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		<title>Best mulches, soil amendments and potting media</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/best-mulch-soil-amendment-and-potting-medium.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 21:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garden Supplies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leafgro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mulch]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Susan Harris I asked Bob Peterson, manager of Behnkes Garden Supplies in Beltsville, to recommend his top choices for these three essential garden supplies, and he wasn&#8217;t shy at all. Bob&#8217;s Favorite Mulches Hardwood mulches are what Bob usually recommends and the kind most commonly used in our area.   At  3 cubic feet for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Start Feeding your Roses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shrubs and Trees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Miri Talabac, Behnkes&#8217; buyer of shrubs (including roses),  reminds us that now&#8217;s the perfect time to start feeding our roses.  She recommends Rose-tone, and nags us all to follow package instructions (though thankfully it&#8217;s organic, so it&#8217;s hard to overdo).   Then feed monthly through July and once again in October to promote root growth.]]></description>
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		<title>More about our affordable, super-local raised beds</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/more-about-raised-beds.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sharris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edibles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garden Supplies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to SusanReimer&#8217;s article about raised beds in the Baltimore Sun, we&#8217;ve gotten lots of questions about the ones we&#8217;re selling, and here are the answers! How they&#8217;re made They&#8217;re made by local Amish carpenters based on a design by Behnke&#8217;s fearless leader (officially, the president) Alfred Millard.   He thought there had to be a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birds in Winter: To Feed or Not To Feed</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/to-feed-or-not-to-feed.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natalie Brewer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunflower seed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thistle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This excellent article by Natalie Brewer, University of Maryland Extension Howard County Master Gardener, has been moved to our website so more people will see it.  Just click here. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Lawn Foods at Behnke&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/lawn-foods-at-behnkes.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Behnke Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garden Supplies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Behnkes Best]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Espoma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grass Seed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawn Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[No Phosphate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organic Fertilizer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organic Lawn Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turf Trust]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all want the beauty and satisfaction that comes with a lush, dark green lawn. But we want to obtain it without the use of potentially harmful chemicals.]]></description>
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		<title>Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Behnke Staff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tomato Tree]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Topsy Turvy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Upside Down Tomato Planter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The easiest way to grow tomatoes...just plant, hang, and water. We recommend using Organic Choice Potting Mix by Miracle-Gro or Espoma Organic Potting Mix. ]]></description>
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		<title>Gardening Basics: April Showers Bring May Flowers</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/gardening-basics-april-showers-bring-may-flowers.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Behnke Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garden Supplies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gardening How-To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[April]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Early April is still chilly (off and on, this weekend is going to be a warm one) and it still makes sense to be planting cool season vegetables and flowers. That includes broccoli, lettuce, and pansies.]]></description>
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		<title>Spring is here</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/spring-is-here.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Behnke Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Annuals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garden Supplies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EarthBox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Herbs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Spring is here and at Behnke&#8217;s we have beautiful cool weather annuals just waiting to bring smiles. Now is the best time to take a few pansies, ranunculus and primroses and create an early spring container garden for your deck or patio. These cool weather flowers are just the ticket! Every color you could wish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall Lawn Care</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/fall-lawn-care.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Behnke Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garden Supplies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Behnkes Best]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Behnkes Landscape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grass Seed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawn Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawn Fertilizer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turf Trust]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the cooler weather of September, now is the best time to improve your lawn.  We offer Behnke's Best Grass Seed, for sunny and shady lawns. Each is a mix of premium seed strains formulated to perform in our climate. Our Garden Shop carries everything you need to have a beautiful lawn including Turf Trust, a slow release fertilizer recommended by Behnke's.]]></description>
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		<title>Squirrels &#8211; One Pound Pirate</title>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/squirrels-one-pound-pirate.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Behnke Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garden Supplies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bird Feeding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bird Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Squirrels]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Vickilynne Westcott The very word makes many a backyard bird-enthusiast shudder.  Squirrels- synonymous with bird-food thieves &#8211; crafty, ingenious little raiders who have successfully thwarted the most inventive &#8220;squirrel-proof&#8221; bird feeders ever devised by man.  Squirrels &#8211; fuzzy, one-pound pirates capable of bringing a 200 pound man to his knees in frustration. Well, at [...]]]></description>
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