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		<title>Mum Time!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been so hot and dry in Cincinnati that I’ve been absolutely lethargic for weeks. But there has been a distinct chill to the air this past week that tells us fall is on its way. It is wonderful and energizing and I actually feel like gardening again! The cooler weather means it’s time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A master gardener, or a Master Gardener?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, when an article about me or my garden appears in a magazine or newspaper, the writer calls me a &#8220;master gardener&#8221;. This feels good. They recognize that I am an expert who has mastered the art and science of gardening. Or at least I’m working on mastering it. It is a never-ending quest! Many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetrustygardener.com/blog/?p=970</link>
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		<title>How to Attract Swallowtail Butterflies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been on a family vacation this past week. The weather was lovely – sunny, hot but not too humid, with no rain to put a cramp in our activities. Upon our return to Cincinnati, I found that the same hot, dry weather I loved on a lake in Tennessee, I loathe here &#8211; where [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetrustygardener.com/blog/?p=957</link>
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		<title>Figs, in Cincinnati!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year I purchased a small fig tree in a 2-gallon container near the end of the growing season. Since fig trees are not hardy in my zone 5 garden, I kept the fig over the winter in my unheated garage. In early spring, I repotted the fig into a larger and more decorative container [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetrustygardener.com/blog/?p=949</link>
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		<title>Community Gardening in Cincinnati</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the pleasure of visiting a local community garden this morning &#8211; the East End Veterans Memorial Garden. There I met with my friend Cindy Schrader and some folks from Cincinnati Magazine to do a photo-shoot for an upcoming article I’ll be writing about growing a cutting garden. Cindy&#8217;s is one of several gardens [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetrustygardener.com/blog/?p=936</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Blooming in August</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another month, another Gardener&#8217;s Bloom Day! On the 15th of each month, gardeners from around the blogosphere tell us what&#8217;s blooming in their gardens. Here are a few things that are blooming in my Cincinnati-area garden. I&#8217;ve decided to feature annuals this month. These plants live for only one growing season, but they bloom their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetrustygardener.com/blog/?p=915</link>
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		<title>Temporary Gardener’s Block</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like many people, I sometimes suffer from the affliction known as “Writer’s Block”. This is a condition in which an author loses the ability to produce new work. The condition varies widely in intensity. In my case, it’s simply a temporary difficulty in dealing with the task at hand. It’s usually a lack of inspiration [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetrustygardener.com/blog/?p=897</link>
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		<title>Picking Potatoes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last spring, I wrote about planting potatoes, and I described how to use potato bags. They are working out wonderfully. The plants have been growing all summer. I watered them carefully from planting time through the flowering period, and then tapered off. Since then, I&#8217;ve dug out a few potatoes to use as “new potatoes”. This can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetrustygardener.com/blog/?p=887</link>
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		<title>Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m very good at reducing, re-using and recycling in the garden. Every bit of plant material goes back into the soil as mulch or compost. This includes kitchen scraps, dead trees and Christmas greens – even our holiday wrapping paper is recycled. I recycle my neighbor’s leaves, used potting soil and woody plant clippings, too. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetrustygardener.com/blog/?p=876</link>
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		<title>Planting a Fall Vegetable Crop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After the fourth of July, I pretty much quit doing things in the garden, except for picking flowers and vegetables, and watering. It is so hot that I usually limit my gardening time to early mornings and late evening. My garden has a lot of gaps from where I have harvested things like lettuce, broccoli, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetrustygardener.com/blog/?p=867</link>
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