Prepare your landscape now for future tropical storms
BY THERESA FRIDAY Santa Rosa County Extension Agent
     Hurricane season is here and many people are busy preparing their homes for the potential of a powerful storm.
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Master gardening tips for the beginner and refreshers for the professional
     New to gardening? Master gardener Paul James, host of "Gardening by the Yard," offers these tips for beginners.
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Tomato growing season ending - now what?
BY DANIEL E. MULLINS Santa Rosa County Extension Agent
     Late July sees tomato harvest ending in gardens along the northern Gulf Coast. The reason that this happens is related to temperature. This is a crop that, for purposes of pollination and fruit set, is very sensitive. Night temperatures in
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Be sure to harvest no vegetable before its time
BY LARRY WILLIAMS Extension Faculty-Horticulture Okaloosa County Extension Service
     Determining when to harvest vegetables at theirpeak in taste and freshness can be tricky.
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Using colors can brighten your mood
BY RHONDA B. SEWELL The Toledo Blade
     Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions. - Pablo Picasso
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Eastern oriented
Love of Chinese culture, art guides home remodeling
BY BETSY LEHNDORFF Scripps Howard News Service
     Leave your high heels at home when you visit Diana Lee and Roy Stahlgren. Uneven stepping stones snake across a deep pool of water from their front gate to the door. Tread carefully past the miniature pines and a headturning waterfall or you'll get dunked before you reach the main entrance.
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