Canny Cahn

The GCW General Meeting in March will be a hands-on seed starting workshop that Beth Maxwell and I will lead. March is a great time to start hot-climate vegetables and many annuals indoors.  Giving these plants an early jump on the season so that they can go into your garden when the spring soil has warmed will yield strong plants and good crops. In addition, working with soil and seeds is the best way I know to defeat the winter doldrums.  The club will provide seed-starting medium, planting...

By Canny Cahn A few months ago, I was in the parking lot at AMES TRUE VALUE in Wiscasset when a sturdy-looking Maine Man approached me, smiling.  Pointing to the Garden Club of Wiscasset sticker on my truck, he asked me if I was part of the group, and I said “Yes.” He then asked me if that’s the club that maintains the garden at the Coastal Cancer Treatment Center. When I nodded, he unexpectedly teared up. “ Those gardens helped me keep it together when I was undergoing chemo up there.  You...