more effort than harvesting some branches to force them to bloom. A good time to take cuttings […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Caring safely for holiday plants
By Deborah J. Benoit, Extension master gardener, University of Vermont It’s that time of year again when amaryllis, Christmas cactus and poinsettias appear in stores and find their way into our homes. Whether you receive a new plant as a […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Growing greens indoors during winter
By Deborah J. Benoit, Extension Master Gardener University of Vermont Temperatures have dropped, and the garden has been put to bed for the season. There’s not much to do except peruse garden catalogs and shop for veggies in the produce […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Food matters
Growing mushrooms indoors
By Deborah J. Benoit, extension master gardener, University of Vermont Maybe you enjoy using fresh mushrooms in your meal preparations but have opened the refrigerator door and discovered to your disappointment the “mush” part of mushrooms. Or maybe you’d like […]