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The Sun Disc with its 1-inch bloom and 8-inch stature comes on early and strong, easily multiplying in your perennial beds. Because both of these bulbs are short, their spent foliage is easy to hide once your perennials come into their own. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: Small garden wonders ease pain of...
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • June 9, 2021 5:30 am

Remember: You’re gardening for yourself.

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Johnny-jump-ups add a splash of color and cheer, as seen here on Sunday, May 23, in the Kachemak Gardener's garden in Homer. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener:
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • May 26, 2021 5:30 am

Spring is rushing at an exhilarating pace. Can we keep up? It’s fun to try.

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Chionodoxa is a reliable and early minor bulb, as seen here in the Kachemak Gardener's garden on May 9, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: The growing season has arrived —...
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • May 12, 2021 5:30 am

O garden of mine, are you still slumbering or are you dead? That, really, is the question. The hope is…

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A sure sign of spring is crocuses blooming in front of the Homer Bookstore, as seen here in this photo taken on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: Take heart: Spring is rushing at...
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • April 21, 2021 5:30 am

Let’s start this by addressing the amount of snow that those of you who live at elevation are experiencing. Keep…

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An African violet was started from seed about four years ago provides some spring cheer on April 4, 2021, at the home of the Kachemak Gardener in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: Oops: Getting complacent at latitude 59.5...
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • April 7, 2021 5:30 am

I’m in a pickle. I’ve allowed myself to become complacent here at latitude 59.5 degrees north. What a mistake.

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"The perfect pink of the epiphytic cactus that I picked up at the grocery store years ago reliably blooms two or three times a year," the Kachemak Gardener said of this flower blooming on Sunday, March 21, at her Homer home. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: It’s difficult to believe spring is...
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • March 24, 2021 5:30 am

Tea and toast comfort

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Wheat grass offers a bright spot of green in an otherwise very snowy March on March 5, 2021, in the Kachemak Gardener's home in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: Keep watering and rotating those seedlings
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • March 10, 2021 5:30 am

Let’s take a look at your seedlings. Do they have enough light? Good. I like to turn mine every day…

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Red twig dogwood doing what it does best on a sunny afternoon on Feb. 17, 2021, at the Kachemak Gardener's home in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: Advice on starting seedlings (even if...
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • February 24, 2021 5:30 am

This is an awkward column. Seed starting will be addressed but, in truth, I want you to buy your seedlings…

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"These primulas were not to be resisted," the Kachemak Gardener says of these flowers blooming in her Homer, Alaska, home on Feb. 2, 2021. "They will enhance the dining room table and then, come spring, find a home in the East Garden." (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: Now’s the time to prepare for...
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • February 10, 2021 5:30 am

Pre-season checklist: clean tools, prepare pots, and gather manure and compost

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Pips bloom on Jan. 4, 2021, in the home of the Kachemak Gardener in Homer, Alaska. Of the plant, Rosemary Fitzpatrick said, "Carri Thurman had the foresight to dig up the pips. We stored them in our respective refrigerators until the end of November. We were inspired after watching The Victorian Kitchen Garden." (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrck)
Kachemak Gardener: Of hellebores and honeysuckle and onions
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • January 27, 2021 5:30 am

The Kachemak Gardener has been graced by a startling degree of gardening tolerance

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Now is that time to clean and sharpen garden tools to get them ready for next season, as seen here on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in the Kachemak Gardener's shed. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: Admitting to mistakes leads to joy...
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • October 28, 2020 5:30 am

If a shrub is in the wrong place, don’t be afraid to move it

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Foxgloves and snapdragons offering much needed color to the fall garden as seen here on Oct. 9, 2020, in the Kachemak Gardener's garden in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: Get started on fall chores
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • October 14, 2020 5:30 am

The fall won’t last forever so don’t get complacent in the garden

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Kachemak Gardener: Of bears and bulbs
Kachemak Gardener: Of bears and bulbs
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • September 30, 2020 5:30 am

The very first topic at hand is the black bear(s) roaming around Mountain View, Elderberry, Bayview. There was a sow…

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