Northern New England Home, Garden, Flower Show

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May 16th, 17th, & 18th • Fryeburg Fairgrounds, Fryeburg, Maine

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event. Some 8,200 square feet of exhibit space has been added this year. The show will encompass a total of seven buildings at the fairgrounds, and over five acres of outdoor displays. Exhibitors include experts in all aspects gardening, landscaping and home improvements. The show is an opportunity to shop for ideas, and for the materials you need to bring those ideas to fruition. There is a food component to the show as well. The popular Meet the Chefs Cooking Series, presented by Bridgton Hospital, returns to Expo 1, with award-winning chefs from the region sharing healthy and delicious recipes for the entire family. Crafters and artisans round out the show, creating unique accessories for your home and garden, craft baskets, handmade jewelry, dried floral wreaths and more. “We have assembled a unique mix of quality exhibitors, speakers, artists, crafters and breathtaking landscape displays,” says Karla Ficker, producer of Northern New England Home, Garden, Flower

Show. “Our exhibitors are here to help enlighten attendees to the newest energy-saving products on the market, others to showcase their amazing talent in landscape and garden expertise. If it is information you are seeking, plants or veggie seedlings to purchase, great garden crafts, or you just want a fun way to spend a spring weekend, this event should be high on your weekend schedule.” Activities for the kids will be taking place Saturday and Sunday. Youngsters can learn how to plant their first garden, starting with preparing the soil. “By starting small they will develop a deep respect for the earth,” says Ficker. “It’s a magic time for them.” There will also be an opportunity to meet Author John Shelley who will be doing a book reading from The Adventures of Snitch The Fracoon. Children will enjoy meeting Snitch the Fracoon and have their picture taken too! The show’s “All Things Growing” series, presented by the Maine Landscape and Nurseryman’s Association, offers semiSee show on 3

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Choosing And Starting Your Seeds by Karla Ficker Contributing Writer

“The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.” – Gertrude Jekyll One of my favorite things about gardening is choosing what to plant each year! Before you order or purchase your seeds, it’s always a good idea to plan out what you’re going to plant and think about where it will go in the garden. Keep in mind that the sun will shine in different parts of your garden at different times of the year, so you’ll want to make sure you choose seeds that will grow into seedlings adaptable for your conditions. (Tip, do your garden layout on a piece of paper and then file your layout away for reference for next year’s garden). There is a special magic when you start growing plants from seeds, and experience watching a small seed grow into a beautiful living plant. There are also

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practical benefits such as choosing varieties beyond local availability, saving money and getting a head start on the growing season. And it’s a great way to involve the kids! It is important to know how early to start seeds indoors. You’ll have to figure out when the last frost usually occurs where you live. Then, count backwards from the average frost date the number of weeks it will take for the seeds to turn into seedlings. The majority of seeds should be started six to eight weeks before the last frost date, however it can vary. Check the seed package to determine the number of weeks. When choosing your seeds, check to make sure the seeds were packaged for the current growing season. Then you’ll need to gather your supplies for planting the seeds. You can use wide flat containers such as margarine tubs

or recycled nursery cell packs. It is a good idea to label the containers, as many seedlings look similar. Clay is not a good choice for starting seeds as plastic pots will retain more moisture needed for germination. Be sure to sanitize the containers by soaking them for 20 minutes or more in a 10% bleach solution. Next, air-dry the containers and then poke holes for drainage in the bottoms. Or, you can purchase jiffy pots at any gardening store. They are handy and will the do the job just fine. Fill the containers with a good seed starting mix, which can be purchased at a local gardening store. Lay the seeds on the surface, then spread more seed starting mix on top to cover the seeds thoroughly. Press the seeds down into the seed starting mix, you can use the bottom of a glass to do this. Gently spray the surface with water until moist. Cover the containers with plastic wrap to keep the soil moist until the seeds germinate. Be sure to keep the seeds warm by putting them in a warm location or on a seed heating pad. Ideal temperatures for germinating seeds are 65-75 degrees. Check the seeds daily, and once they germinate, remove the plastic wrap to provide fresh air. Be sure not to overwater the seedlings. Rotate the seedlings on a daily basis to keep the stems strong and growing straight. After the seedling develops leaves, you can start to feed them on a weekly basis with a ½ strength liquid fertilizer. Once the seedlings are hardy and strong enough, they will be ready to transplant in your garden! Compliments of Northern NE Home Garden Flower Show, May 16, 17 & 18th at Fryeburg Fairgrounds. For more information on the show visit www.homegardenflowershow.com or www.facebook.com/ fryeburgshow.

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the wood post. Once again, you’ll size the metal post base to the wood post that you’re using. You don’t want the deck posts to just rest on the concrete pier. Wind uplift, shifting soil, garden tractor accidents, etc. could cause the post to shift off the pier, which could contrib-

ute to the deck collapsing. Connecting the post to the concrete pier anchors the deck to the earth. In my opinion, it’s not a great idea to bury the deck posts in the soil, even if they’re resting on concrete piers. I’ve seen lumber that’s treated for ground contact succumb to rot and

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