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7 Ways To Beat Winter And Garden Year-Round
Image source: harvesttotable.com If you are a gardener, this has probably happened to you. You stand up to take a break from weeding and notice that the neighbors are strapping kayaks to the top of...
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5 Super-Fast Indoor Vegetables You Can Grow In About A Month
Image source: Wikimedia Winter gardening is good for the mind. It keeps us thinking and learning new things, which helps our brains stay alert, healthy and young. But gardening can be hard when there...
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4 Frost-Hardy, Early Spring Vegetables You Can Plant In The Ground Right Now
Lettuce. Image source: Pixabay.com While it may be a few weeks for much of the country before we can plant any warm-season crops like tomatoes, beans and peppers, we can start planning cool-season...
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The German Secret To Growing Outdoor Winter Greens
Image source: Pixabay.com The centuries-old German gardening technique of hugelkultur imitates forest growth, using rotting wood to supply green growth with water, nutrients, beneficial bacteria and...
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6 Fasting-Growing Indoor Vegetables You Can Harvest Within 2 Months
Image source: Pixabay.com The outdoor growing season is ending for much of North American, but don’t despair — you can continue to grow food to eat. With the help of grow lights, you can provide fresh...
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Lettuce Has … No Nutrition? Perhaps, If You Eat The Wrong Kind
Image source: Pixabay.com Nature gives us a great hint for choosing healthy fruits and vegetables – color. The darker the berry, the higher the antioxidant value. Similarly, the darker the shade of...
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The Secret To Storing Fresh Lettuce For Up To A MONTH
Image source: Pixabay.com It happens: We buy or pick lettuce with the best of intentions, but before we eat it all, it wilts, or worse, gets slimy. With a little care, though, most lettuce will keep...
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8 ‘Magical’ Vegetables You Can Regrow From Scraps (With A Little Help)
Image source: YouTube screen capture. Vegetables typically get one go-round in the kitchen, and then we toss the carrot tops, sprouted garlic or celery bottoms in the compost bin or garbage can...
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Growing Salad Year-Round: The Right Way To Do It
Image source: Pixabay.com Spring and summer bring a bounty of wonderful fresh vegetables to enjoy and for many, salad greens become a staple. But in the fall and winter, you might feel like you’re...
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9 Food Projects That Could Make You 100 Percent Self-Sufficient
Image source: Pixabay.com Are you ready to feed your family? If you want to reduce your dependency on the commercial food supply, you better start now. Establishing crops, building infrastructure,...
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The Lettuce Family
There must be a ton of movies, books, and plays that rely on the old mistaken identity gimmick to power the plot. You’ve probably seen some where twins are separated at birth and somehow get snarled up...
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Lettuce Has Cousins?
Folks who prefer scientific lingo put lettuce in the Asteraceae family. As I mentioned in my last column, this giant clan includes hundreds of flowers, numerous weeds, all of your popular lettuces, and...
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A Salad Bar in Your Backyard
A fresh salad is one of the best ways to get your veggies and greens. Salads are great for lunch or dinner, as a side, or as a main course. If you are a big salad eater, or you hope to be better about...
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The 10 Most Versatile Spring Vegetables
With spring in full swing, most gardeners already have their gardens in, farmer’s markets are opening up, and even the local grocery stores are carrying a variety of spring vegetables. No matter...
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Saving Seeds, Part Two: Tips For Your Favorite Garden Harvests
Previously we looked at ways to dry and store seeds. This time, we’ll be exploring the specifics involved in harvesting and saving seeds from your favorite fruits and vegetables. Tomatoes I have...
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10 Vegetables You Can ‘Magically’ Regenerate From Kitchen Scraps
Image source: organicandgreen.co.uk If you have ever lopped off a carrot top and placed it in a dish of water to grow, you already know about the amazing ability some vegetables have to regenerate and...
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8 Lightning-Fast Vegetables For Your Fall Garden
Image source: grow-it-organically.com Between weeding, watering and keeping garden pests at bay, you may be thinking that you’ve got all you can contend with to keep your spring-planted garden going,...
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7 Remarkable Vegetables You Can Regrow From Simple Table Scraps
Image source: Buzzfeed If you have ever wondered how you could cut your grocery bill while cutting back on food scraps, here is an idea for you and the whole family. Why not regrow your vegetables?...
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How To Keep Perishables (Even Bananas) From Spoiling
Image source: thehedonistickitchen It’s the start of a new year, and many people are making resolutions. Getting in shape, eating healthier and quitting unhealthy habits all top the list. Another...
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