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Win 7 False Solomons Seal Plants courtesy of Sunshine Farm & Gardens 26 Aug 2013 | 09:18 pm
For our August 2013 Washington Gardener Magazine Reader Contest, Washington Gardener is giving away 7 False Solomons Seal (Smilacina racemosa or Maianthemum racemosum) plants courtesy of Sunshine Farm...
Red Cherry Almost Upsets Incumbent, but Sun Sugar Wins Tastiest Tomato Again! 25 Aug 2013 | 01:08 am
Tomato Taste 2013 Results We had over 250 come to today's Washington Gardener Magazine 6th Annual Tomato Taste at the FreshFarm Silver Spring Market. Here are the results of the more than 250 ballots...
Connect with Washington Gardener Magazine 16 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Washington Gardener Magazine is at the annual Garden Writers Association symposium until 8/23. While we are away recharging and networking with our peers, you can also catch up on past posts from Was...
What to Plant Now for Fall Harvest ~ Washington Gardener Enews ~ August 2013 issue is now out! 15 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
The Washington Gardener Enews ~ August 2013 issue is now sent to all current Washington Gardener Magazine subscribers. It is also posted and archived online at: issuu.com/washingtongarde ner/docs/wge...
Fenton Friday: Potato Heads 9 Aug 2013 | 07:39 pm
This week at my garden plot in the Fenton Community Garden was potato digging time. I had planted four kinds of seed potatoes: All Blue, Red Norland, Kennebec, and German Butterball. All four multipli...
Video Wednesday: Container Gardening Tips from the US Botanic Garden 8 Aug 2013 | 12:13 am
If you have ever been to the U S Botanic Garden on the National Mall in Washington, DC, in the summer, you have seen their wonderful container plantings -- big, bold, and healthy in the hot sun. In...
Your Submissions Welcome! 7 Aug 2013 | 05:01 am
We are always looking for reader input and contributions to Washington Gardener Magazine and our online publications. Here are several ways you can participate: ~ Ask a Gardening Question -- Send you...
Washington Gardener Magazine's Tomato Taste at Market is Back! 5 Aug 2013 | 11:27 pm
Washington Gardener Magazine's 6th Annual Tomato Tasting at the Silver Spring FreshFarm Market It’s ‘Big Boy’ vs. ‘Mortgage Lifter,’ hybrid vs. heirloom, the tomato wars have just begun. Everyone is ...
Gladiolus: You Can Grow That! 5 Aug 2013 | 03:11 am
Gladiolus: You CAN Grow That! This summer-blooming bulb is known for its showy flowers that come in a rainbow of colors. My favorites are the chartreuse green ones, but I also enjoy the lavenders a.....
Fenton Friday: Okra and the Potato Thieves 3 Aug 2013 | 12:50 am
okra flower This week at my plot in the Fenton Street Community Garden the late-planted okra was finally ready for picking. That means from now on I will have to stay on top of it with daily garden v...
