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Christmas Tree Care
Posted by Scott Sharkey on Nov 26th 2022
So you are thinking about being Clark Griswold and cutting your own Christmas tree this year? Great idea (just don't forget the saw.) There is nothing like having a real Christmas tree in your ho
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Christmas Cactus Care
Posted by Scott Sharkey on Nov 12th 2022
Basking in the sunlight of a south facing window at my in-law's home is an enormous Christmas cactus that is in bloom with beautiful pink blossoms this time of year. It is a special pla
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Happy Halloween - Repurposing Those Hanging Baskets
Posted by Scott Sharkey on Oct 12th 2022
It's Halloween time and here in the northern climate we've had many nights below freezing and the hanging baskets look like they have had it for the year. But hold on, don't throw them out quite yet.
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Caring For and Planting Fall Mums
Posted by Scott Sharkey on Aug 25th 2022
Fall is starting to set in and the weather is getting a little cooler and more crisp. For those of us in the northern climates that means hoodies and campfires and pack away the shorts and tank tops.
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Giant Hogweed - Do Not Touch
Posted by Scott Sharkey on Jul 21st 2022
So, recently we were out kayaking at our favorite location and my wife spotted a plant that she remembered seeing a Facebook post about. She brought us over to the peculiar looking weed and said "Do N
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Homemade Weed Killer
Posted by Scott Sharkey on Jul 12th 2022
Homemade Weed KillerEvery
year we clean out our greenhouses and have to kill down the weeds which have
grown beautifully during the season. Weeds in the greenhouses are getting the
best care of cou
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