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It’s Tomato Season in Connecticut
I know that people who have gardens have been picking tomatoes all season long, but for us, tomato season is just starting. Every year, we head down to South Glastonbury, CT to pick up a big box of tomatoes, along … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink
Tagged boiling water, connecticut, Cooking, Farm, freezer, garden, house, making tomato sauce, peach, peaches, picking, salads, season, South Glastonbury, south glastonbury ct, Street, table, tomato sandwiches, tomatoes, tree, vegetable, vegetables, water, zip lock bags
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Does Dormant Grass Grow Back After a Long Hot Summer Drought?
Yep, that’s what we had. A long, hot Summer drought. I am not sure if a drought was ever declared around these here parts, but a drought is what we had. I know that when there is hardly any water … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden
Tagged Autumn, Bluegrass, brown grass, Dormant, dormant grass, drought, early september, fertilize, fertilizer, heat, hurricane earl, lawn, long hot summer, Overseeding, plant, rain, Scotts, scotts turf builder, seed, Seeding, September, Spring, Summer, summer drought, temperature, turf, water
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Two New Cleveland Select Pear Trees
I guess August is the time to plant Cleveland Select Pear Trees. It seems to be a trend around these parts. I have no idea why…maybe it’s because the landscaping rush is just about over in the big box stores … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden, Nature
Tagged Cleveland, cleveland select pear tree, compost, Crabapple, dry weather, Fall, front yard, hickory trees, Hillside, home depot, Landscaping, Leaves, lowe s, Maple, Maples, nursery area, peach, peach tree, peach trees, Pear, pear trees, Pictures, plant, root, roots, season, shrub, shrubs, Soil, Trees, trees and shrubs, trunks, water, weather
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Saving All Sorts of Money
I gotta tell ya, I’m getting pretty good at saving money. It’s really a change of mindset. There have been so many times in the past few months that I would have gone off and bought something that I didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Finance
Tagged cable, cable tv, compost, computer, evergreen, evergreen trees, excel spreadsheet, Financial, financial portfolio management, garbage, garbage pickup, google, google search, hose, little trees, magazine subscription, moisture, money, mulch, portfolio, rebalancing, root, roots, saving money, Soil, Summer, top dressing, tree, Trees, water, wood, Woods
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How To Stop Moles and Voles From Eating Your Holly Bushes
This is a real problem. Moles and Voles eating the roots of Holly bushes, that is. It’s infuriatingly maddening. It’s time, labor and money down the drain. I have read articles on the internet about people having big beautiful Holly … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden, Nature
Tagged backyard, bush, bushes, dirt, fencing, ground, Holly, holly bush, holly bushes, hollys, lawn, mole, rabbit, rabbit cages, root, root system, root systems, roots, shrub, shrubs, Soil, Tunnel, tunnels, water
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Transplanting a Tree During Summer Months
I would say that my luck with transplanting is 50/50. I have more luck transplanting trees and shrub under certain conditions. I do okay if: – If I pull a tree (bare root) from some local woods – I transplant … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden, Nature
Tagged Autumn, compost, dirt, drought, early spring, heat, Maple, maple tree, Maples, March, month, Pine, Pines, plant, Planting, root, roots, Sapling, saplings, shrub, snow, Soil, Spring, Summer, Summer Months, transplant, Transplanting, transplanting trees, Trees, water, white pines, wind, Winter, wood, Woods
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Best Cool Season Grass Seed For Heat and Drought
Okay, so I am probably thinking the same thing everyone else out there is thinking right now. What is the best cool season grass for heat and drought? That’s right. If you are reading this post, you most likely live … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden
Tagged aerate, aerator, Autumn, Bluegrass, connecticut, cool season grasses, crabgrass, Dormant, dormant grass, drought, dry soil, Fall, Fescue, germinate, grass seed, grasses, heat, Kentucky, kentucky bluegrass, lawn, lawns, November, October, pennington, plant, root, roots, Scotts, September, Soil, Spring, Summer, Summer Months, tall fescue, water, weed, weeds, Winter
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Finally Some Rain In Central Connecticut
This is just what the doctor ordered. Some steady rain followed by a nice thunderstorm. I am sitting here right now admiring the heavy downpour of rain. Ahhh, all the flowers and trees are getting watered. I’m sure the grass … Continue reading
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Tagged central connecticut, computer, dry spell, flower, flowers, grass, heavy downpour, hydration, lawn, Radar, radar view, rain, sidewalk, sky, steady rain, Storm, Summer, thunderstorm, tree, Trees, water, weather, weather radar
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Using a Soaker Hose For Drip Irrigation
I hope I don’t get beat up by some crazy gardener for saying that soaker hoses are used for drip irrigation. I am aware that there are two different systems out there…soaker hoses and drip irrigation systems. Here are my … Continue reading
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Tagged bush, cement, dirt, Dormant, dormant grass, drip, drip irrigation systems, drought, dryness, garden, gardener, grass, heat, hose, Irrigation, lawn, Leaves, plant, plants, rain, Rhododendron, rhododendrons, road, soaker, soaker hoses, Soil, sprinkler, sprinkler systems, sprinklers, Storm, Summer, Summer Months, thunderstorm, water, watering, watering plants
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Saving A Baby Bunny Rabbit
Lately, I have been feeling like a hero. Now, I know that pretty much everyone is a hero these days. You can let someone cross the street in front of you and be considered a hero, but in my case, … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Nature
Tagged animal, animal kingdom, baby bird, backyard, bunny, bush, bushes, CPR, dirt, dog, garage, grass, ladder, lawn, Leaves, nephew, plant, plants, porch, rabbit, Rhododendron, rhododendrons, Sand, snake, squirrel, Squirrels, Storm, Street, Summer, swimming, water
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