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Keep York, Pa., native plants alive with planting
One way to make your life and your garden environmentally friendly is to plant native species. York County residents are in luck, with at least two native plant sales popping up in the coming weeks.
Posted in Container garden chronicles, Green living, Just for fun, Organic
Tagged Bob Holtzapple, Creating a Rain Garden, Edible Native Garden, green, Harvey’s Gardens, Heartwood Nursery, Heirloom Vegetable Plant Sale, horn farm center, Invasive Aquatics, Keystone Wildflowers, Kollar Nursery, maescapes, master gardeners, Meadowsweet Native Plant Farm, native plant fest and sale, Outstanding Plants from our Pollinator Research Trial, penn state master gardeners, pesticide free, plants, Rain Tree Landscaping and Nursery, seedlings, shrubs, Spring Haven Nurseries, The Gardener of the Owl Valley, The Mason Dixon Unit of the Herb Society of America, vegetables, york county annex
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Container Garden Chronicles: Unusual pest control
Pests have been a minor concern so far for our container gardens, but my grandparents have gone to extremes to protect theirs.
Container Garden Chronicles: My first harvest
Sarah Chain discovers her first ripe tomatoes in her container garden.
Posted in Container garden chronicles, Dining Out, Do-It-Yourself, Garden, Gardening, Green living, Home and garden, Local Food
Tagged cherry tomatoes, container garden chronicles, dinner, gardening success, harvest, in season, pasta primavera, plants, producing fruit, recipes, sarah chain, summer squash, Tomatoes
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Container Garden Chronicles: Gosh, they grow up so fast
April Trotter reflects on her container garden success so far.
Posted in Container garden chronicles, Garden, Gardening, Green living
Tagged april trotter, container garden chronicles, cooking, food, garden, gardening, green living, York, york city, York County, York PA
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Container Garden Chronicles: Adding a little harvest to my meals
Healthy living blogger Leigh Zaleski adds a little harvest from her container and community gardens to her meals.
Posted in Container garden chronicles, Cooking, Food, Nutrition, Uncategorized
Tagged container garden chronicles, fish salad, gardening, Leigh Zaleski, mango salsa, produce
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Container Garden Chronicles: The importance of plants made for containers
Sarah Chain learns her lesson after the wind takes its toll on a tomato plant not bred for a container garden.
Container Garden Chronicles: Tomato talk with PK Dennis
York County Penn State Master Gardener PK Dennis shares tips for growing tomatoes.
Posted in Container garden chronicles, Garden, Gardening, Green living, Uncategorized
Tagged april trotter, cherry tomatoes, container garden chronicles, container gardening, food, green living, how to grow tomatoes, how to grow tomatoes in a container garden, master gardener, newberrytown, Pa., Penn State, Pennsylvania, pk dennis, tips for tomatoes, Tomatoes, tomatos, York, York County, York PA
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Container garden chronicles: Getting into gear
Yesterday, in between my morning gym class and work, I finally squeezed in a trip to the gardening store. Since my seeds were an abysmal failure (despite my patience), I knew I’d be purchasing plants in May. Except bridal showers … Continue reading
Posted in Container garden chronicles, Garden, Gardening, Green living, Home and garden
Tagged cherry tomatoes, container garden, cucumbers, peppers, plants, repotting, soil, Tomatoes
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Container Garden Chronicles: Spread out your plants
I learned last year as an amateur community gardener not to crowd my plants. Of course, I wanted to squeeze as much as I could into that 4-by-8-foot plot at the 4-H Community Garden in York. In one bed, I … Continue reading
Container Garden Chronicles: So far, so good
I was a little nervous about my veggies last night. The flowers on my stoop were pretty much flattened after a weekend downpour. So as I heard radio reports of high winds, hail and rain on my way home last … Continue reading
