Margaret Lauterbach: Gardening
Margaret Lauterbach: Zone designation changes can be tricky
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has upgraded our hardiness zone for most of the Treasure Valley zone from 6 to 7a. The western part of the Valley is now 7b. Go to www.planthardiness.ars.usda.gov and enter your zip code in the upper left box for your exact designation.
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Margaret Lauterbach: Clippings fuel fertile ‘hugel’ mounds
By the middle of this month, we should be past the probability of extremely cold weather, so it should be safe to perform dormant pruning. Pruning before severe freezes occur may result in tissue damage that could kill your tree, shrub or plant.
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Margaret Lauterbach: Take care of your birch trees
Many of us love white-barked trees, but few of us actually have them as bright spots in their yards. In our area, white-barked means birch or aspen.
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MARGARET LAUTERBACH: GARDENING
The landscape architect behind one of Boise’s most beautiful parks
If you moved to Boise after October 1989, you may not know about the near-magical transformation of a horse pasture into our most beautiful park.
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MARGARET LAUTERBACH: GARDENING
Margaret Lauterbach: The landscape architect behind one of Boise’s most beautiful parks
If you moved to Boise after October 1989, you may not know about the near-magical transformation of a horse pasture into our most beautiful park.
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MARGARET LAUTERBACH: GARDENING
Margaret Lauterbach: How to start your own garden seeds
If you’re planning on starting your own garden seeds this year, there are a few things you should know.
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MARGARET LAUTERBACH: GARDENING
Margaret Lauterbach: Try something new in the vegetable garden
Why should you grow food crops? You’ll eat fresh food rather than food that has been hauled across the country. You’ll know the soil it grew in and what it was fertilized with. And you’ll have the convenience of gathering your food at home rather than going to the grocery store...
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MARGARET LAUTERBACH: GARDENING
Margaret Lauterbach: Mail-order sellers offer hard-to-find seeds
When gardeners researching vegetable varieties via Internet can’t find the varieties of garden seeds they’d like in local stores, they often have to order online. But some seed companies are more reliable than others.
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Lauterbach: Herbs once were nature’s medicine chest
Throughout human history, we’ve turned to plants to heal our injuries, aches, and pains. We usually take what is at hand, what someone else says has worked for them, or in recent centuries what has been written about them. Nowadays, of course, we’re taking pharmaceuticals that may ...
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MARGARET LAUTERBACH: GARDENING
Margaret Lauterbach: Yes, you can grow veggies in the winter
Do you want to grow your own food year-round without extraordinary expense? You can, if you’re a little flexible about your food. We can’t grow tomatoes, beans, chiles or eggplants in winter, so we freeze, dry or can those items, but there are many foods that will grow outdoors for...
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Margaret Lauterbach: Local garden centers have tough row to hoe
It takes a lot of effort and talent to succeed in the nursery business, especially when competitors include discount stores. A local nursery business owner has to provide a wide range of goods, good advice on plant siting and culture, and after-sale support, if the plant seems to have problems.
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