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Straw Bale Gardening (Part I)
Having read Straw Bale Gardens, by Joel Karsten, I was ready to try growing in my first straw bale.
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How to Grow the Ultimate Salad Bowl
Gardeners may wonder if the vegetable on the seed packet or photo in the catalog lives up to its lofty description. Hudson Valley Seed Library’s Ultimate Salad bowl doesn't disappoint.
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The Best Heirloom Vegetables
Sure-to-please varieties that should be growing in your kitchen garden
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Protecting Your Tomatoes From Mockingbirds
1 commentThis setup, utilizing water, movement, reflective lights, sound, and rubber creatures; will hopefully keep mockingbirds from destroying my garden's tomatoes.
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New Gardening Handbook for Rocky Mountain Gardeners
If you’re new to gardening in the Rocky Mountain region—or you’ve been here a while and still haven’t gotten the hang of it—the "Rocky Mountain Gardener’s Handbook" will help you dig in for a more fruitful experience.
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How to Transplant
It is the time of year when gardeners are busy transplanting seedlings which they have grown, or plants that have been purchased from a nursery or garden center. Follow these simple ABCs of transplanting for success.
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How to Grow Micro Greens
4 commentsMicro Greens are one of the easiest short-season crops I’ve ever grown. Plant these little gems in early spring, late summer, or early fall for home-grown greens that are ready to harvest in about 25 days.
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Grafted Tomato Trials Set to Begin
3 commentsThis year’s gardening trials for Harris Seeds includes a side-by-side comparison of three varieties of grafted heirloom tomatoes versus non-grafted varieties.
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Book Review - Straw Bale Gardens
Joel Karsten's book on this breakthrough method of gardening is well written, informative, and beautifully illustrated.
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Edible Flowers for Mothers' Day
Tomorrow we celebrate our mothers. Besides expressing our gratitude and giving them flowers, why not feed them some of the delightful, colorful and tasty blossoms that are in bloom in our gardens right now?
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Grow More Food in Small Spaces
Why is it the best ideas for solving gardening problems come from creative gardeners? That’s because gardeners, like Margaret Park, are always searching for ways to overcome obstacles, including how to garden in the smallest of spaces.
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Spring Pleasures
2 commentsSpring has sprung and there are many chores for the gardener. However, I find that there are as many delights, if not more, that outweigh the work. See some of the plants sprouting in my garden, and what I am transplanting.
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Plant Pink Heirloom Tomatoes
One of my favorite things about heirloom and open-pollinated vegetables is discovering the amazing array of color variation. And heirloom tomatoes have beautiful hues in spades.
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5 Tips for Transplanting Vegetable Seedlings
2 commentsSuccessfully transplant your seedlings into the garden bed with five simple steps.
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A Gardener's Guide to Pesticide-Free Produce
2 commentsThe Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released its new list of the top 12 commercially-grown fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide residues. That’s the bad news. The good news is you can grow many of the “Dirty Dozen” organically on your own.
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Dwarf Citrus Trees for the Small Garden
1 commentIf you haven't done any citrus gardening yet (but would like to), consider foregoing the giant standards and planting their dwarf cousins instead.
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Growing Lacinato "Dinosaur" Kale
5 commentsMy first attempt at growing this beautiful and unusual kale and been a sweet success.
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How to Garden Down Under
Gardening is a favorite pastime for people around the globe and every country has its own gardening challenges. Gardeners in Sydney, Australia, have successfully learned how to adapt to the rough conditions Down Under.
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Recipes for a Healthy Lunch from the Medicinal Herb Seminar
Last weekend, I participated in the Medicinal Herb Seminar at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas, where I provided the recipes for lunch. There were so many requests for the recipes, the soup which I have previously posted here--that I decided to share the recipes from here as well as add a few. Enjoy!
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