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		<title>Gardening Basics: Spring Showcase</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you can sit still on our first warm Saturday, and you are a hard-core plant collector who dreams about new and unusual plants, consider attending the lecture at Behnke’s at Beltsville presented by by Oregon nurseryman Sean Hogan at 10AM, sponsored by the Four Seasons Garden Club.]]></description>
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		<title>Gardening Basics: A Few Seed-Starting Hints</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For vegetable gardeners, one way to make vegetable gardening cheaper is to start your own plants from seed, rather than buying pre-started plants. Depending on the plant, some seeds may be planted directly in the garden, while others are best started ahead of time in pots.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/gardening-basics-a-few-seed-starting-hints.html</link>
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		<title>Spring Bulb Collection Has Arrived</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Behnke's Spring Bulb Collection Has Arrived! Dahlias, Lilies, Begonias, Gladiolus, Callas, Cannas, Caladiums, Peonies, Onions, Garlic, and much more!]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/spring-bulb-collection-has-arrived.html</link>
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		<title>Gardening Basics: What to Expect in March</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March is the month when we go from a few thousand woody plants (shrubs, trees) on hand to tens of thousands. The first trucks of new woodies are due this week, and after that it’s more or less daily shipments for the next three or four weeks. Perennials—remember, the plants that more or less die back to the ground and come back the next year if everything goes right, lag a bit behind woody plants.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/gardening-basics-what-to-expect-in-march.html</link>
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		<title>Gardening Basics: Broken Limbs &amp; Pruning Hints</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Branches may have torn completely off of the plant, or may be broken but still attached. Any obviously broken branches that are still attached should be removed from the plant. They should be cut back to undamaged wood on the larger branch to which they are attached, or back to the trunk.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/gardening-basics-broken-limbs-pruning-hints.html</link>
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		<title>Gardening Basics: Feeding the Birds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In spring, during the nesting season, birds feed heavily on insects. But during winter, whatever insects are around are dormant and only certain birds hunt for them.  Woodpeckers and nuthatches clamber around on the trunks of trees, looking for insects (or their eggs) hiding under the bark, while wrens hunt through the logs in the woodpile.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/gardening-basics-simply-put-feeding-the-birds.html</link>
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		<title>Creating a Houseplant Container Garden</title>
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
Creating a Houseplant Container Garden with Randy Best. Time: 1 p.m. Fee: $25.
Randy will explain what to keep in mind when combining houseplants to create a beautiful container garden, and then assist you as you put together your own.

(Fee includes all the supplies for a houseplant garden plus a $5 coupon.)
Location: Behnke&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/creating-a-houseplant-container-garden.html</link>
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		<title>Behnkes 3rd Extreme Chili Championship Cook Off!</title>
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The date has been set for Behnke Nurseries 3rd Extreme Chili Championship Cook Off! Mark your calendars for October 9, 2010.
CASI Behnke Nurseries Extreme Chili Championship is on Facebook
If your interested in joining in the fun and want to learn how you can compete at Behnke Nurseries Extreme Chili Championship Cookoff please contact Jen at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/behnkes-3rd-extreme-chili-championship-cook-off.html</link>
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		<title>Good Source of Information</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For answers to your gardening questions, try HGIC, more properly known as the University of Maryland Extension Home and Garden Information Center.
The Cooperative Extension Service was born from the land grant college system, as a way for universities to get information on nutrition, gardening and home economics to small town and rural families and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/good-source-of-information.html</link>
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		<title>Gardening Basics: Phalaenopsis Orchids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ven more appealing than green foliage are flowers, and orchids provide them. With a little bit of care, orchids will bloom for you for several months. If you have the patience and the right conditions, you may be able to get them to flower again next year.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.behnkes.com/gardening-basics-simply-put-phalaenopsis-orchids.html</link>
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