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	<title>Greengirls</title>
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	<description>Growing things in Zone 4 and more</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Fennel for the Fourth of July</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/07/04/fennel-for-the-fourth-of-july/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/07/04/fennel-for-the-fourth-of-july/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime Chismar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Greens + Lettuces]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Herbs]]></category>

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You&#8217;ve had a tea party, sent an army of Red Coats packing, and signed your John Hancock to the crib sheet of modern day democracy. What&#8217;s left for a patriot to do? Why, eat some fennel &#8212; of course!
Fourth of July is not only a celebration of our independence from The Crown, but a summer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekend warrior water alert</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/07/03/weekend-warrior-water-alert/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/07/03/weekend-warrior-water-alert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Nelson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re heading out of town for the holiday weekend, be sure to water well before you take off. 
Here in the metro, we haven&#8217;t had a good soaking rain, for a couple of weeks, so the soil is pretty dry. And it looks like it&#8217;s going to be fairly hot and windy this weekend, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red, white and blue flowers&#8230;yes or no?</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/07/03/red-white-and-blue-flowersyes-or-no/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/07/03/red-white-and-blue-flowersyes-or-no/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn Dochterman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Flowers + Grasses]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
They can be cool and clever, but just as often, the floral expression of patriotism tends toward the cheesy.  Have you seen displays done well? What flowers work particularly well? Or should gardeners leave the flag-waving to actual flags?
What&#8217;s your vote &#8212; yes or no to red, white and blue flowers?
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		<title>Do you hate to water?</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/07/02/do-you-hate-to-water/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/07/02/do-you-hate-to-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Nelson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After our wet spring, I forgot all about watering the garden. My plants reminded me. When I got home from work the other day, they were drooping and looking wilted.
So I hauled out the hoses and started in. But I really hate to water. I know plants need water &#8212; duh!&#8211; but I always feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A big love for tiny flowers</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/07/01/a-big-love-for-tiny-flowers/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/07/01/a-big-love-for-tiny-flowers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime Chismar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Flowers + Grasses]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It's incredibly sweet to stumble upon such a small surprise. ]]></description>
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		<title>How do you contain tomato sprawl?</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/30/how-do-you-contain-tomato-sprawl/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/30/how-do-you-contain-tomato-sprawl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn Dochterman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Tomatoes, Peppers + Eggplant]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The tomatoes are taking over! Now the question is, how to support them as they grow like mad.  Have you had success with conventional supports? Have you tried something new that you like? Or do you let 'em sprawl and go where they want to go?]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t throw in the trowel!</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/28/dont-throw-in-the-trowel/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/28/dont-throw-in-the-trowel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Nelson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m done.&#8221;
That&#8217;s what Kim, one of my gal pals, said the other day. She was talking about her garden.
She&#8217;s got an early summer garden, she explained. Once the roses are done blooming, she loses interest.
Say it ain&#8217;t so! It&#8217;s way too early to loose interest in gardening! I mean, that&#8217;s what August is for, isn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coffee has perks for you and your garden</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/27/confused-by-coffee-grounds/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/27/confused-by-coffee-grounds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime Chismar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Compost]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How do you like your coffee -- black, iced or composted?
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		<title>Blood garden</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/26/blood-garden/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/26/blood-garden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn Dochterman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed how many plant names reference blood? There&#8217;s Dragon&#8217;s Blood sedum, Bleeding Hearts, Bloody Cranesbill, Bull&#8217;s Blood beets, Bloody Butcher tomatoes, Bloody Dock and my favorite squick-me-out name, Love Lies Bleeding . I bet you can think of others, too.
I have thought once or twice that it would be interesting to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;re gonna compost THAT?</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/25/youre-gonna-compost-that/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/25/youre-gonna-compost-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Nelson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Compost]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m no compost zealot. In fact, I&#8217;ve been a lazy composter for years. I joke that until my husband made me a compost tumbler, that&#8217;s how long it took my compost to get done: years.
I&#8217;ve never worried about having the correct ratio of &#8220;browns&#8221; and &#8220;greens.&#8221; I forget to add water when it gets dry. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There goes the cilantro</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/24/there-goes-the-cilantro/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/24/there-goes-the-cilantro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime Chismar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Tomatoes, Peppers + Eggplant]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How do I know it&#8217;s summer? My cilantro flowers. My spinach wilts. And my lettuces become unbearably bitter. Our cool, rainy spring brought salads a-plenty, but now it&#8217;s time to say buh-bye to my spring veggies &#8212; And hello to the splendors or summer.
Tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, my seedlings are now established plants ready for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can later be better?</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/23/can-later-be-better/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/23/can-later-be-better/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn Dochterman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Container gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Potatoes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just planted my potatoes. I know, it&#8217;s really late. I was supposed to do it in March (yeah, right) or April. But I&#8217;m hopeful that they&#8217;ll still have time to grow, and that the delay will help foil the potato beetles that plagued them last year.

It took some time to get them planted this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good neighbors, bad neighbors</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/20/good-neighbors-bad-neighbors/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/20/good-neighbors-bad-neighbors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime Chismar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Berries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lawn care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If your neighbor spayed herbicides on your new raspberry bushes, what would you do?]]></description>
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		<title>Happy last day of spring</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/19/happy-last-day-of-spring/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/19/happy-last-day-of-spring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn Dochterman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chickens]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Water gardens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Happy almost first day of summer, too! It&#8217;s been feeling like summer at last, hasn&#8217;t it? Sunshine&#8230; on my shoulder makes me happy. And it makes me hum old songs, too,  apparently.
Some folks have been asking for updates on things in my neck of the woods, so here&#8217;s a quick rundown (even if you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s with all the weeds?</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/18/whats-with-all-the-weeds/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/18/whats-with-all-the-weeds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Nelson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Weeds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So I was out of town for the weekend, came home Sunday night to the same gardens I had left Friday night. Only something was different: Weeds!
My garden beds, the pots, even the cracks in the sidewalk were overrun with weeds. I could hardly see the soil beneath them, let alone the plants. How could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This hosta is not your ex-boyfriend</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/17/this-hosta-is-not-your-ex-boyfriend/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/17/this-hosta-is-not-your-ex-boyfriend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime Chismar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Flowers + Grasses]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed when something (or someone) gets stuck in your craw you suddenly see it everywhere?
My ex-boyfriend, for example, drove a gold Vovlo grocery-getter, a boxy station wagon popular with suburban families in the early 90&#8217;s &#8212; and even more popular with urban hipsters in the late 90&#8217;s. While we were dating, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wanted: A rock out of a hard place</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/16/wanted-a-rock-out-of-a-hard-place/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/16/wanted-a-rock-out-of-a-hard-place/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn Dochterman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Starting new beds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever start one little gardening project and suddenly it blossoms into something much, much bigger? Sort of like the time I pulled the ugly wallpaper off a bathroom wall and the entire wall crumbled and pretty soon we were rebuilding the whole bathroom?
I&#8217;m not the only one this happens to, am I?

Apparently, my turn came [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slug it out!</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/13/slug-it-out/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/13/slug-it-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Nelson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Critters + vermin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve probably seen their telltale trails. Worse, you may even have seen signs of their handiwork &#8212; big holes in mature leaves, little plants chomped down to the stem.
Slugs. They&#8217;re here. Aiyeeee!
Slugs love the cool wet weather we&#8217;ve been having. And they&#8217;ve been multiplying like rabbits in some gardens. So far, I&#8217;ve just been picking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And now, for a little rain</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/12/and-now-for-a-little-rain/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/12/and-now-for-a-little-rain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn Dochterman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Weather woes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Funny how rain gardens are so popular suddenly. Not that we have much of a choice, really.
Is it getting to be a challenge to get your lawn and gardening in, in between dodging downpours? How are you adjusting? Building that ark yet? Or are your plants loving it?

I actually got up early yesterday to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mulch now, mulch with caution</title>
		<link>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/11/mulch-now-mulch-with-caution/</link>
		<comments>http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/greengirls/2008/06/11/mulch-now-mulch-with-caution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Connie Nelson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Mulch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I believe in mulch. I mulch thickly and often, but not so early. (I give the garden a while to dry out in spring.) Mulch is a pretty hot topic in gardening circles right now. Dog lovers are cautioning dog owners to steer clear of cocoa bean mulch because it contains an ingredient (theobormine) that&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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