By Bonnie Kirn Donahue Wood ashes are a surprisingly useful byproduct of winter heating. In addition to household uses such as making soap or adding traction to driveways, wood ashes can be used to amend your garden and lawn soils. […]
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Creating a garden in a terrarium
By Deborah J. Benoit Editor’s note: Deborah J. Benoit is a UVM Extension master gardener from North Adams, Massachusetts, who is part of the Bennington County Chapter. Terrariums are miniature gardens in lidded, clear-glass containers. Their closed environment requires little […]
Prevent late winter loss of stored garlic
By Joyce Amsden It’s midwinter and you reach into your paper bag of carefully stored garlic. You pull out a bulb and see a sprout emerging from the top. There is nothing wrong. It is the nature of garlic cloves […]
Plant kale now to enjoy an autumn harvest
By Nadie VanZandt, UVM extension master gardener If your kale plants succumbed to cabbage worms, don’t fret. You can start a second planting in midsummer to enjoy a bountiful harvest in the fall. Kale is a good choice for succession planting because it thrives […]
What’s your garden’s personality?
By Bonnie Kirn Donahue, Extension Master Gardener, University of Vermont Like many things in nature, plants come in all shapes, sizes and growth tendencies. Some work best in an informal setting while others are ideal for a formal garden. Understanding the growth […]
Webinar addresses garden insects and diseases
Saturday, May 15 at 9 a.m — VIRTUAL — Curious if that insect in your garden is friend or foe? Or what disease may be affecting the leaves of your favorite landscape plant? On May 15, Ann Hazelrigg, Ph.D., will […]
Spring cleanup will produce better gardens
By Bonnie Kirn Donahue, UVM Extension master gardener It’s spring and that means it’s time to get back into your flower and vegetable gardens. Once the soil has dried out in your flower gardens, remove any sticks, dried leaf debris and old […]
Time to get out and clean the garden tools
By Suzanne Freitas, UVM Extension master gardener Warm days may tempt you to work in the garden and remove winter mulch, but wait a bit longer. We still could have more snow and some very cold nights. Plants still need […]