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Growing in New England

New England Harvester

With Mike Baker

Honest growing advice for the New England climate. Seeds, soil, seasons — from someone who works the same ground you do.

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A corner of Reddit where New England growers swap seeds, swap stories, and commiserate about late frosts in May.

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