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Tasks are starting to heat up in the gardening realm! This month we have a 2-part entry to keep up with reminders and ideas!

Are these seeds any good?

This has probably happened to all of us; you started seeds indoors at the right time, watered and used grow lights or direct sun, and then, little-to-nothing happened.

New to gardening? How do you start? Start Here!

Last month we went in depth about starting a garden. This month let’s talk about our quiet partners – the small but mighty pollinators!

More than bees are on the job. Who are they, you ask?

Fertilizer, compost, mulch. They are all good things for your garden, but what is what and what goes where, when?

It happens every year; the heat of July is so oppressive for us cool weather lovers that it forces us indoors, escaping the temperatures that seem just a little too high for human habitation.

Wait! What? Seeds don’t just simply develop from the parent plant to save for next year? Oh good grief.

Now that we’re well into the harvest side of the gardening season, this is a good time to plan some seed saving strategy.

Tis the season to reflect upon the highlights of the gardening year and preserve the seeds of your bounty for next year. Hopefully, it has been rewarding.

A novel concept in the garden lately has been “teas” of different origins. All of them have merit and are worth considering. They can be made with the supplies you have on hand or with minimal cost, and can make a difference in your garden.

It was the spring of 1944. The world was at war. Freedom hung in the balance.

The Postwar years brought a population boom to Horseheads, NY and 4 different addresses for the Horseheads Library in 18 years. According to the 1940 United States Federal Census, the Town of Horseheads had a population of 8,804.