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necessary, lime, gently tilling it into the soil. According to the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, the only accurate way to determine if lawn or garden soil needs lime is to test it. Lime makes soil less acidic and reduces soil pH. Low soil pH makes it hard for certain plants to grow, but acidic soil is ideal when growing blueberries. Test the soil for lime and amend it depending on what you hope to grow in the spring so it’s ready to thrive when winter ends. • Remove dead or diseased plants. Dead or diseased plants should not be left in the garden through the winter. These plants can attract insects and are vulnerable to disease, which can make it hard for the garden to thrive in the spring. • Protect fruit trees. If you have fruit trees, install mouse guards around the base to prevent mice and voles from killing the trees over the winter. If left to their own devices over the winter, mice and voles may eat the bark of fruit as that can make it hard to remove the trees, killing the trees as a result. The roots of weeds, adversely affecting the Farmer’s Almanac notes that mouse garden as a result. guards made of fine mesh hardware cloth can effectively protect fruit trees • Prepare the soil. The Farmer’s Almanac from hungry mice and voles over the advises homeowners to gently till winter. the soil in their gardens so they can expose any insects before they settle A gardener’s work is never done, and in for the winter. Once garden soil the work to create beautiful spring is exposed, add a layer of compost, gardens begins in the fall. leaves, aged manure, and, if
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to witness blazing autumn color. During leaf-peeping season, travelers can go coast to coast and see awesome vistas. Some regions are particularly known for their leaf displays. New York’s Catskill and Adirondack regions are prime spots for visitors in the autumn. The travel resource Frommer’s offers more leaf-peeping locales to visit.
PEAK VIEWING TIMES Areas of the northern-most latitude will start to show color earlier than more southern areas. Generally, the leafviewing season begins in late September and runs through early November for much of North America. Peak times for viewing depend on areas of travel and time of year. The Weather Channel offers maps and charts at www.weather. com/maps/fall-foliage for tpeak times for many areas of the U.S.
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alloween isn't complete without jack-o'-lanterns, and jack-o'-lanterns can't be made without pumpkins. Plenty of people are familiar with pumpkins thanks to their connection to Halloween and, of course, pumpkin pie, but few may know some of the more interesting aspects of this Halloween staple. Indigenous to the western hemisphere, pumpkins have been grown in North America for 5,000 years, but while they might be indigenous to the west, pumpkins can be grown in the eastern hemisphere as well. According to contributors to the online pumpkin resource Pumpkin Nook, pumpkins are more popular in southern China than northern China.
In 2016, Belgian Mathias Willemijns grew a pumpkin that is believed to be the biggest ever grown. That pumpkin weighed an eye-popping 2,624.6 pounds.
History.com notes that pumpkin seeds do not have a long planting season. Ideally, seeds should be planted between the last week of May and the middle of June. That gives pumpkin lovers precious little time do their planting. Once seeds are planted, pumpkin lovers must wait somewhere between 90 and 120 days for the pumpkins to grow. That makes October a great and popular time to do some picking.
According to Fruits & Veggies — More Matters®, a health initiative aiming to promote increased consumption of fruits and vegetables, pumpkins are fruits because they are products of the seed-bearing structures of flowering plants. Pumpkins are part of the gourd family, which means they're closely related to fruits such as cucumbers, honeydew melons and cantaloupes.
Pumpkin weighoffs have become popular events in many communities. At such events, growers of giant pumpkins bring their largest ones to be weighed.
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Pumpkins support heart health. Perhaps because they're most often associated with pumpkin pie and pumpkin-flavored beer, the health benefits of pumpkins might go unnoticed. Pumpkins are rich in antioxidants that can help prevent damage to the eye, and the potassium found in pumpkins can have a positive impact on blood pressure. Pumpkins also are a great source of betacarotene, and some studies have linked diets rich in beta-carotene with a reduced risk of prostate cancer.
Pumpkins are as fascinating as they are tasty, proving they are more than just a ubiquitous Halloween decoration.
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For me, traveling isn’t really about checking places off a list.
But I can’t help but wonder if capturing the moment is becoming more important than actually being in it. We’ve all seen it: a famous landmark surrounded by people holding their phones at arm’s length, trying to get the perfect angle. We’ve waited in line at a restaurant because it went viral online. We’ve driven across town because someone called a particular café “the most Instagrammable in the city.” And perhaps we’ve all been guilty of it. I know I have. But some of my favorite travel memories probably wouldn’t make anyone’s “Top 10 Things to Do” list. They are the little moments that were never planned. The restaurant we stumbled upon because we were hungry. The conversation with a stranger who somehow made an unfamiliar city feel a little more welcoming.
It’s about discovering that the world doesn’t always look the way you imagined it would. We live in a world where we can research almost everything before we arrive. We can see the hotel room, read thousands of reviews, watch videos of the resort, and plan every detail months in advance. Convenience is wonderful. But I wonder if we’ve planned away some of the mystery.
We’ll remember the feeling of standing somewhere completely new and realizing just how big the world really is. Maybe that’s the real luxury: not seeing everything, but being completely present for something. So the next time you travel, ask yourself a simple question before you reach for your phone: Am I experiencing this - or am I just capturing it? Take the picture.
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The wrong turn that led us somewhere spectacular.
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The afternoon when we ditched the itinerary to just wander.
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Until next time, leave a little room for the unknown. Let the maps get tangled, let the battery run low, and trust that the best views are the ones saved entirely in your mind. The world is putting on a magnificent show right now—don’t look through a lens so small that you miss it. I’d love to hear from you! Share your travel tips, ideas and inspiration at Kerryscompass@ longislandmediagroup.com. Always let your compass lead you somewhere worth remembering.
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Pâté-Stuffed Mushrooms Makes 8 to 10 mushrooms 8o unces medium cremini mushrooms (with caps larger than a silver dollar), stems rem oved and reserved for pâté 1⁄4 cup balsamic vinegar 1⁄4 cup avocado oil Pinch salt
Pâté 1 cup walnuts, toasted S tems from 8 ounces medium crem ini mushrooms, roasted 1⁄4 white onion 4 garlic cloves 1⁄2 teaspoon dried tarragon 1⁄8 teaspoon lemon zest Pinch nutmeg powder
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alloween is a time when the line between having fun and being scared is easily blurred. While trick-or-treating and attending parties are ways to enjoy the final day of October, there are plenty of other ways to make Halloween more fun. • Host a Halloween book club. Those who love to read can ensure the October gathering of a book club is one that features a discussion of a scary book. Those looking for a scare can explore horror authors like Stephen King, Anne Rice, Dean Koontz, Clive Barker, Shirley Jackson, and Tananarive Due.
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• Make creepy crafts. Children can get a kick out of crafting Halloween decorations. Drape a piece of muslin over a beverage bottle and spray it with laundry starch. Let sit and the muslin will stiffen when it dries. Paint • Go pumpkin picking. Most on black circles for eyes people already make and hang your “ghost” pumpkin picking an annual from a string. treat. Don’t overlook www.longislandmediagroup.com
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