May 1 brings an escalation of garden activity.
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The pole bean trellis is up and bush bean row delineated. Mounds await warmer weather when we’ll plant winter squashes.
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A glimpse of the future: Our tomato seedlings are being tended in climate-stable conditions at beautiful Ananda Gardens in Montpelier.