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Kachemak Gardener
Susan Cushing’s lovely arrangement of succulents thrive on her kitchen window sill. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: Hold off on starts for now...
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • February 16, 2022 5:30 am

The end of February is the usual time for me to get seeds started. Tomatoes, artichoke, onions, shallots and a…

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Debi Poore has nurtured these petticoat daffodils (bublocodium narcissus) on her window sill this winter, bringing a bright spot to her domestic hubbub. (Photo by Debi Poore)
Kachemak Gardener: Encouragement for the growing season ahead
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • February 2, 2022 5:30 am

I’ve been reading about allotments in England. These are plots of land, about the size of a doubles tennis court…

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Molly Stonorov’s amaryllis adds its enthusiasm to our lengthening January days.
Kachemak Gardener: January is the month to start...
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • January 19, 2022 5:30 am

You may not be thinking about gardening, but I am, so welcome aboard my train of thought because January is…

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A photo from the Kachemak Gardener's 2021 season. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: Farewell … Until next year
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • November 10, 2021 5:30 am

The Kachemak Gardener shares her favorite photos from the 2021 season.

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The “grands” — Luca, Cecilia and Flora — pause on a fall garden walk. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: Take a tour of your garden
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • October 27, 2021 5:30 am

A visit from the Kachemak Gardener’s ‘grands’ prompts a tour of the garden.

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Mock orange, Shubert’s Red, mountain ash, red twigged dogwood and Miss Kim lilac, all successfully blend their fall colors. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: Who doesn’t love fall?
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • October 13, 2021 5:30 am

Combining shades of gold, red/gold, a little straight up red — fall is a marvelous season.

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Lysimachia purpurea’s yellow blooms glimmer in the fall light. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: Fall is here but there’s still...
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • September 29, 2021 5:30 am

We took our own advice, packed the rickety camper (an A-Liner), and headed north to Hidden Lake. This is a…

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Carrots, beets, red cabbage are on their way to the kitchen. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: Time to harvest the vegetable garden
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • September 15, 2021 5:30 am

It’s that magnificent time of year when you really should head north. No need to leave the peninsula — the…

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Debi Poore stands under her very successful pea tunnel on Aug. 20, 2021, at her home in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: Keep the garden parties going
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • September 1, 2021 5:30 am

September got here in a hurry. There is much to do, and I made a stab at some of it…

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"Better late than never," the Kachemak Gardener said of the late-summer plants blooming in her garden in Homer. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick).
Kachemak Gardener: Plenty of time to harvest in...
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • August 18, 2021 5:30 am

Yikes! I just spent two of the most peaceful evening hours in the garden and completely forgot that this column…

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Linum rubrum is really just an annual red flax, but the bloom is satiny and edged with black and not to be resisted. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: the harvest is on— the whole...
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • August 4, 2021 5:30 am

The harvest is on. Spinach and chard are in the freezer. Gorgeous heads of broccoli (Arcadia) are meeting the same…

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Veronica in full vibrant bloom is a welcome sight in the perennial border. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: Be patient with gardening and have...
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • July 21, 2021 5:30 am

Sun, rain have cause perennials and shrubs to bloom magnificently.

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Thalictrum (meadow rue) and meconopsis poppies offer a bright note in the back of an early border. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
Kachemak Gardener: 2021 gardening season is like a...
By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • July 7, 2021 5:30 am

Stalled, dead and late plants are part of the challenge of gardening at latitude 59.5 north.

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