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	<pubDate>Mon, 23, Nov 2009 17:21</pubDate>
				
																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																
				 	
				 	 			
									
						



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			  <title><![CDATA[Goodbye Greengirls, welcome Homegirls! ]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[We're putting our garden blog to bed, but the conversation continues . . .  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 18, Nov 2009 9:52:53 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[What's a mulcher to do?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Mid-November is usually the time when the temps take a dive and we can mulch our gardens. It's still too warm. What's a mulcher to do? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 16, Nov 2009 16:21:4 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Compost come true ]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Yes, you can make your own dirt -- and make it better than the dirt your garden gave you.  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 9, Nov 2009 14:41:20 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Emerald ash update]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[ Decisions, decisions. You might have to be making some about your ash trees soon.  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 26, Oct 2009 15:13:6 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[When green is not so good]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The green tomatoes I brought in the house are refusing to turn red, so it's on to Plan B . . .  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 23, Oct 2009 12:2:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Awards for awe-inspiring gardeners ]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Nominations for the hort society's annual awards are due Nov. 2.  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 22, Oct 2009 9:59:19 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Glad to see Glad bags go]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Most of the metro area will be saying buh-bye to plastic garbage bags next year. I, for one, ain't sorry to see 'em go.   ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 21, Oct 2009 10:11:45 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Front yard from scratch: HELP!]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A broken sewer line is my opportunity for an extreme garden makeover, but what the heck and I going to do? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 15, Oct 2009 16:27:30 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[How 'bout them apples? Make sure Honeycrisp is Minn.-grown]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[For the best taste insist on Minnesota-grown Honeycrisp apples, says a U of M apple breeder. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 14, Oct 2009 12:6:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Front yard from scratch, Part I]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Is the road to purgatory paved with landscape rock? And how on earth do you make the darn stuff disappear?  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 13, Oct 2009 10:5:40 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Say it ain't snow!]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[My tomatoes don't want to hear this, but the National Weather Service is forecasting a freeze for much of central Minnesota this weekend -- and maybe even the S word!  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 8, Oct 2009 16:14:22 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Almost time for bed]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[How do you put your garden to bed -- All at once or slowly through the fall? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 30, Sep 2009 9:12:18 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Cold, hard decisions]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[It's not this raw wind or the overcast skies that will get us gardeners. It's the frost that prompts us to make difficult choices. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 28, Sep 2009 11:1:32 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Mulch madness]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[What would you do with six cubic yards of wood mulch? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 23, Sep 2009 8:4:17 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[New magazine might be right up our alley]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Even though there are tomatoes on the vine, I'm starting to think about preparing for the change of season. Here's what I'll be reading when the winter winds blow.  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 21, Sep 2009 10:23:18 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Going to pot -- or not. ]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Overwhelmed by plastic pots, this Greengirl is ready to make a radical change in garage decor.  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 18, Sep 2009 10:27:58 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Do you garden in your dreams?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[I do. Some nights, I'm growing giant veggies. Some nights, I'm battling squadrons of squirrels. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 16, Sep 2009 8:35:58 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Homegrown pears!]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Yes, we do grow pears in Minnesota. After one bite, I was confused. After two bites, I was hooked. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 14, Sep 2009 8:20:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[A tree as a gift?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Flowers and chocolates might be nice, but for this special occasion, I'm getting ready to head to the nursery. And I need your advice.  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Sun, 13, Sep 2009 22:54:14 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Meet some peeps]]></title>
			  <link>http://www.startribune.com/blogs/59014102.html</link>
			  <description><![CDATA[Tomorrow's Parade of Chicken Coops is a great way to get a peek at the lifestyle of others -- without having to take off your shoes.  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 11, Sep 2009 11:55:20 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[A b-b-brrry cold winter?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Farmer's Almanac says it's going to be "bitterly cold" this winter. They base that prediction on sunspots, planets and the moon. Why don't they just count acorns? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 9, Sep 2009 10:7:40 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Garlic lovers get ready]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Garlic can be grown just about anywhere, even in your garden. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 9, Sep 2009 10:29:1 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Ouch! That bites!]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Brown recluse spiders are rare in Minnesota, but the common sac spider is not. And I think one of them just gnawed on my arm while I was tending bees. How ironic is that? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 8, Sep 2009 13:30:19 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[BLT. BLT. BLT.]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[That's what we've had for dinner for the past week. We've also had BLTs with a side of tomatoes. And tomatoes with a side of tomatoes. . .  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 4, Sep 2009 9:59:30 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Political vegetables ]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Obama White House garden elevates home-grown edibles to new heights. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 3, Sep 2009 17:50:21 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Mum is the word]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Pull out those tired petunias and snap dragons. Now is the perfect time to pot up some mums. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 2, Sep 2009 10:10:58 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Mutant giant basil attacked my garden!]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Buying 10-cent seeds at the dollar store seemed like a good idea at the time . . . ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 31, Aug 2009 17:38:36 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Potatoes!]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[My peppers are pooped. My paste tomatoes need another month on the vine. Luckily, my potatoes are ready for their season premiere on my dinner plate. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 31, Aug 2009 9:58:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Gardens on a stick]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[You can take an impressive garden tour at the fair without having to put down that corn dog.  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 28, Aug 2009 10:26:26 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Greengirls go to the fair]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Got tomatoes, basil, oregano. I'm not making soup, I'm going to the fair! ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 27, Aug 2009 11:7:31 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Choose your tree service carefully]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Severe weather, emerald ash borer and drought -- This summer was tough on our urban forest. It's heartbreaking and expensive to lose old trees. Don't make the same mistakes we did. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 26, Aug 2009 10:11:46 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Cornfused about corn gluten meal?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[It does improve the grass. But it won't instantly transform a weed-filled lawn.  ]]></description>
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			  <title><![CDATA[The season of suckers]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[After a spring of beautiful blooms, what's left for a crab apple tree to do? Send up a bumper crop of suckers, of course. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 24, Aug 2009 9:38:36 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Slug fest to come?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[With our cool, dry weather lots of gardens have gotten off easy, pest-wise. Though much needed, the recent rains could change that. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 21, Aug 2009 11:11:8 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Now appearing near you...mushrooms!]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The rain in Minnesota falls mainly everywhere. Which is good news for all things fungi. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 25, Aug 2009 10:18:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Murphy's Law of gardening]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[It's inevitable. Leave for a week and everything ripens the moment you see the state in your rear view mirror.  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 27, Aug 2009 10:0:51 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Summer, we hardly knew thee]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[It's finally dawning on me that it's the second half of August. And after August is fall. But...I still have summer stuff to do! ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Thu, 20, Aug 2009 9:38:31 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Ugh. Mealy tomatoes.]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[You wait all season for your first ripe red one, then take a big bite of disappointment. Grainy, mushy and flavorless -- What can you do about mealy tomatoes? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 19, Aug 2009 14:19:44 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Where the boys are]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[In beekeeping and chicken-herding, there's an emphasis on the work of females. They make the honey and lay the eggs. So, why are there so many males hanging around? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 18, Aug 2009 9:11:23 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Timid Tropicals]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[How has our wacky weather affected your tropical plants? Are your more exotic annuals growing strong or languishing in our cool summer? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 17, Aug 2009 10:48:47 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[So that's where the weeds came from!]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A news release calls container-grown plants "a superhighway for the spread of weeds." Huh. I thought it was just me. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Fri, 14, Aug 2009 9:51:20 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Caught in the briars and brambles]]></title>
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			  <pubDate>Thu, 13, Aug 2009 8:39:1 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Beautiful fall bulbs]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[What's your weakness? Double early tulip? Large cup daffodil? Blue hyacinth? ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 12, Aug 2009 9:2:30 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Gearing up for the second season]]></title>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Crimes against vulnerable vegetables]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[I admit it. I did wrong by my cucumbers. I planted my cucumbers in the garden. UNDERNEATH a row of Autum Joy sedum ]]></description>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Guest post: Perennial vegetables]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Can readers recommend some perennial vegetables that do well in our northern climate? ]]></description>
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