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Pickled Ginger is Sweet and Spicy Condiment
Pickled ginger is familiar to sushi and sashimi fans because it helps cleanse the palate between servings and extinguish the wasabi fire. Pickling is just one way to use this versatile root.
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Rosemary: A Robust Herb of Winter
4 commentsThe bracing scent of rosemary brightens our mood and our cooking. Best of all, rosemary is an easy herb to grow and maintain. It can be wintered over indoors in cold climates.
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5 Reasons You Should Grow a Vegetable Garden
2 commentsIf you have never grown a vegetable garden before, then 2010 is the year you should start. A month or so ago, you may have been busy writing down those resolutions that you want to accomplish in the...
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Add Some Spice to Your Life
1 commentUntil you’ve experienced the pleasure of growing sweet red peppers and then grinding the dried pods into fresh paprika, you won’t know what you’ve been missing. One whiff of fresh paprika and you’ll never want to buy grocery store paprika again.
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Tomato Trivia, Your Health, And George Clooney
It just so happens, by happy coincidence, all three of these topics actually intersect; at least in this post.
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All in the family
This article is about a Seed Savers publication, the Yearbook, that provides a place to exchange treasured family heirloom seeds.
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From Zero to Gourmet in 7 Days: Sprouts!
1 commentI recently purchased a Seed-Sprout growing kit, as a way to grow my own fresh healthy greens, and to give me a little gardening project during the cold winter wait...
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How to Improve Your Stock Options
3 commentsDiscover the hidden value of potato peels, carrot tops and other kitchen discards. Gain big dividend every time you cook up a batch of vegetable stock.
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Growing Beautiful Food
4 commentsThink of growing beautiful food as foreplay to dinner.
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Growing Avocados
If you just happen to live in zones 9-11, consider growing some delicious avocados (Persea americana). Not only are they tasty, but they offer nutritional value for your heart and eyes.
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Cute Plant Names
2 commentsAs you work your way through the new crop of seed catalogs, have you found any amusing plant names? I have...
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Cheap and Easy Winter Greens
3 commentsGrowing your own garlic greens during the winter is an inexpensive way to feed two needs at once: a gardener’s need for growing and a cook’s need for something tasty.
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Heirloom seed popularity contest
Learn how we choose which seeds make it into our seed catalog - and find out what "old" seeds are "new" in the 2010 catalog.
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New Seeds for a New Season
1 commentWhen temperatures are in the teens and snow is swirling outside, what can a gardener do? Grab a seed catalog and order seeds, of course.
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Folia - Your Garden Tracking Partner
4 commentsFolia is a free online social garden tracking app that you can use to track, journal and share the progress of your plants and gardens
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Southern Exposure Seed Exchange: Saving the Past for the Future
1 commentThe Southern Exposure Seed Exchange is another catalog I wait for with bated breath. Like many of the seed companies I adore, they specialize in open-pollinated (mostly heirloom) seeds.
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Determining Your Soil Type
Soil "type" is different than obtaining the specifics about minerals and nutrients found in individual soils through soil "testing". Soil type refers to the physical structure and texture of soil.
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New Year's Resolutions from VegetableGardener.com
5 commentsThe advent of a new year is a good time to think about what was and what could be in the vegetable garden. We're sharing our 2010 gardening resolutions, and we invite you to do the same.
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Vegetable Garden Planning
I always start gardening in January, curled up by the woodstove, with a nice cup of tea and a pile of seed catalogs. Since what I’d like to grow always exceeds the available space, careful planning and crop rotation are essential.
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The Anatomy of a Seed Packet
Understanding the information on your seed packets is crucial for a successful crop.
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Our contributing editors are accomplished gardeners, passionate about discovering and sharing new ideas and practical techniques.
Jodi Torpey
Specialty: Organic Gardening
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Ruth Dobsevage
Specialty: Simple gardening
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Specialty: herbs, meatless meals
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