Vicki Doudera – Realtor, Author, Mainer

I can’t wait to harvest the last thing in our garden — the brussels sprouts!
This is the first year we planted veggies and it was a great experience.  We started our crops  from seed back in February, transplanting the young seedlings into bigger pots when necessary and setting them outdoors once the danger of frost was over. We enjoyed plenty of pole [...]

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Maine’s bright, clear November days lend themselves perfectly to the last gardening chore of the year: neatening up the garden and preparing it to weather the winter ahead.
I always follow the same pattern. First I remove any dead annuals and add them to the compost pile.  Next, the clippers come out and I trim back the perennials [...]

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