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		<title><![CDATA[The Greener View: Stopping Deer Damage]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stopping Deer Damage

Q: I have a long arborvitae hedge, and I just noticed that something has
shredded the branches on a couple of the trees at the far end of the
hedge. It doesn't look like anything was eaten. Low branches are broken
off, and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jeffrugg/s-4309102</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Greener View: The Best Time To Move Your Plants Indoors for the Winter]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Best Time To Move Your Plants Indoors for the Winter

Remember last fall, when you had to bring all your houseplants indoors
on the night before a killing freeze? You were in a panic because you
forgot to bring them in over the weekend before ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jeffrugg/s-4304139</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Greener View: Pruning Climbing Roses for More Flowers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pruning Climbing Roses for More Flowers

Q: I walked around the corner of my house to a side yard that isn't used
much. There are two rose bushes that are planted next to the house with
trellises. I was surprised to see 8-to-10-foot rose branches ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jeffrugg/s-4299273</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Greener View: Renovating a Lawn]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Renovating a Lawn

Q: Our lawn took a beating this summer. I was thinking that I should
plant a cover crop of grass seed this fall so that it could start
growing in the spring. Would that work? I have a pretty big area to
cover.

A: It could work,...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jeffrugg/s-4294273</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Growing Pumpkins]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: My pumpkins have turned orange, and it is still two months until
Halloween. What do I do now?

A: If the last few inches of the stem next to the pumpkin have turned
brown, it is best to harvest it. If it is still green, leave it in the
garden. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jeffrugg/s-4289568</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Greener View: Spindle Galls and Moving Lilies]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spindle Galls and Moving Lilies

Q: I bring most of my houseplants outdoors for the summer. We have had a
lot of wind and rain this summer, but except for a few tattered leaves,
they are doing well. However, several different kinds of plants are
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jeffrugg/s-4284315</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Greener View: Can You Save a Blown-Over Tree?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Can You Save a Blown-Over Tree?

Have you been in the path of any storms lately? It seems like there have
been a lot of storms in the past few weeks. The local sirens turned on a
few days ago, so I headed to the basement. I quickly turned my phone...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jeffrugg/s-4279035</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Greener View: Can You Move a Tree?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: We planted a nice redbud tree three years ago, and it has grown too
high for where it is. We want to move it about 20 feet to one side of
the yard. Do you think the root system is too big now? How should we dig
it up? It was balled and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jeffrugg/s-4273898</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Greener View: Unusual Potatoes]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: I have a huge southwestern garden and have recently dug about 400
hills of potatoes. I doubt that I have more than 10 to 20 potatoes that
are a normal shape. Some have three or four potatoes stuck together;
some are long and thin; they are all ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jeffrugg/s-4268770</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Greener View: Summer Questions]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Do you have any experience with sandburs? I'm trying to rid my
property of them without spraying in order to maintain my property as
organically as possible.

A: Sandburs are awful. They are the seeds of a type of annual grass.
That means that ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jeffrugg/s-4263679</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Greener View: What Is the Value of an Orchard?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: I watched your video on willow trees with black canker disease. What
if the disease got to the tree trunk, but there are some new branches
coming out from the bottom? The leaves are all gone from the rest of the
tree. Can I save the tree?

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jeffrugg/s-4258391</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Greener View: Free Pond Liner and Wilting Plants]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: We have been offered a large piece of rubber pond liner. It will be
free, because it is being used in a display that is being removed. There
is a possibility that it leaks, and it could leak more when it is
removed from the display. Is there an...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jeffrugg/s-4253185</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Greener View: Water Problems]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: My water garden has an autofill that was installed against my wishes.
The device never worked properly. We used to have to wedge a stick to
prop the float up and prevent the water from constantly running and
overflowing the pond. Now, even that...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/jeffrugg/s-4247519</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/08/2026</pubDate>
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