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Horticulturist Matt Mattus shares gardening expertise, research and science from his home garden and greenhouse.

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Happy Thanksgiving

November 23, 2012

A happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Our home raised turkeys were moist and tender, as were our carrots, cabbage, potatoes, garlic, onions- all from our…

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One Million Page Views!

November 20, 2012

Camellia sassanqua is an autumnal blooming species native to the the coastal evergreen forests of southern Japan in Shikoku, Kyushu and in the higher…

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Slaughtering our Turkeys

November 18, 2012

Feathers mark the spot. It wasn’t as awful as we imagined, and for me, it touched a nostalgic note, as we raised and killed…

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Confronting Turkey Slaughter

November 15, 2012

It was our intent to raise our own Thanksgiving dinner this year, but as we close in closer to the date, the reality of…

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Crabby Matty’s Real Estate Deal

November 13, 2012

As the crab apples come into their own season, I too become crabby, since I now have to deal with selling a second house…

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Winter Vegetables

November 12, 2012

Espalier apple trees and winter vegetables survive an early snowstorm which dumped 9 inches of snow on our garden this week. This week we…

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Smith College Chrysanthemum Show

November 11, 2012

Japanese Spider mums and recurved formals, each trained in the classic Japanese form – disbudded to a single bloom received much attention at the…

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An updated look

November 7, 2012

Even in November, a walk around the garden, and greenhouse, along with a stop at the pheasantry for some feathers, results in an unusual…

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THE SECRET TO GROWING CHRYSANTHEMUMS

November 4, 2012

‘River City’ is a Recurve with an unusual color. A light champagne salmon. ‘Coral Charm’, a new coral or salmon colored variety. I disbudded…

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Late Autumn Vegetable Harvest

October 29, 2012

Organic Chinese Cabbage ‘Minuet’ (F1) is a fast growing mini variety which is best grown as a fall crop in the north.  As the…

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