These weekly garden notes are written by Kim Willis,
unless another author is noted, and the opinions expressed in these notes are
her opinions and do not represent any other individual, group or organizations
opinions.
Hi Gardeners
I hope you had a great last holiday weekend in summer. We got a touch of summer to go out with,
including storms. We got about an inch and a half of rain and we were starting
to need it. Now it gets cooler-
hopefully frost will hold off for a while but start listening to evening
forecasts.
Early Michigan apples are in the stores and farm markets
now. My own apple crop is dismal this
year, 2 trees out of 4 had some moderate production and the apples are smaller
than usual.
Our sweet corn harvest is over- but it was good while it
lasted. The tomatoes are overwhelming
us, even though I planted just 3 plants this year. They have a lot of fungal problems right now
but are still producing like gang busters.
We have some small melons; hopefully they will ripen before frost. I have yet to get a good ripe watermelon this
year- despite trying to buy one several times.
They get picked too green.
A new plant is blooming in the garden- toad lilies, (Tricyrtis)
and the ligularia is also in bloom. The
shrub roses have picked up bloom, Rose of Sharon is in bloom as well as
goldenrod, hardy hibiscus and mums are showy right now.
Stores have the fall mums out for sale right now. If you buy them, buy ones that are still
mostly buds to prolong your color show.
If you want to give them a chance to return next year plant them in the
ground and keep them well watered. Don’t
trim the foliage off as it dies- wait until spring. Sometimes you can get mums to return next
year but most just won’t survive, even if they are rated as hardy. Mums really do best if spring planted. But keep the pots watered and you can have a
good flower show well into fall, keeping your garden colorful anyway.
September almanac
Can you believe its September already? The Harvest moon occurs this month on
September 8. It’s called the harvest
moon because farmers often used the light of this month’s full moon to complete
their harvest. Speaking of harvesting
the best days for above ground crops are said to be the 4th and 5th
– and for below ground crops it’s the 12th and 13th. The autumn equinox, the start of fall is
September 23rd. We’ll be down
to 12 hours of daylight then.
All the fall weather predictions are out now. The Farmers Almanac predicted Labor Day would
be fair and unseasonably cold. Got that
wrong. In fact they were very wrong
most of last year and this summer.
The birth flower for September is the aster or in some
places, the morning glory. Asters are
said to symbolize powerful love and morning glories just affection so choose
the flower you give this month accordingly.
The September birthstone is sapphire.
Besides Labor Day holidays in September include Grandparents
day the 7th (who honors us grandparents anyway?) of course 911
remembrance day on the 11th, the 13th is National Peanut
day, the 14th is Pet Memorial day, the 19th is National
POW-MIA day, 21st is International Peace Day, the 26th is
Native American Day and the 28th is both Good Neighbor Day and Ask a
Stupid Question day.
September is Hispanic Heritage Month, National Chicken
month, Honey month, Classical Music month and International Square Dancing
month.
Growing Asters, the September birth flower
Asters are fall blooming perennials that can add last minute
color to flower beds and borders.
Perennial asters are easier to grow than mums are and more likely to
survive the winter even when planted in full bloom in the fall. There are dozens of varieties of asters and
there is sure to be a color and form of aster that will suit any garden.
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| Perennial asters. |
Aster comes from the Greek word for star, and our wild
asters may seem as numerous as stars sparkling across a dry meadow in the
fall. Native asters are often tall; they
have struggled up through tall grass and weeds to the sunlight. They throw their froth of small daisy like
flowers out above the brush and sprinkle them through the weeds. Many cultivated asters have been developed
from the natives that are more compact, have a mounding habit and larger
flowers.
Native aster species are wonderful for naturalized gardens
and attract butterflies and bees and people sometimes move native asters to
flower borders and butterfly gardens. (Take only plants from your own property
or from areas where you have permission to dig the plants.) Individual native
plants have different growth habits so choose carefully. It might be best to choose the plant in the
fall when it is in bloom, mark the plant, and return in the spring to
transplant it, as wild asters seem to establish better when moved in the
spring.
Compact varieties of
asters are excellent for fall containers.
Some asters can be used as ground covers. Asters make good, long lasting cut flowers
and also dry well.
Aster cultivation
Almost all asters are upright plants with thick woody stems
and long narrow leaves. There are some that hug the ground and one that is a
climbing vine. Aster flowers are small,
1-2 inches across, and daisy like. They
come in all shades of blue, purple, white, pink and red. While the centers are often yellow, there are
no yellow or orange perennial asters yet. Asters begin blooming in late summer
and usually continue blooming until a hard freeze kills them.
Perennial asters are hardy from zone 3-9. Asters tolerate a wide range of soils. They will do well in dry areas but will also
do fine in well-watered sites. Most
asters prefer full sun; some will tolerate light shade. Unless your soil is extremely poor, native
species of asters do not need fertilization.
Some of the cultivated varieties may bloom heavier if they are
fertilized in the early spring with a timed-release fertilizer for flowers.
You can start asters from seed but most gardeners will want
to start with plants. Potted asters can
be planted in the garden from early spring to about 6 weeks before the ground
freezes. If you start with seeds you can
sow the seed where you want the plants to grow or for best results, you can
start the seed indoors 6-8 weeks before your last frost and transplant outside.
Space asters from 1 to 3 foot apart, depending on the
variety. Asters form large clumps and
need to be divided every 3 years or so.
Simply dig up the clump in the early spring and separate it into 2 or 3
parts, which you can then re- plant.
If you want dense rounded clumps of asters and abundant
flowers, pinch your aster plant back by about 6 inches at the beginning of
July. Take your fingers and “pinch” the
stem off just before a set of leaves.
Don’t pinch asters after July 15.
If you don’t pinch your asters they will be taller and the display will
be airy and lighter. In the fall after a
hard freeze has killed the plants, asters may be cut off to ground level.
Asters are prone to powdery mildew, a fungus disease that
makes the leaves first get a white, powdery coating, then turn brown and fall
off. You can use a flower fungicide to
prevent the disease, applying it from about July 1 through the blooming
season. Provide good ventilation by not
crowding the plants and don’t keep asters overly moist.
Some aster varieties
The native New England Aster has lovely blue-purple flowers
and cultivated varieties of this native include ‘Purple Dome’ - deeper purple
flowers on a rounded, compact plant, and ‘Alma Potschke’ - rosy pink
flowers.
‘White Wood Aster’ is a native species that has loads of
tiny white flowers with purple centers.
It will tolerate light shade.
‘Silky Aster’ is a native that has silvery gray leaves and rose-violet
flowers.
Other cultivated asters include ‘Lady in Black’ which has
deep purple foliage and hundred of tiny white daisies with pink centers.
‘Wonder of Staffa’ has lavender flowers that begin in late June and keep
blooming until frost. ‘Pink Star’ is a 2
foot mounded aster smothered with small, soft pink flowers.
Odd asters include the native climbing aster, Carolina
aster, which is hardy only to zone 7. It
has light pink flowers with a light pleasant scent. ‘Nanus’ is a tiny plant, 12 inches high, with
shiny green leaves and sky blue flowers. ‘October Skies’ is a bright blue
flowered plant only 18 inches high and excellent as a groundcover and ‘Alert‘
is a dwarf aster with red flowers.
Asters are great
plants for fall color in the garden and since they survive dry conditions well
are great for areas where water use is restricted. They provide food for butterflies and bees
when little else is available. They
deserve to be planted in the garden much more frequently than they are.
Need a recipe to use up tomatoes?
Here’s a recipe I like, tomato and bacon jam. A
close scrutiny of the recipe
reveals one thing- it’s basically a ketchup recipe
with maybe a tad more sugar added and some bacon pieces thrown in. It tastes like sweet ketchup with
chunks. Fifty years ago when more people
made their own ketchup this recipe would have been ketchup- after it was passed
through a strainer or colander. The
bacon probably wouldn’t have been added and the results probably would have
been canned instead of frozen. Tomato
jam isn’t bad though, and you may want to give it a try.
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| Tomato Jam |
You might want to make the recipe without the bacon. It’s probably better if you put the tomato jam
on toast then add some nice cooked bacon and some lettuce. Without the bacon added, your tomato jam can
also be used on other things, without the bacon flavor. One of the best ways to use this tomato jam
is to slather it on some home fried potatoes.
It’s also good on crackers, meatloaf and grilled cheese sandwiches.
This recipe is quite adaptable- you don’t need to follow it
exactly. You can make it less sweet-
use a little more vinegar and a 1/4 cup less sugar, you can add finely chopped
green or hot peppers, you can vary the spices to suit your taste. Taste the product as you go and realize that
as it cooks down the flavors will intensify.
Sugar is part of what makes the thick, jam like texture, so don’t use
sugar substitutes.
If you think you would rather have ketchup then jam, use
peeled tomatoes, push the tomato pulp through a colander to remove the seeds
then use 4 cups of pulp and the rest of the recipe below. Blend after cooking until it’s smooth.
Here’s a tip on cooking.
You can use a saucepan and slowly simmer this recipe until it cooks
down. You’ll need to hover around the kitchen and stir occasionally, especially
near the end when it’s getting thick, to keep it from scorching. But you can also put the recipe in a
microwave safe bowl- uncovered- and cook it in the microwave. You won’t have to watch it quite as closely
although it will take almost as long to cook.
It helps to open the microwave door every half hour to let steam out and
wipe off moisture inside with a paper towel.
You can also make this jam in the crockpot, which is
probably the easiest method of all. I’d
be home though, as it cooks, so it won’t scorch or over cook.
The time will vary depending on a lot of things; expect at
least an hour of cooking time. It’s done
when you have reduced it to about half; in the recipe below that would be about
2 cups of jam. It will thicken as it
cools too. So here’s the recipe for
tomato jam.
½ pound of bacon cooked crisp and crumbled, maple bacon is
great
4 cups of very ripe, finely chopped tomatoes
1 medium onion, finely diced
1 cup of sugar
2½ tablespoons vinegar
1½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic power (optional)
Put everything except the bacon in a pan and cook until
reduced to about half the volume and the jam looks thick and shiny. This will take from 1-2 hours on the stove
or in the microwave, 4 hours or so in the crockpot. Stir in crumbled bacon. Let the jam cool then divide into small
portions. Freeze what you don’t think
you will eat within two days.
Refrigerate any jam that isn’t put in the freezer until used. Jam in the freezer will keep for 2 months.
This makes about 2 cups of tomato jam.
This week’s weed- Venice Mallow Flower of an Hour-
Hibiscus triomum
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| Venice mallow |
If you are up early in the morning you may get to see this
pretty weed that is a cousin to our garden hibiscus. The pretty flowers of Venice Mallow are open
for only an hour or so each morning, hence the common name, Flower- of -an-
Hour. The 1½ - 2 ½ inch flowers are
white to pale yellow with purple
markings at the base of the flower surrounding the bright yellow stamens. The flowers leave behind a small, green
striped balloon-like seed pod.
The leaves of Venice Mallow are shaped a lot like watermelon
leaves. They are long, deeply scalloped,
3 leaflet leaves joined at the base. The
leaves, paired with the plump striped seed pod, often lead people to believe
they are watermelon plants and they are left in the garden rather than pulled.
Venice Mallow blooms from late July until frost. The plant
can grow upright or sprawl along the ground like a small vine. It grows at the edges of gardens and field
crops with moderately fertile soil in full sun. Venice Mallow is an annual and spreads by
seeds.
The couple who smokes pot together, gets along better- and why
your kid should choose pot over alcohol
I have always thought if bars replaced alcohol with pot the
world would be a much “mellower” place.
And here’s a new study that says couples who smoke pot together have a
greatly reduced rate of domestic violence compared to couples who drink
together, use other drugs, or use no “recreational substances’ at all.
The pot study was done by the University at Buffalo School
of Public Health and Health Professions and Research Institute on Addictions
(RIA), and was published in the online edition of Psychology of Addictive Behaviors in August, 2014. The study looked at over 600 couples in their
first 9 years of marriage and found that the more pot they used the less likely
they were to have had domestic violence in their relationship.
Another recently published study showed that THC, a chemical
compound found in marijuana, may slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s
disease or even stop it. It reduces the
buildup of amyloid beta, the sticky protein found in the brain that is thought
to be the cause of Alzheimer’s disease.
A very small dose is therapeutic and THC is a natural, safe
product. This research was done by Byrd
Alzheimer's Institute and the University of South Florida College Of Pharmacy
and published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
So two great research studies came out last month involving
marijuana and what gets reported on the evening news under “science” this
week? A study that says smoking
marijuana might harm the brains of children under 19. It has been well known even to most ardent
pot promoters for a long time that pot isn’t great for developing brains. On the other hand alcohol isn’t very great
for youth brain cells either, and here’s the real kicker- no kid has ever died
from a pot overdose.
If you have a kid going to college tell them to choose pot
over alcohol if they can’t abstain entirely from recreational drug use (and
alcohol is a drug). Here’s the stats published by the government on alcohol
abuse by college students, 1,825 die from alcohol poisoning each year, 599,000
had injuries caused under the influence of alcohol, more than 97,000 were the
victims of sexual assault or rape while they or the perpetrators were drinking.
Absolutely no students have died from ingesting or smoking pot.
It just makes me a bit upset that the evening news reports
old repeated research about the dangers of pot and ignores two new studies
showing that the plant has great benefits to mankind.
Peace out
Kim Willis
“He who has a garden and
a library wants for nothing” ― Cicero
More
Information
Labor Day lawn chores
The Labor Day holiday
signals the unofficial end to summer and also a great reminder that September
is a key time for homeowners looking to spruce up the lawn.
Posted on August 28,
2014 by Kevin Frank, Michigan State University Extension, Department of Plant,
Soil and Microbial Sciences
It’s a busy time of year with school starting, fall sports
kicking into full gear, and of course lawn chores preparing for winter.
Throughout most of Michigan, the summer of 2014 will likely be remembered for
cool temperatures and adequate if not excessive rainfall. Some will also
remember 2014 as the summer the turf would never quit growing. Probably the
biggest challenge I’ve seen with most lawns is simply a lack of fertility. With
perfect growing conditions, turf has burned through fertilizer applications
quicker than normal resulting in many lawns starting to lose density and
becoming invaded by pests such as white clover and rust.
Weed control
Fall is the ideal time to control weeds because unlike the
summer when weeds are focusing on top-growth, in the fall weeds are storing
energy in their root system and are more susceptible to herbicide applications.
If you can tolerate looking at the weeds for a couple more weeks, wait until
late September or early October before making a herbicide application. Apply
herbicides on a sunny day when rain is not in the forecast for 24 hours. We
want the herbicides to dry on the leaf surfaces and not be immediately washed
off.
There are many different herbicides that could be used
including the most common three-way broadleaf weed control mixtures. As with
any pesticide application, always make sure to wear the appropriate safety
attire and follow all label recommendations.
Rust
In addition to weeds invading, I’ve also been noticing
plenty of rust on turf. Rust is the disease homeowners notice when their white
tennis shoes and white poodles traverse through the lawn and come back with a
nice shade of bronzish-orange. There are several types of rust: stem rust,
crown rust, leaf rust and stripe rust. As a general rule in almost all cases,
rust is considered a cosmetic turfgrass disease that, although it may discolor
the turf, will not result in turfgrass death.
If you find yourself inundated with a bad case of rust, make
sure to keep up on your mowing and a fertilizer application around the Labor
Day weekend should help stimulate turf growth that will help diminish the
impact of the rust.
Fertilizer application
A fertilizer application in early September will help the
turf outcompete pests such as white clover and rust. Choose a fertilizer that
has slow release nitrogen in the analysis such as sulfur coated urea, polymer
coated urea, methylene urea or a natural organic source. I would generally
avoid applying 100 percent fast release nitrogen fertilizers such as urea at
this time of year as they can force too much top-growth that results in more
mowing and reduced rooting. Fertilizing around Labor Day will result in
moderate top-growth and give the turf some extra energy to develop roots
improve density.
Seeding
If you’re thinking about seeding any bare areas in the lawn
this fall, now is the time to get started. Reduced weed competition from summer
annuals such as crabgrass, cooler temperatures and shorter day length that
results in less time for soil drying all facilitate turf establishment in the
fall. In many cases, home lawns don’t need complete reestablishment, but only
reseeding of small areas or interseeding into a thin lawn to increase density.
Please see my Michigan State University Extension article from last fall, “Tips
for seeding lawns in September,” for five tips on seeding lawns.
Dr. Frank’s work is funded in part by MSU‘s AgBioResearch.
This article was published by Michigan State University
Extension.
Events, classes and
other offerings
Please let me know if there is any event or class that
you would like to share with other gardeners.
These events are primarily in Michigan but if you are a reader from
outside of Michigan and want to post an event I’ll be glad to do it.
Master Gardeners if you belong to an association that
approves your hours please check with that association before assuming a class
or work day will count as credit.
Do you have plants or seeds you would like to swap or
share? Post them here by emailing me.
New- Heritage
Harvest Days September 13&14, 2014, Seven Ponds Nature Center, 3854 Crawford
Road, Dryden, MI
It’s back – that fall fun festival at Seven Ponds. You can see old time farm equipment and watch
demonstrations of farm activities, visit lots of nature exhibits, take a horse
drawn wagon ride to see the prairie, take a guided nature hike, or eat one of
the amazing meals planned. On the 13th
Country Smokehouse will be offering a pulled pork dinner, and on the 14th
there is a bratwurst dinner. This year
the festival will also have a beer tent.
Folk and blues music will be performed throughout the event. Many vendors will be selling country and
nature themed items.
Admission to the event is $6 for adults, children under
12 free. ( Food and beer extra) For more information call 1-810-796-3200
New - Workshops
for the Garden, Saturday, September 27, Seven Ponds Nature Center, 3854 Crawford Road, Dryden, MI
We are offering two projects to enhance your garden.
Sign up for just one or, bring a lunch and join us for both workshops. Each
workshop is limited to 10 participants. Must pre-register by September 23. To
register call 1-810-796-3200
Introduction to Rain Barrels: A Make It and Take It
Workshop
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Learn all about rain barrels and their importance to
water conservation with Karen Page, owner and Environmental Educator of Back
Track to Nature. Not only will you learn but will also have the opportunity to
make your own barrel. All supplies are included. Fee: $70.00.
Build a Backyard Hypertufa Water Feature
1:00 to 3:00 pm
Using 10″ leaves as a mold; we will create a lovely
container to hold water for toads, insects and more. This small water bath will
provide habitat and beauty to your garden. Fee: $15.00 (members $12.00).
New- Cranbrook
& Friends Garden Walk Sat, September 13, 10am-4pm,
Cranbook House & Gardens,Bloomfield Hills, MI,
View 4 private home gardens & a demo on dividing
perennials. Gift shop sale. Tickets: $15 call 248-645-3149.
New- Farm
& Gardens Fall Fair Sat, September 20, 10am-3pm, MSU Tollgate Educational Center,
28115 Meadowbrook Rd, Novi, MI
Family fun on the farm. Children's crafts, hayrides,
entertainment & more. FREE. www.tollgate.msu.edu, 248-347-3860.
Grow
it! Cook it! Eat it! Workshop Sept. 2, Oct. 1 or Nov. 12. MSU Extension Ingham County Lansing
Office and MSU Extension – Livingston County
Learn
how to grow, store and prepare a variety of fresh vegetables by attending one
or all of these mid-Michigan workshops.
Posted
on August 12, 2014 by Diane Brown, Michigan State University Extension
Home vegetable gardening is once again popular. In addition
to vegetables you grow yourself, a bounty of beautiful produce awaits at
farmer’s markets and from community supported agriculture (CSAs). But do you
know the best varieties to select for your home garden? Do you know how to tell
when a vegetable is ready to harvest, or what to look for at the market? How to
store them? How to cook them? Get answers to these questions and more during a
series of three Grow it! Cook it! Eat it! workshops from Michigan State
University Extension designed to help you make the most of fresh garden
vegetables. Cost: $20 for one session/$50 for all three.
Sept. 2, 2014-6-8 p.m. Go for the Greens – beet greens,
bok choi, cabbage, collards, kale, napa, spinach, swiss chard, turnip greens
Location: MSU Extension Ingham County Lansing
Office,5303 S. Cedar St. Lansing, MI 48911
Oct. 1, 2014, 6-8 p.m.
Root for the Root Vegetables – beets, carrots, kohlrabi, parsnips,
potatoes, rutabaga, sweet potatoes, turnips
Location: MSU Extension – Livingston County, 2300 East
Grand River,Howell, MI 48843
Nov. 12, 2014, 6-8 p.m.Pumpkins and Their Kin – winter
squash and pumpkins Location: MSU Extension Ingham County Lansing Office, 5303
S. Cedar St., Lansing, MI 48911
Register online for these exciting workshops, and save
$10 over individual workshop pricing when you register early for all three
events. Contact the Ingham County MSU Extension office at 517-676-7207 for more
information.
Annual
Herb & Gourd Fest, September 20, 2014, 10 am - 5 pm and September
21, 2014 -11am - 5 pm at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000
East Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 4952 (888) 957-1580.
There is not a more enjoyable weekend anywhere that you
can attend where you can share your gourd art and meet guests from all over the
world in this magnificent setting.
Throughout the two days we will have members demonstrating and showing
some of the different techniques that they use on their gourds. We show examples of painting, pyrography,
chip carving, filigree work, coiling, weaving just to name a few, and as in
past years, we have vendors selling their creations of bowls, vases, sculptures
and gourd jewelry. $12 adult admission
to the park.
Kim’s note: The
Michigan Gourd Festival at Imlay City Fairgrounds will not be held this year.
Prairie Fire Tales and Walk Sunday, August 31, 2:00 pm at Seven Ponds Nature Center 3854
Crawford Road, Dryden, MI
Fires were
commonplace on the prairies. Come hear some tales and learn how fires helped
and hindered. 810-796-3200. Unless otherwise noted, the fee for programs is the
regular admission, $3.00 adults, members and children 12 and under free. For
the most-up-to date information, visit our website at www.sevenponds.org.
Advance Garden Design 4-5-6 September
13, 2014 - September 27, 2014 9:00am-1:00pm Oakland County Executive Office
Conference Center, 2100 Pontiac Lake Road, 41W, Waterford, MI
This workshop is
$125. The fee includes light morning refreshments each day and instructional
handouts. There will be a wide variety of design exercises and a recommended
garden design book list and web site used in formal and informal gardens.
During this workshop, participants will develop skills in the layout of garden
beds and small landscape areas using the principles of floral harmony, balance
and color. The workshop takes the participants through a successive series of
training stages, from simple to advanced garden design planning techniques.
This is a comprehensive training class for advanced level gardeners who are
interested in learning to expand their garden design skills. It is recommended
that you have taken Garden Design 1-2-3 or have other garden design class
experience and understand of design concepts of plant layering, spatial balance
and axial symmetry. Master Gardeners will receive credit for twelve education
hours for attending this 3 day workshop. Contact Linda Smith at 248-858-0887
UP Smart Gardening Conference, Oct. 4
Learn to create
edible landscapes, Ramada Inn, 412 W. Washington St., Marquette, MI
Gardening
enthusiasts and those interested in learning more about this type of gardening
should consider attending this year’s UP Smart Gardening Conference – Edible
Landscaping with Smart Gardening on Oct. 4. This is a one-day conference full
of great speakers, a garden marketplace, door prizes and lunch. The early bird
registration fee is good until Aug. 30. Plan now to attend and avoid a fee
increase. Register online for the early bird reduced fee. http://events.anr.msu.edu/event.cfm?folder=UPSmartGardeningConference
Cost: Early
registration fee of $60.00 per participant by August 29th Late
registration fee of $70.00 from Aug. 30th to Oct. 2nd . Walk in
registration fee of $80.00 (Includes lunch, refreshments, door prizes,
handouts)
Kent/MSU Extension Grand Ideas Garden
10th anniversary celebration Saturday, October 4at 5:00pm
775 Ball Ave NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
WOW!! Ten Years
Old!! Join the merriment and celebration of the tenth anniversary of the MSU
Extension Grand Ideas Garden at our annual fund raising auction! Open to everyone-bring your friends. Auction
items include new plants, garden tools and gadgets, beautiful local art, pottery,
services and so much more.
This event is sure
to please with great food, live music and “competitively fun” bidding. Get
involved in the bidding excitement as we raise money to support the ongoing
mission of the Grand Ideas Garden—one of Kent County’s hidden treasures!
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