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The Great Garlic Harvest

Jodi Torpey, contributor | July 8th, 20102 comments

The lone scape standing gave me the sign to pull out the spading fork. The Great Garlic Harvest was ready to begin.

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Homegrown / Homemade: Strawberries

Danielle Sherry, contributor | July 2nd, 2010

Strawberries are perfect for the home garden: easy to pick and easy to manage. In this video, Danielle and Sarah plant day-neutral strawberries in a raised bed and look forward to tasty fruit later this summer.

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Herb Blends to Grow for the Cook's Delight

susan belsinger, contributor | June 25th, 2010

This weekend I will be giving a demo featuring ‘Herbal Blends from Around the World’ at the Thrive! Summer Festival at the U.S. Botanic Garden. It has inspired me to think about growing small gardens or containers featuring herb blends.

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Edamame, The Soybean Snack

Greg Holdsworth, contributor | June 11th, 2010

Here's a nutritious, easy to make snack from the orient.

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Structured Salads are Super for Supper

Jodi Torpey, contributor | June 10th, 20101 comment

Structured salads are an easy way to use garden-fresh veggies and herbs. Besides being fun to make, these salads help stretch your creativity and grocery budget at the same time.

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Chefs From Across the Nation Gather at the White House Kitchen Garden

susan belsinger, contributor | June 9th, 20102 comments

On Friday, June 4, 2010, over 500 chefs from 38 states gathered at the White House by invitation of the first lady, Michelle Obama in support of her Chefs on the Move initiative.

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Homegrown / Homemade: Potatoes

Danielle Sherry, contributor | June 7th, 20101 comment

Choose the potato varieties you like to cook with, and get 'em in the ground. A gardener and a cook show you how in Episode 1 of this Homegrown/Homemade video series. Now playing: How to Hill Potatoes (Episode 2).

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Perfect Plant Pairings

Jodi Torpey, contributor | June 4th, 2010

Just like pairing wine with food, vegetables can be matched with their most compatible herbs. A good pairing brings out the flavors of each to help you get the most from your garden.

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My Favorite Salad Green--Whatever You Want to Call It: Arugula or Rocket

susan belsinger, contributor | May 31st, 20101 comment

Rocket (Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa) is an ancient plant, cultivated or gathered from the wild in most Mediterranean countries; over the past decade it has become popular in North America. Its several names in Italian indicate how widespread it is on the peninsula: arugula, ruchetta, rucola; in French it is known as roquette.

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Grow a Cold Soup Garden

Jodi Torpey, contributor | May 27th, 2010

A chilly bowl of cold soup is the perfect way to beat the summer heat. Just about any sturdy vegetable can be turned into a refreshing meal on a sizzling hot day.

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A Passion for Cooking with Peppers

Jodi Torpey, contributor | May 20th, 2010

Every kitchen garden needs several different kinds of peppers to use in summer-time recipes. Here are five varieties to add a little spice to your cooking life.

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Homegrown / Homemade: Carrots

Danielle Sherry, contributor | May 20th, 2010

Do your carrots look like twisted aliens? Danielle (the gardener) shows Sarah (the cook) how to grow plump, straight, and pest-free carrots just right for fresh recipes.

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Another Harbinger of Spring: The Merry Mints!

susan belsinger, contributor | May 11th, 2010

Mints come in such a profusion of varieties--and all tend to crossbreed with each other--leading to much confusion among both the marketers and buyers of mints; even herbal experts do not always describe the same species in the same way. To make sure that you are buying plants that are closest to the true species, buy them from a trusted herb grower.

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The 30-Mile Gardening Rule

Jodi Torpey, contributor | May 7th, 2010

Landscape designer, horticulturist and author Maureen Gilmer encourages gardeners to embrace their inner tightwad in her new book, “The Small Budget Gardener: All the Dirt on Saving Money in Your Garden.” Gardeners should pretend they live 30 miles from town so they’ll carefully think about their gardening needs before buying.

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When is a Pear a Vegetable?

Jodi Torpey, contributor | April 26th, 2010

The sharp spines of the Opuntia can be intimidating, but once they’re removed, the “nopales” turns into a nutritious vegetable that defies its prickly appearance.

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More Harbingers of Spring: Chives

susan belsinger, contributor | April 21st, 2010

Be sure to click on each photo to see it expanded and read the captions. Chives are bright green in my garden now and it seems like they are growing about half-inch a day! Get out there and snip some of those fresh onion-like herbs to add flavor to your spring dishes!

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Homegrown / Homemade: Peas

Danielle Sherry, contributor | April 21st, 20106 comments

The tricky part of harvesting peas is knowing when they're ripe. Watch three new episodes: harvesting, prepping, and preparing a fresh pea and mint soup.

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Hail to the Peas

Jodi Torpey, contributor | April 15th, 2010

You don't need to have a large south lawn or live in a White House to grow a spring vegetable garden. All you need is this list of vegetables, herbs and flowers to plant a presidential garden.

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Herbal Harbingers of Spring: Lemon Balm

susan belsinger, contributor | April 12th, 2010

In most parts of the country our gardens are coming alive and we are rejoicing that spring is upon us. We delight as the first herbs appear in the garden and combine their flavors with seasonal...

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