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Gardening With Old & Everyday Containers

This delightful video by Master Gardeners Kathy Sandefur and Elizabeth Sims demonstrates how to plant seeds and starts in creative and inexpensive containers that can be found around the house or at thrift stores. Click here to go to GBTS’s Educational Video page: https://gardenbytheseaoceanshores.org/educational-videos/ Sharing these fun and easy ideas with children (of any age) […]
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2021 Community Garden Opening

The 2021 Garden by the Sea growing season officially opens Saturday March 20.  Come be part of the community garden and enjoy the countless benefits that it brings: fresh grown produce, exercise and fresh air, new friendships, and a place to relax and be restored without leaving town.  All with the opportunity to garden with […]
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Pruning Blueberries

For those of us growing blueberries, the main goal is likely to produce copious amounts of large juicy berries!  One “must do” to achieve a healthy yield is to prune the bushes in the late winter/early spring after the severe weather has past and before new buds start to develop. Without annual pruning, blueberry plants […]
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Gnomes & Elves Repair Sleeping Beds

Yes, Virginia, they were socially distancing and wearing masks and last seen repairing several of the garden beds.  Volunteer teams of 2 (one old grumpy gnome and some young elf) were seen working as weather allowed to transform our oldest beds into handsome new ones. The before and after pictures of plot #18 show the […]
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To Plant or Not to Plant? … That is The Question!

A common North Beach gardener’s mistake is planting a vegetable garden too early.  It is easy to do, and even veteran gardeners get spring fever and plant before the soil/air temperature is warm enough.  In our coastal communities, it is common to have a “misleading” warm spell in February and March. We feel renewed by […]
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Dividing Perennials Demonstration

The following video demonstrates how to correctly divide your perennials.  [Click on the YouTube link below for the video or press the play arrow on GBTS website Educational Video page.] https://youtu.be/o4El9vxqtz0?list=PLLiPtcIUTTJQPw2na-G_sFtEVyb2N7qlz
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