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Let’s Get Gardening in Winter, Part 1

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield, owner of The Garden Mill, for the information in this column. Part 2 will publish on Sunday.) What a difference a year makes. Last year at this time, we were up to … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening in winter, part 2

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield of The Garden Mill for the photo and information in this column. This is the second part of this column. Part one ran yesterday.) Soil tests  If your garden didn’t do as … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening in winter, part 1

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield and The Garden Mill for the information in this column.) The weather gurus are having a tough time deciding exactly what kind of winter we’re going to have this year. “The Farmer’s … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening in November, Part 2

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield of The Garden Mill for this column. This is part 2 of Get Gardening. Part 1 ran yesterday.) Vegetable garden – A little time spent now will make getting started next spring … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening in November, part 1

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield, owner of The Garden Mill, for the information in this column. This is part one of two parts. Part 2 will run tomorrow.) How did it get to be November already? As … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening, Part 4

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield, owner of The Garden Mill for the photos and information in this story. This is Part 4 of a 4-part series that began Tuesday.) Blubs Spring bulbs, including crocus, daffodils and tulips, … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening, part 3

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield for the information in this column. This is part 3 of a 4-part series, which began on Tuesday.) Fertilizing If you’ve been fertilizing your perennials, shrubs and trees this summer, now’s the … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening Part 2

(Part 2: Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield of The Garden Mill for the information in this story. Part 1 ran yesterday.) September Planting September is both a great time and a hard time to be a gardener. … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening – Part 1

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield, owner of the Garden Mill, for the information and photos in this column. This is Part 1 of four parts.)  I’m having a hard time believing that it’s already September. We had … Read more

Let’s get gardening in March, part two

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield of The Garden Mill for the information in this column. This is the second part of a two-part series. Part one ran yesterday. ) You may not have been able to get … Read more

Let’s get gardening in March, part one

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield of the Garden Mill for the information in this column.) Did you know that the Old Farmer’s Almanac’s forecast for the “Lower Lakes Region” for this winter was for it to be … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening … in February, part 2

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield of The Garden Mill for the information in this column. This is the second of two parts. The first part ran yesterday.) Pruning Late winter is the best time to prune many … Read more

Let’s Get Gardening … in February, part one

  (Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Fairfield, owner of The Garden Mill, for the information in this column. This is the first part of a two-part story.) As a gardener, I am happy that we have had a … Read more