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	Betty's Backyard Vegetable Patch by Betty K., zone 5 · Orchard/Rows A season in a suburban vegetable garden: what worked in 1999, what didn't, and the tomato tally.
	African Violet Addict by Marilyn D. · Orchard/Greenhouse Growing, propagating and showing African violets, from a collector with 140 plants.
	Willow Creek Garden Center BUSINESS Orchard/Nursery Trees, shrubs, perennials and fall bulbs, plus landscaping advice for the do-it-yourselfer.
	The Dahlia Diary by Constance Bell · Orchard/Arbor Growing show dahlias: tubers, staking, disbudding, and the fall dig and storage.
	Giant Pumpkin Growing by Hank Delaney, Ohio · Orchard/Patch Chasing a 500-pound pumpkin: the seed, the feeding, the vine burying and the weigh-off.
	Heirloom Tomato Trials by Dr. Alice Pham, retired botanist · Orchard/Grove Growing 24 heirloom tomato varieties in 1999 and rating them for flavor, yield and disease.
	Bloom Where You're Planted Florist BUSINESS Orchard/Rows A small-town florist: arrangements, weddings, funerals, the fall specials and how to order by e-mail.
	Grace's Garden JOURNAL by Megan Albright · Orchard/Arbor A mother plants a garden for the daughter who was stillborn last September, and is pregnant again.
	Late Bloomer JOURNAL by Len Oberholtzer · Orchard/Nursery A widower of seventy falls for a widow from the garden club, and his children have opinions.
	Seeds of Change JOURNAL by Elena Morozova · Orchard/Greenhouse A Russian immigrant scientist, now a greenhouse worker in Pennsylvania, writes about her old life, her son and tomatoes.
	Me and My Tomatoes by Nadine Burke · Orchard/Patch A forty-four-year-old woman whose tomatoes have more personality than she does, according to her.
	The Maple Hollow Garden Club by Evelyn Pritchard · Orchard/Greenhouse Our town garden club since 1931: flower show winners, the autumn meeting programs, the fall bulb sale and seasonal garden notes.
	The Back Corner by Billie McCreary · Orchard/Rows One picture a month, on a Saturday, of a 30-by-40 backyard garden in St. Cloud, Minnesota: from a foot of snow to the pie pumpkins, plus the ledger.
	Lucille's Irises by Nancy Wildes · Orchard/Arbor My mother crossed tall bearded irises in her Springfield backyard for thirty-eight years. Her irises, how she bred them, and divisions free for postage.
	Tulip Time in Holland, Michigan by Gertrude Hakala · Orchard/Arbor Forty-two of us from church rode the bus down from the U.P. for Tulip Time. A million tulips, a Dutch windmill, and my feet still hurt.
	Acequia Madre del Bosquecito by Henry Maestas · Orchard/Rows Our community ditch in northern New Mexico since about 1790: la limpia, the water schedule, dues, the commission, and how we share the river.
	The Dining Room Bees by Ronald Strong · Orchard/Grove A few thousand honeybees live in a glass hive in our dining-room window in Lexington, Kentucky. They don't know they're on the Internet.
	Darby Creek Rose Society by Lee Alessi · Orchard/Nursery Rose lovers of the Delaware Valley: our fall show on October 2, monthly meetings, last year's winners, and a month-by-month care calendar for our climate.
	The Great Zucchini Surplus of 1999 by Noreen Duggins · Orchard/Patch I planted six zucchini plants. That was the mistake. The weekly tally, my disposal strategies, the 22-inch monster, and recipes that use a lot.
	Gardening with a Tremor by Douglas Caddell · Orchard/Greenhouse I've had Parkinson's since 1994 and roses since 1962. How I keep growing things with shaky hands, and what I've learned about PD along the way.
	The Golden Trowel Award for Garden Pages by Peggie Riney · Orchard/Greenhouse Each month a garden page that teaches something true gets the Golden Trowel. Criteria, winners and how to apply, from a Master Gardener.
	The Donovan Marsh Cam - Cranberry Harvest Is Coming by Douglas Donovan · Orchard/Patch Bed 7 on our cranberry marsh, live every ten minutes. The berries are red, the reels are ready, and we flood for harvest October 4. Watch!
	Soriano Durian Farm, Calinan - The 1999 Harvest by Roberto Soriano · Orchard/Grove Smells like hell, tastes like heaven. The 1999 durian season on our family farm in Calinan, Davao City, with the pomelos, the mangosteens and a daughter who won't eat any of it.
	Two Hives and a Hundred Questions by Cynthia Minor · Orchard/Grove Last year I had one hive and a lot of books. This year I have two hives, 58 pounds of honey and many more questions. Mites, a swarm in the maple tree, harvest day, and getting the girls ready for winter.
	Garrett Family Farm Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze BUSINESS Orchard/Patch We're open! Pick your own pumpkins, get lost in our 8-acre corn maze, ride the hay wagon and warm up with hot cider. Fall 1999 hours, prices, school field trips and this year's maze design.
	Ask Uncle Dale: Advice You Didn't Ask For by Dale Berner · Orchard/Rows You write, I answer. Seventy-nine years of farming have taught me something about everything, and if they haven't, I'll answer anyway. This month: a stubborn husband, a lazy cat and a computer that won't stop beeping.

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