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Editor’s Note: This column first appeared on 28 March 2018. What to do this week If you have a greenhouse, that perfect place that will be housing some of those seedlings from the crowded windowsills very soon, this week is a great time to get it cleaned up andRead More
Editor’s Note: Today’s column first appeared on 7 March 2018. What to do this week I’m back after a short break. Thank you all for your patience. I hope your onion seedlings are started! If they are not, you can do them in soil blocks. If you have themRead More
Editor’s Note: This column last appeared on 13 November 2019. What to do this week The garden is just about done for the year, but already I want to keep the taste of something fresh in my kitchen. Fortunately this year it is not too late to bring someRead More
Editor’s Note: The Spectator is reaching into Michelle Smith’s gardening column archive for some weekly advice that is as relevant now as when it was first written. (This column last appeared on 5 August 2020.) What to do this week Let the serious harvest begin! (Depending, of course, on what youRead More
Editor’s Note: This column last appeared on 10 June 2020. What to do this week This is the time of year when you might be starting a new garden bed — maybe your first, maybe an extension of your existing garden — which makes it a good time to talkRead More
Editor’s Note: This column first appeared on 4 April 2018. What to do this week I took a walk in my back field this week. Now that the snow is pretty well gone, I was able to notice that my raspberry bushes need a bit of tending. This isRead More
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Editor’s Note: This column first appeared on 15 March 2017. (But, like pretty much everything in Michelle Smith’s archive, it’s still relevant.) What to do this week This week we are going to start our cold weather greens, things that you can start in the house and get intoRead More
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Editor’s Note: This week, we are re-running the third in a series of three columns from 2017. They are perfect for this time of year, and will help you get ready for spring while Michelle deals with a few things that have her tied up right now. What to doRead...
Editor’s Note: We’re reaching into Michelle’s Smith’s archives for posts as useful now as when they were first published. What to do this week From the chill in the air it seems that this week is a good week to talk about fall activities in the garden. Between nowRead More
What to do this week The first frost is still (I hope) a while away but parts of the garden are starting to look tired and tapped out. As the harvest moves through the garden, it’s important to clean up as you go. It’s time to pull up or tillRead More
