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April In The Garden

n If your green thumb is itching to get the summer veggie patch growing, give it a good scratch by planting such edible delectables as field peas, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, peppers, watermelons and snap beans this month. And no, I didn’t forget eggplant and okra—wait until at least the beginning of May to plant these heat-lovers.

n Ugly fences, lonely gazebos and bare decks can quickly get into the swing of a new growing season if they are dolled up with such fast-growing vines as purple hyacinth bean, ornamental sweet potato vine, scarlet runner bean, cypress vine, morning glory, black-eyed Susan vine or moonvine.