Sam Schipani

Preparing the garden for the growing season is more than just buying seeds or cleaning out beds.
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When it comes to seedling containers, you can save money by making them with materials you already have at home.
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All you need is a little bit of yard space to make your own raised garden bed.
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Gardening season in Maine won’t begin for a month or so, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start preparing for a fertile crop.
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Image by photoAC from Pixabay Whether you are suddenly interested in gardening and buying equipment for the first time or back on the market looking to replace a pair of worn-out gloves, you may experience choice paralysis when…
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When I made sourdough starter for the first time, I did not discard the starter after every feeding, as is recommended by many professional bakers. I’d like to say that it was because I was optimistic about how often I was going to use the…
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Newspaper seedling pots. | Photo by Sam Schipani Getting started with gardening can be intimidating and expensive at the outset, though. Plus, when you are trying to limit time spent in stores in accordance with social distancing,…
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Between the stress-reducing benefits of spending time in the garden and the self-sufficiency provided by being able to grow your own food, you may be thinking more and more about getting into gardening. Kate Garland, horticulturist at…
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Image by Pexels from Pixabay First-time gardeners may be surprised by the array of gardening tools available. However, with a few good tips -- and a solid list of must-haves -- you can stock up on what you need for a successful…
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Sam Schipani tending to her raised garden bed at the Bangor Community Garden. | Photo by Linda Coan O'Kresik Perhaps the pandemic and the increased scrutiny of food security has you suddenly interested in gardening. Maybe you’re late to…
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With so many options out there -- from drip irrigation to timed sprinklers -- it can be intimidating for gardeners to figure out what they need when it comes to watering tools.
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New gardeners and experienced gardeners alike can fall victim to pests. When the pest is a furry woodland creature, though, managing the havoc it wreaks is a little bit different than if your garden is afflicted by a bug or pathogen. …
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