HARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUS

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Bio:Harriet has been a Collier Countian since 2000. A native of Troy, Ohio, she grew up editing at and writing for newspapers, after publishing her first 2-page paper at the age of 10. She graduated from the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati and worked for newspapers in Ohio; Fort Wayne, Ind.; and Kentucky covering government, business, religion, travel and the arts, even pinch-hitting as a basketball desk writer. She grows bananas, papayas and pineapple -- the easy crops! -- here, skis badly and loves to cook as long as it doesn't involve brussels sprouts.

Recent stories:

• Homegrown: Into every garden a few worms will creep, so get ready for them
  November 28, 2008
• Review: Musical ride exhausting, invigorating
  November 24, 2008
• The annual rite of dance passage
  November 20, 2008
• Review: King of concertos, Shelley has played immense variety, conducts them, too
  November 20, 2008
• Homegrown: Time to turn your first crop from clumps into individual garden plants
  November 14, 2008
• ‘Carmen’ would sound better without the sing-along
  November 14, 2008
• UAC’s largest gala ever brings in $60,000 for arts support here
  November 13, 2008
• Homegrown: Seeds in? Time to repeat it
  November 7, 2008
• Review: Two different musical meals at the Phil
  November 7, 2008
• Review: Chamber concert: Great trios, grating cellist
  November 4, 2008
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Growing from seed gives you a lot of green. Just a couple pinches worth of mesclun mix seeds have grown into a full row of plants for a 10-foot long garden. They get shade from the bush-style tomato plant, which is growing both out and up.


These 99-cent, 6-by12-inch plastic boxes hold about one quarter of the salad greens that were planted. Large craft trays and plant saucers that are 24 inches in diameter or larger and close to 4 inches deep will take a full crop of what were a pile of seeds no bigger than a quarter in your hand.


A rain barrel near the garden will help you get water easily to spots where your hose may not reach. This 65-gallon one, from Gardener’s Supply (www.gardeners.com), is $199. It fits seamlessly into a suburban neighborhood, and the water and ease of effort have paid for it already. A hose on the other side can water plants around the corner from its wall.


Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium) is a fragrant favorite by windows, but it makes a gentle hedge as well and is good in locations with dappled shade.


A decorative, but large, container and a small assortment of seeds are a good start to a simple garden.

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