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Easy soil testing on the North Fork
Cornell Cooperative Extension horticulture consultant Alice Raimondo examines some garden soil. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) For beginning gardeners — or even experienced ones — problems can always...
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Four seed saving tips for beginners
Steph Gaylor of Invincible Summer Farms holding Hawaiian tomato seeds inside her greenhouse. (Credit: Carrie Miller file photo) They came with seeds from Amish pumpkins and wild chard, looking to swap...
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Tips for planting an alternative lawn on the North Fork
Suzanne Ruggles in a meadow she created in Southampton. (Credit: The Barefoot Gardener courtesy photo) It takes a lot of fertilizer and pesticides to maintain a lush lawn. And in addition to putting a...
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10 North Fork home and garden related events for spring
The Peconic Land Trust will host a workshop on raising backyard chickens on May 21. (Credit: Paul Squire) This season, check out these home and garden-related happenings on the North Fork. As always,...
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This Southold farmhouse has North Fork style
A vignette inside Dr. Kristina Ivy’s Southold home. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder) Long Island’s upper fork is already well-known for its farms, vineyards and restaurants. Now, people are buzzing about...
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The perks of an interior barn door
Here on the East End, a barn door is not merely a decorative note. Its also a nod to the past and homage to the farming tradition that has dominated this area since Europeans first settled here. So...
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The family tree behind Verderber Nursery is branching out
There are lots of family businesses on the North Fork, but Verderber Nursery and landscape design company is a literal family tree. Run by husband-and-wife team John and Maria Verderber and their...
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