Labor Day is a bookend, marking the intersection of seasons. Behind us is the mad scramble of early summer, of getting the gardens in and growing, and June’s shimmering green landscape. July turned dry, August edged more recently into drought in all of New Hampshire. September’s full Corn Mo…
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The thing about invasive species is once they come into your field of vision, specific plants and their intrusive tendencies identified, they are all you can see. Look across a field of summer grasses, milkweed and other late season pollinator host plants, and it is the buckthorn, barberry o…
Since ancient times, summer’s “dog days” have been synonymous with sultry weather during 40 days, July 3-Aug. 11, coinciding with the rise and fall of the star system Sirius, in conjunction with the sun. And August has delivered a classic version, with unrelenting sun and heat. Many areas of…
Tomatoes are the most widely grown crop in home gardens across America, and with good reason. Sun-ripened and fresh from the vine, home-grown tomatoes offer flavor and texture unparalleled by their commercial counterparts.
There was a time when June in the mountains meant extended weeks of rain, and July brought steamy showers. But weather extremes are the new normal, including short-term drought. This year has mirrored that trend in late July, with extreme heat and minimal rainfall.
As the garden hits full stride, so do the insects that inhabit it. The buzz of Japanese beetles accompanies my daily raspberry picking, particularly annoying because they are so difficult to control. It has not always been so. Until the early 2000s, Japanese beetles did not have a presence h…
July is traditionally a steamy month in the mountains, and 2025 is proving the case with withering heat and humidity. Thursday’s showers brought short term respite from extreme temperatures, and the prospect of improved outside working conditions in the days ahead.
• A single-family home at 194 Linderhof Strasse in Bartlett was sold by Jonathan Giegengack to Amy E. Kobus of Shrewsbury, Mass., for $499,000 on June 10.
Showers set in midweek, accompanying July’s Buck Moon as it waxed full on the 11th. The heat, humidity and precipitation translated into a quantum leap forward in local gardens, with the result that rows and beds are beginning to fill in, taking shape and finally the harvest is trickling in.
July rolled in with the threat of thunderstorms and a string of days in the 80s, on the heels of 90-plus degree readings in late June. The persistent heat is in contrast to much of June, when for seven days the temperatures never climbed out of the 60s, and mornings dawned in the low 40s. Pr…
It’s a good year for the mountain laurel blossoms at Tin Mountain and it’s not too late to see the blooms. This past Wednesday, Tin Mountain led its annual mountain laurel walk program. Every year around the last week of June there is anticipation for how abundantly this shrub at the norther…
TAMWORTH — Award-winning speaker, author of several best-selling books and garden designer, Kerry Ann Mendez will be giving a presentation on Oct. 21 at 10:30 a.m. at The Preserve at Chocorua as part of the Mountain Garden Club’s “Lunch & Learn” program series. Her talk is entitled, “Mig…
Labor Day is a turning point in the gardening year, when summer’s work gives way to fall chores.
Cabbage often takes a bad rap, complaints ranging from unsavory odors at cooking time to the gas it creates for some who consume it. Fact is, there are myriad ways to prepare this member of the cruciferous vegetable family that result in tantalizing smells — think curry, ginger stir fry, or …
Finally the deep heat has abated, that string of sweltering 80-plus degree days. In its place arrived a bit of classic clear, sunny August weather, as we once knew it. The final weeks of the month appear to be poised to deliver more 70 degree days, intermittent rain and the full Sturgeon Moo…
Vegetable favorites come and go in the gardening world, catching the fancy of home growers and chefs for a time, and then passing out of favor. But others have nailed down their place as cornerstones of the garden plan. Think tomatoes, lettuce, potatoes, cucumbers, squash, beans.