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		<title>A Quicker Way To Clean Mason Bee Cocoons</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Russell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you opened and cleaned your mason bee condos yet?  If not, you should be planning to do this soon, and then get the cocoons into the fridge, in a ziplock bag, to delay emergence until the timing is right for pollination.  I opened and cleaned my condos a few days ago and I tried [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=russellnursery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19760668&amp;post=376&amp;subd=russellnursery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mason Bees And Veggies In January</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faye</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With our gardens under a beautiful white blanket at the moment, it’s a pleasure to think ahead of warmer months outside.  While the nursery is now closed until February, we have been busy planning, ordering, and generally looking forward to a wonderful new season ahead. Are you poring over seed catalogues? That always feels to me [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=russellnursery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19760668&amp;post=367&amp;subd=russellnursery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas For Gardeners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faye</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I received one of those forwarded messages, the sort of thing we all dread finding in our Inbox. If I ever get another one of those things that tells me how wonderful I am, how needed and how ‘special’ I am, I think I will gag.  And don’t ever think I’ll [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=russellnursery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19760668&amp;post=358&amp;subd=russellnursery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brian&#8217;s Travels In New Zealand &#8211; Part Two</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Russell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re in the North part of the North Island now for the last leg of our trip.  When you arrive in New Zealand you are cautioned repeatedly against bringing in fruits or vegetables (instant $400 fine) or any plant or bio-hazard, to the point that they may even check the soles of your shoes for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=russellnursery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19760668&amp;post=341&amp;subd=russellnursery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brian&#8217;s Travels in New Zealand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Russell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent a very enjoyable afternoon with my Dad today walking through Pukekura Park in New Plymouth. &#8220;Park&#8221; is too modest a description for this century old and world-class Botanical Gardens, situated on 20 hectares just a short walk from the center of the city.  How lucky are the residents of this small city to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=russellnursery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19760668&amp;post=330&amp;subd=russellnursery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Amending Your Soil For Winter</title>
		<link>http://russellnursery.wordpress.com/2011/10/30/amending-your-soil-for-winter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faye</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edible Gardening]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are all used to a blanket making us cozy and warm in the cold days of winter, but feeding us too? Well that’s what winter mulch can do for your garden; nourish the soil and protect it from rain and freezing temperatures. It may seem mysterious, but really all you need to do is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=russellnursery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19760668&amp;post=322&amp;subd=russellnursery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Vegetable Garden In October</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faye</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edible Gardening]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[October is a bittersweet time in the garden; while the beauty and generosity of the earth is upon us, we know that the dark days of winter are soon to follow, and we say goodbye to the daily picking of ripe produce from our beloved garden plots. I’ve learned so much this summer, and writing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=russellnursery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19760668&amp;post=304&amp;subd=russellnursery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Putting Your Bees To Bed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faye</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are now past the Autumnal Equinox, and into the third season of our year.  It’s been quite a year, with bees struggling against unseasonable cold and wet for a very long time this past spring. However, the cycle of nature worked through the challenges, and the bees are now fully formed in their cocoons, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=russellnursery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19760668&amp;post=287&amp;subd=russellnursery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Less Is More</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The buzz these days in the garden world seems to be all about ‘low maintenance’.  It is a concept I fully embrace in many aspects of my life, including my garden. It was my governing mantra as I reworked my front yard last year. It started with a wet basement and ended with the drain [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=russellnursery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19760668&amp;post=283&amp;subd=russellnursery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tomatoes, Potatoes and Blight</title>
		<link>http://russellnursery.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/tomatoes-potatoes-and-blight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faye</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know, you aren’t ready to hear about end-of-season gardening yet; the summer has only recently started, hasn’t it? However, the calendar says otherwise; September is here, and we actually had a little sprinkling of wet stuff the other day. ‘Tis the season to worry about late blight in the tomato garden, and if you grow [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=russellnursery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19760668&amp;post=276&amp;subd=russellnursery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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