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Category Archives: Garden
Thanks for showing us your smarts
Smart reader Stephanie Bates sent in this pretty photo of her snow drops and our Smart flower as part of our “Show us your Smarts” photo contest. Stephanie wins a $20 gift card to Brown’s Orchard and Farm Markets in … Continue reading
Posted in Contests, Garden, Home and garden
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Rising temps affect plant zones, garden planning
As a few of us at Smart begin the planning for a small container garden at the York Daily Record, a friend mentioned recent changes to the USDA plant hardiness zone map. It’s hard to deny it — the world … Continue reading
Posted in Do-It-Yourself, Garden, Gardening, Green living, Home and garden, Local Food
Tagged arbor day foundation, climate change, environmentally friendly garden, garden, global warming, green your wallet, miller plant farm, plant hardiness zone map, planting calendar, rising temperatures, sarah chain, sprout robot, u.s. department of agriculture, York County, zone 6b, zone 7a
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Time to let go of garden
I gave up on gardening. I wouldn’t call myself a quitter, but I don’t force things if they’re not working out. I’m OK with my first-attempt failure. However, I’ve learned a lot from my experience as a community gardener, which … Continue reading
Posted in Garden, Uncategorized
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Stolen melon, dead herbs
Warning: This post is a little pessimistic. I’ve learned another lesson about gardening this week. Plants — like people — don’t like 100 degree heat. I sort of neglected my plot for several days, maybe a week, hoping the small … Continue reading
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R.I.P. cucumbers
Bad news. My three cucumber plants got sick after producing only about 10 or so cucumbers. I was so excited after picking a few. Then I noticed the leaves started turning yellow one weekend. I thought maybe they needed more … Continue reading
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Cucumber, tomato and feta salad
I had Sunday dinner plans with my friends Adam and Josh, and I was running out of time. We sometimes cook dinner together. If they plan most of the dinner, I usually bring a side dish and some wine. The … Continue reading
Posted in Garden, Recipes
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Holy cucumber!
I gasped the first time I saw a cucumber in my garden. Just days early, there had been only plants. At the start of this week, there were a few cukes, about 2 inches long, shaded by the leaves. I … Continue reading
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Lesson grows from grapefruit seed
My dad taught me how to make things grow. Our backyard was lush with produce for the earlier part of my childhood, and I remember him including me on a few kid friendly experiments. I asked him one day about … Continue reading
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Gardening feels good
I’ve heard that gardening can be therapeutic. Lately, I’ve had a lot going on. I’m maid of honor in my cousin’s wedding this weekend, which has resulted in a lot of fun events in the past couple of months, but … Continue reading
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