Phaseolus vulgaris (58 days) Open pollinated. 5.5" long green bean. Very stress tolerant and high yielding, with good texture and flavor. White seed.
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Filled with clear how-to and how-not-to instructions, along with useful illustrations and laugh-out-loud humor, Turnbull walks through the basics and delves into specifics for more than 150 plants.
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Lorimer profiles 235 native plants, describing their growing needs and habits, wildlife value and native habitat, with gorgeous color photos to emphasize the unique beauty of each species.
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Painted portraits of People working for Earth Justice (including 5 from Maine!), accompanied by concise biographies and framed by essays about earth justice.
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Rubus spp. Five Rubus cultivars (25 plants total) for a diverse and delicious array of berries—red, yellow, purple and black raspberries, plus blackberries. Z4.
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Prunus avium Summer. Classic dessert cherry. Very large. Good fresh or canned. One of the hardiest sweet cherries. Requires second variety for pollination. Z5.
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Abies balsamea 45-75'. Native conifers with fragrant boughs used for wreaths. The best Christmas tree! Semi-shade tolerant. Good hedge tree. Z3.
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Cornus alternifolia 20' x 30-35'. Small tree or large multi-stemmed shrub with tiers of horizontal branches and fragrant white 2-3" flower clusters. Z3.
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Oryza sativa (120 days) Open pollinated. Short grain light brown rice, can work in Zone 5b in paddies from direct sowing but does best from transplants.
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Tagetes tenuifolia (68 days) Open pollinated. Bears tiny abundant “gems” in shades of crimson, burnt orange and yellow. Excellent for containers and companion planting. Edible flowers. 12–15" tall.
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Carya laciniosa 60-80' × 40-60'. Tall nut tree of bottomlands and floodplains. Resembles shagbark hickory but with less shaggy bark. Native. Z5.
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Carya cordiformis 50-80' x 30-50' Also known as Bitternut Hickory. Thin-shelled nuts can be pressed into a mild nutty cooking oil. Closely related to the pecan. Z3.
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50 plants each of differently colored onion plants. If you want an assortment of long-day varieties but don’t have space for a hundred of each, try this package deal.
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 6-10". Low-growing evergreen groundcover. Can sprawl to 15'. Pinkish-white flowers in spring. Small red berries persist into winter. Self-pollinating. Z2.
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Crataegus phaenopyrum 15-20' x 12-20'. Shrubby thorny low-branching dense tree. Used for centuries as a circulatory and cardiovascular tonic herb. Z4.
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Magnolia virginiana 10-20' x same. Fragrant creamy white 2”3" waxy blossoms in mid-spring sometimes rebloom in mid-summer. Pink fruits adorn the tree in fall. Tolerates clay and air pollution. Z5.
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Amelanchier laevis 15-25'. Leaves of this understory tree unfold purplish-orange bronzed color in spring. Pendulous white blossoms. Berries ripen midsummer. Z2.
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Lindera benzoin 6-12' x 8-12'. Large rounded multi-stemmed fragrant native shrub suited to moist or wet areas. Soft-yellow flowers. Glossy red edible berries. Z5.
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Capsicum annuum (80 days) Open pollinated. Red-orange 3x6" horn-shaped fruits taper to a blunt point. Sweet and mildly spicy; 500-1,000 Scovilles. Heirloom.
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Multi-colored strips around a menacing metallic eye. Successfully tested against some of Maine’s toughest crows! Most effective if moved around the garden from time to time. Protects a 15-20' ra
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Ready for a lasting solution for deer and other critters? This premium fence will do the job for at least 15 years! UV-resistant polypropylene mesh fence is recyclable, strong, and lightweight.
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Use as temporary fencing to protect plantings and fruit crops from deer, birds and other pests. Strong and durable black polypropylene ⅝" mesh with UV inhibitors. Available in two sizes.
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Prunus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Midsummer. Sweet chin-dribbling light-yellow translucent flesh is so juicy it might soak your shirt. Broadly spreading picturesque tree tops off at only 10 or 12'. Z5.
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Papaver Open pollinated. Fire engine-red blooms resemble ladybugs with four black center dots. Compact 1½" delicate single blooms atop wiry 15" stems.
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Cucurbita maxima (120 days) Open pollinated. Extra-large squash-pumpkin. Deep orange 50-100 lb fruit. Up to 70" around. For massive jack o' lanterns, and for showing off.
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Cucurbita pepo (115 days) Open pollinated. Classic very large jack o' lantern. Symmetrical solid orange 20-35 lb fruit with hard ridged skin. Very productive.
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Cucurbita pepo (115 days) Open pollinated. Classic very large jack o' lantern. Symmetrical, solid orange, 20-35 lb fruit with hard ridged skin. Very productive.
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Kniphofia uvaria 36-48" tall. A tropical-looking riot of fiery red-orange fading to coral and soft white tubular inflorescences. Breathtaking and playful. Makes an unusual accent in cutflower arrangements. Z5/6.
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Rosa gallica 5x5'. Classic old garden rose with large deep pink strongly aromatic flowers. Jaw-dropping beauty! Petals hold on in bouquets. Robust, hardy, easy to grow. Z4.
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