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Ask Arlene About Rue©

Home Farm Herbery   -   Jun 07, 2018 - By Arlene

Ask Arlene About Rue© By Arlene Wright-Correll Recently we received this email question, “I was wondering if you know anything about the plant Rue and can I plant it here?” Rue is an herb and it is a perennial plant that you can...

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Ask Arlene about building a Holzhaufen © By Arlene Wright-Correll A recent email question spoke of building a “Holzhaufen” which I know of . I no longer burn wood even though I did for 25 years. However, a lot of people do not know what a Holzhaufen...

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CSA Season is Almost Here!

Capelli Farms   -   Jun 04, 2018 - By CapelliFarms

The weather may not feel like June, but June is HERE. In a few short weeks, our farm will be open and produce will be here! We are still working to get everything ready, so stay tuned for an opening date. We are extremely excited to see everybody again! Have...

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Ask Arlene about dahlias and gladiolas © By Arlene Wright-Correll An email questions said, “My dahlias in the last two years froze to death. Do you know anything about digging, drying, storing them over winter?”   Around our...

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Ask Arlene about more mushrooms©

Home Farm Herbery   -   Jun 03, 2018 - By Arlene

Ask Arlene about more mushrooms© By Arlene Wright-Correll The rest of 2 day’s ago article’s answers….. Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) Reishi mushrooms have long been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Research in the medical...

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Ask Arlene about Marshmallow Root Honey and more. © By Arlene Wright-Correll An email question asked me, “Last week you wrote about herbal teas. Do you know any recipes for marshmallow root honey paste or slippery elm honey paste?” ...

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Kathy F. of New Boston, MI is May's art contest winner! Kathy F. of New Boston, MI is May's art contest winner! Congratulations, You just won May’s art Contest and your prize is on its way. ...

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Ask Arlene about transplanting and dividing Perennials © By Arlene Wright-Correll A recent email question asked, “How do I deal with transplanting and dividing Perennials?” For those of us who plant perennials we need to know that...

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What Happened to May?!?

Highland Orchards Farm Market   -   May 29, 2018 - By Highland Orchards

May is almost over. I love May: spring has sprung, the flowers are fabulous, planting time is rewarding—you get the picture. This year, we started with lilacs blooming on May first and ended the month cutting lots of peonies. In between, we had sun, rain,...

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Ask Arlene about fall plantings and elderberries© By Arlene Wright-Correll A recent email question asked, “What are good seeds to plant in the fall?” Fall planting is very good because eighty percent of a plant’s root growth occurs in...

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