http://www.goskagit.com/home/ en svhstaff@goskagit.com Copyright 2009 2009-11-21T01:00:26 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/winter_pruning_makes_healthy_fruit_trees/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/winter_pruning_makes_healthy_fruit_trees/#When:17:18:19Z When to prune Most fruit trees, except cherries, are pruned in the dormant season, after leaves have dropped and before blossoms appear. In the Pacific Northwest, this traditionally has been… Home and Garden, Top, Lead, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-13T17:18:19 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/let_the_wind_blow/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/let_the_wind_blow/#When:19:02:50Z No simple solution First, recognize that a “one size fits all” solution simply doesn’t exist. In the Pacific Northwest’s varying climates and microclimates, general… Home and Garden, Top, Lead, Latest, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-06T19:02:50 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/bug_man/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/bug_man/#When:16:48:08Z Who can explain the subtle differences of cell configuration within the wing of a wasp? Or the reasons that, while all bugs are insects, not all insects can be called bugs? Just ask Skagit… Home and Garden, Top, Lead, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-10-09T16:48:08 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/the_season_is_changing_for_area_farmers_markets/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/the_season_is_changing_for_area_farmers_markets/#When:15:57:58Z The bustling farmers market season is winding down, but activities are abundant. Though most of the berries, cucumbers and summer squash have passed their prime market days, you can expect… Living, Home and Garden, Top, Lead, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-09-25T15:57:58 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/community_garden_growing_on_participants/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/community_garden_growing_on_participants/#When:14:00:19Z George Rude sometimes eats six or seven small yellow tomatoes for dinner. They’re picked fresh from the vegetable plot he and John Hamers tend at the 29th Street Community Garden. The… Living, Home and Garden, Top, Latest, Anacortes, Anacortes American 2009-09-12T14:00:19 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/annual_tour_features_refurbished_old_town_homes/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/annual_tour_features_refurbished_old_town_homes/#When:20:00:19Z The four historic homes on the 27th Anacortes Home and Boat Tour demonstrate that while people in days gone by appreciated gracious living, a careful blending of old and new can create something downright… Living, Home and Garden, Anacortes, Anacortes American 2009-09-09T20:00:19 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/butterflies/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/butterflies/#When:16:54:20Z Hunting butterflies takes perseverance, excellent eyesight and amble dexterity to look around obstacles; catching them takes the patience of a fisherman plus the agility of an eagle. Summertime… Home and Garden, Top, Lead, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-08-28T16:54:20 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/water_wisley/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/water_wisley/#When:17:04:05Z Our region is renowned for gray, rainy skies, but in summer we usually get less rainfall than Tucson, Ariz. This month, area reservoirs are at their lowest, while demand for irrigation water peaks.… Home and Garden, Top, Lead, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-08-07T17:04:05 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/erin_earles_from_garden_to_table_our_warm_weather_has_gardens_thriving_and/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/erin_earles_from_garden_to_table_our_warm_weather_has_gardens_thriving_and/#When:18:00:50Z In the early morning, in the cool, still part of the day, the smell of peas being harvested carries for miles across the valley. I am instantly transported to age 16 when I drove a pea viner… Opinion - Column, Home and Garden, Anacortes, Anacortes American 2009-08-05T18:00:50 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/erin_earles_from_garden_to_table_barbecue_and_grilling_often_confused_heres/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/erin_earles_from_garden_to_table_barbecue_and_grilling_often_confused_heres/#When:15:30:09Z After one of the warmest and driest Junes on record, I think back to last year when the weather was the exact opposite — which reminds us all that as much as we like to think we can predict what… Opinion - Column, Living, Home and Garden 2009-07-10T15:30:09 -08:00