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Can I have a koi pond in the Upper Peninsula?

July 20, 2007

A reader asks: I am considering relocating to a colder clime (UP of Michigan) and I have never gardened further north than Wichita, KS so am wondering if I can have a koi pond if I run the heater (I do this now to keep a spot open in in the ice) and what plants [...]

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Is vegetable gardening in the Rocky Mountains possible?

April 22, 2007

Readers, I’d like your help in answering this email: I live at 8800 ft. in the Rocky Mountains ( yes, we have had snow recently also) and want to garden. I did not get 1 tomato last summer because nights are cold.–although my flowers and herb pots did well. This year I have cut out [...]

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