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Growing Concerns: Protect houseplants from unwanted winter guests

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 00:11 London Free Press

Ever notice tiny black bugs flying around your houseplants or landing on furniture this time of year? They are fungus gnats and the easiest way to control them is to create a trap.

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Growing Concerns: House plants that tolerate neglect

Sat, 01/25/2025 - 00:41 London Free Press

Many folks ask me what the easiest house plant to grow are. During the years I have tried many different plants. Here are a few I find tough.

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Growing Concerns: Don’t start seeds too early

Sat, 01/18/2025 - 00:01 London Free Press

Just because seeds are available does not mean now is the time to plant them.

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Growing Concerns: Show house plants some love

Sat, 01/11/2025 - 00:49 London Free Press

This is the time of year to give the plants we already own a bit of love.

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Growing Concerns: New year starts with putting away holiday decor

Sat, 01/04/2025 - 00:18 London Free Press

I will remove all the holiday decorations off my front lawn and house on one of those warm days.

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Growing Concerns: Make a gardening wish list for the new year

Sat, 12/28/2024 - 00:30 London Free Press

As gardeners we spend a lot of time thinking about our garden and dreaming about what is to come.

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Growing Concerns: Short, dark days have role in plant life

Sat, 12/21/2024 - 00:03 London Free Press

On the winter solstice, Dec. 21, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, London will get seven hours and 40 minutes of daylight.

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Growing concerns: Bird feeders, seed make good gift

Sat, 12/14/2024 - 00:52 London Free Press

We spend so much time in the summer encouraging the birds to visit our garden and eat as many of the pest as they can, but now it is time for us to give back.