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11/29/2009

Lingonberries are a tasteful — and tasty — groundcover
If the Pilgrims had just landed farther north, these berries might be on the Thanksgiving table

Rakes and ladders could be your downfall
Take extra care when cleaning up leaves and cleaning out gutters

11/22/2009

Japan gets back to nature on city roofs
Until recently most rooftop cultivation was done by restaurants

11/15/2009

Gardening: You can’t plant too many bulbs
Bulbs are like little jewel boxes that you bury in the fall and then forget about. When you need spring the most, they arrive as pearls held above the cold earth.

Rake, for goodness sake
Make sure you warmup and practice good form while getting the lawn and gardens done

11/08/2009

Next year’s beautiful spring begins with fall chores now
WASHINGTON — Soil moisture is back and temperatures are cool enough for it to stay moist, so apply an organic fall fertilizer for lawn and trees. Water it in deeply for the root system to absorb it by mid-November. If you miss this mark, wait until mid-March to feed lawn and trees.

Urban garden takes root
After much toil and a truckload of soil, an LA journalist has her home-grown veggies

Composting begins with a container in the kitchen
• The paper milk carton: Simply open up the top of a paper milk carton and toss in your potato peelings, coffee grounds and that leftover arugula salad you never got around to eating. The carton won’t leak — it’s waxed –– so it’s OK to keep on the kitchen counter but will break down at the compost facility. Do not use this method if the milk carton has a non-compostable plastic screw-top spout.

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