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Connecticut Garden Journal — 171 episodes

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Prepping for winter, and a series wrap

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Get a jump on spring by planting bulbs in containers

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Fall-planting garlic and shallot varieties

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Connecticut Garden Journal: For fall cleanup, remove diseased plants, leave the rest

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Alliums are a trouble-free bulb to plant right now

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Time to bring some herbs indoors

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Boltonia for a meadow, slope or cottage garden

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Don't eschew sneezeweed; Helenium is a fall alternative to mums

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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to spot when apples and pears are ripe for the pickin'

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Connecticut Garden Journal: Effective grub control that's safe for the environment

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Easy greens to plant now and eat in fall

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Connecticut Garden Journal: It's hot and muggy...and the melons are eating it up

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Rose of Sharon may not be a rose, but it's still sweet

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Don't let raccoons stop you from growing corn

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Connecticut Garden Journal: The perennial hardy hibiscus is a showpiece

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Once lettuce and peas are done, plant okra

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CT Garden Journal: Crepe myrtle may thrive in a warming Connecticut

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Connecticut Garden Journal: A deer deterrent that's likely in your refrigerator right now

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Strategies for putting the kibosh on squash bugs

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Thinning the crop helps fruit trees thrive

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Edamame is buttery, delicious and easy to grow

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Connecticut Garden Journal: The hows and whens of pruning spring flowering shrubs

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Go nuts planting peanuts

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Training squash to grow up

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Connecticut Garden Journal: ‘Genovese’ is one variety in a world of basil colors and flavors

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Lasting alternatives to “No Mow May”

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Grow a hearty summer and fall favorite - Dahlias

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Connecticut Garden Journal: 5 Ways gardeners can celebrate Earth Day

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Try growing interesting varieties of kohlrabi and broccoli raab

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Connecticut Garden Journal: To prune hydrangeas properly, ID them first

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Keep deer away with unappetizing plants and shrubs

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Connecticut Garden Journal: For the freshest peas, grow your own

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Connecticut Garden Journal: The best phlox varieties for home gardeners

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Zinnias are colorful, diverse and pollinator magnets

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Grow ground covers for pollinators

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Connecticut Garden Journal: The three keys to growing indoor greens

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Twenty years in the making, a new GMO tomato is ready to grow

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Gardeners, what’s your sign?

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for growing succulents indoors

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for urban gardening

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Connecticut Garden Journal: While winter roars outside, grow lion’s mane and oyster mushrooms inside

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Connecticut Garden Journal: New veggie varieties to grow in 2024

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Connecticut Garden Journal: When you shop local, think of seeds, too

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Make holiday plants last into spring and beyond

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Ecological or regenerative gardens are in tune with nature

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Celebrate the holidays around a living Christmas tree

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Connecticut Garden Journal: The new hardiness zone map reflects a changing climate

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Time to revive your amaryllis bulbs

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Decorate with succulents

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Connecticut Garden Journal: The benefits of raised bed gardening

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Fall is the time to sow wildflower meadows

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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to dig up and store dahlias and cannas for the winter

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Carve a turnip, squash, or pumpkin into a jack-o'-lantern

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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to grow and when to harvest American persimmons

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Cuttings help turn annuals into perennials

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Dry your gourds for crafts that last years

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Jumping worms are a menace to forests—are they in your garden?

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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to cut hydrangeas and dry them for winter

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Connecticut Garden Journal: A new approach to fall garden clean up

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Planting native berry plants helps our birds

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Sunflowers in their late-summer glory are glorious to eat, too

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Colorful fall bulbs are about to have their moment

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Connecticut Garden Journal: When to harvest zucchini, tomatoes, onions, and more

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for preventing powdery mildew on phlox

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tomato problems? Could be genetics.

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Summer flowering shrubs add color and fragrance

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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to protect your berries from birds

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Succession plans for food and flowers all summer long

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Poison ivy isn’t all bad. Here’s how to coexist.

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Reduce squash bugs naturally

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Connecticut Garden Journal: The upside of earwigs in your garden

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Strawberry varieties for every garden

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Connecticut Garden Journal: The many flavors of basil and how to grow 'the king of herbs'

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for growing dahlia varieties, large and small

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Lily of the valley and sweet woodruff make perfect ground cover

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Don’t sleep on the benefits of gardening in raised beds

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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to grow and prune blackberries for summer and fall fruit

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Connecticut Garden Journal: New daylilies to grow—and eat

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Beets to grow and eat for all seasons

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Connecticut Garden Journal: To work with nature, plant more moss

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tomato plants need support, so plan ahead

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Cool, new hydrangea varieties to grow

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Delphiniums are fickle plants, but certainly worth growing

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Connecticut Garden Journal: For delicious Asian eggplants this summer, start your seeds now

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Shamrocks may be lucky, but consider these classic Irish plants for St. Patrick’s Day

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Look for newer varieties of forsythia

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Connecticut Garden Journal: The benefits of planting companion plants

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Connecticut Garden Journal: You don’t need to be a pro to design a great garden

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Despite what poems say, sweet peas are the most romantic flower

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Orchids and other gifts for plant-loving Valentines

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Top 5 picks for new flowers to get excited about

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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to control common houseplant pests

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Try growing new versions of classic houseplants

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Connecticut Garden Journal: New tomatoes to grow in 2023

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for growing citrus indoors

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Recycle your live holiday trees and wreaths

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Connecticut Garden Journal: DIY bird feeders can be a fun craft for kids

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Mimic Nature by sowing wild seeds

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Sniff before you buy. Paperwhite narcissus is a decorative daffodil some say stinks

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Waxed amaryllis bulbs are for gardeners with a black thumb

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Mending fences. . .and hoses and pruners, and trimmers, and more

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for decorating outdoor containers for winter

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for storing root vegetable crops indoors

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Connecticut Garden Journal: The dirt on soil tests and why they’re worth doing

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Pumpkins and gourds make fun decorative planters

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Fall garden cleanup requires less work than you think

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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to plant tulips, daffodils, crocus, and hyacinths in layers–right now– for blooms all spring long

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Halloween pumpkins of every size, shape, and color to display or eat

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Connecticut Garden Journal: It’s time to move some herbs indoors for the winter

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Connecticut Garden Journal: You can build better soil for your garden. Start now

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Connecticut Garden Journal: September is the time to plant perennials

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Connecticut Garden Journal: How and when to harvest homegrown potatoes

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Enjoy the late summer blooms of a Rose of Sharon shrub

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for starting a school garden

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CT Garden Journal: Harvesting Melons

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CT Garden Journal: Fall Blooming Perennials

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Connecticut Garden Journal: When harvesting berries, timing is everything

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for reducing, controlling, and preventing powdery mildew disease

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Connecticut Garden Journal: The plant of the year is bluestem grass. Here’s how to grow it

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for growing and nurturing melons in your garden

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Honey bees aren’t the only efficient pollinators

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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to keep potato beetles from ruining your harvest

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Connecticut Garden Journal: A quick guide to growing baptisia

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Grow sweet corn in your backyard garden. Here’s how and when.

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Cottage gardens feature a riot of color and texture

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Short on space? Grow these climbing vegetables vertically

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Fences make good neighbors–and protect your plants

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Connecticut Garden Journal: When growing irises, location is key

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Ways to save on Mother’s Day flowers

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Save some green, grow your own purple and white asparagus

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Connecticut Garden Journal: French filet beans are satisfying to grow and melt in your mouth

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Easter lilies are traditional, but consider growing calla lilies too

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Grow a variety of fast-maturing Asian greens for salads

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Pussy willows are harbingers of spring

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Grow native plants for a healthier yard, community and state

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Snap to it. It’s time to start planning those garden peas

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Grow these St. Patrick's Day plants and skip the green carnations

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Looking forward to this year’s sweet and hot pepper crop

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Connecticut Garden Journal: For a blast of spring–and gardening inspiration–head to a regional flower & garden show

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for choosing which soil mixes are best for your plants

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Miniature roses make great Valentine’s Day gifts. Here’s how to grow them.

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Connecticut Garden Journal: When planning shade gardens, consider light and moisture levels

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for growing indoor begonias

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Growing onions from seed is easier than you think

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Indoor succulents are easy to care for and make great houseplants

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Connecticut Garden Journal: From lettuce to eggplant, new vegetables to grow in 2022

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Growing moth orchids

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Caring for the more unusual plants you receive as gifts

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Connecticut Garden Journal: If cared for properly, live Christmas trees can be replanted after the holidays

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Add color and cheer to holidays with houseplants

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Get your plants ready for winter now

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Connecticut Garden Journal: How to care for holiday cactus

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Plants and cuttings make festive holiday centerpieces

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Prep geraniums to overwinter indoors

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Blight-resistant chestnut trees are available. Here’s why you should plant one

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Soil fungus is part of a healthy plant ecosystem

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips for making your jack o’ lanterns last

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Climbing Hydrangea

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Popcorn

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Unusual Onions

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Rain Gardens

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Johnny Appleseed

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Preserving Tomatoes

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Asian Pears

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Boltonia

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Kerala

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Hardy Hibiscus

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Tips For Growing Mint

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Spotting Tomato Hornworms

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Squash Pests

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Connecticut Garden Journal: Poppies