Gardening in
"Little Siberia"
Advice and tips on
Companion Planting
© 2003 Janelle N. Seavey
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Companion Planting – a gardening system using
the natural affinities of plants to promote or inhibit growth in their
neighbors. Knowing which plants like each other and which ones don't can
increase the health and vitality of your garden, improve the taste and
nutritional value of your vegetables, confuse pests so you can eliminate
toxic chemicals, attract beneficial insects and add to the enjoyment of
your garden.'
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Janelle gardens on about four acres
on the Messalonskee Stream, an outlet from Messalonskee Lake, one of the
Belgrade Lakes Region Lakes, one of which is Great Pond, made famous in
the movie "On Golden Pond".
She is an "enthusiastic
and a tad obsessed" gardener who has been companion planting for over 20
years.
"I am 48 years old. I jokingly tell people
I'm 5' 12" as opposed to saying I'm 6 feet tall and I would not trade my
height for anything, though I would have at age 12 when I was nearly 5'
10"! I have been married for 25 years to the most patient and kind man
in the world. We have one son, Jordan, who is 20 years old and has just
finished his second year of college where he is a Music Ed major, with a
concentration in classical piano. I have been a stay-at-home mom since
his birth and continue to milk that for all it's worth! (Hey, he may
need cookies...). Prior to that, I worked in a hospital darkroom,
processing x-rays. I had decided to take a year off before college and
I've been taking that year off for some 31 years now! I guess I like to
call myself a self-made or self-taught woman. I am an avid reader. I
like music, particularly classical and jazz. I love to cook (nearly
gourmet, I've been told!) and subscribe to just about every food
magazine published, not to mention gardening magazines. I am also a film
fanatic, especially "indie" films. My whole family enjoys skiing (both
kinds), primitive camping and hiking. My husband and I have hiked
several sections of the Appalachian Trail, including a 100 mile hike on
the Vermont section. All of us have climbed Mt. Katahdin, Maine's
tallest mountain and the Northern Terminus of the Appalachian Trail many
times. I consider myself a feminist of sorts, a liberal and am not
beholden to either political party. I am registered as a "non-enrolled",
which in Maine is an Independent (We elected the country's first
Independent Governor, James Longley). Other than my blood-type, I've told
you everything, way more than you cared or wanted to know, I'm sure!!"
also see
Books - Companions
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May 2003 I - Gardening
in "Little Siberia" (Lettuce)
May 2003 II - "OBIG" Syndrome (Nasturtium)
May 2003III - Forty Degrees of Separation
(Marigolds & Summer Savory)
June 2003 I - The
Dreaded Algae Season
(Asparagus, Recipe for Grilled Lemon-Asparagus Pizza)
June 2003 II - Know a Good Rhubarb
Lawyer? (Rhubarb)
August 2003 I - The
Tower of "Bambi-lon" (Beans)
September 2003 -
Cicadas and Crickets and Weeds, Oh My! (Artichokes)
November 2003 - A
Gobble, Gobble Here, A Gobble, Gobble There
(Cranberry-Pineapple Salsa, Turnip
Casserole)
February 2004 -
The "My Gawds" Before The Mud
January 2005
- Sadness in Siberia
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