Community gardens are, more or less, just what they sound like - large garden plots tended by the entire community. Most often, the large plot is divided into sections, and each section is tended by a different gardener. Community gardens are great places for people living in apartments, townhouses or other areas with little yard space to grow fresh fruits and vegetables, cut flowers and herbs. Community gardens sprout mostly in urban ...
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Photo by JoePhotoAugust is here, with full force. That means that people all over North America will be doing the “squash drop and dash.” What, you might ask, is that? The squash drop and dash is a vegetable delivery technique practiced by vegetable growers with fleet feet. Summer squash plants, including zucchini, crookneck and patty pan squash are prolific producers. They ...
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The fun of container gardening is sometimes in the variety of containers that are available, from simple stone or well-weathered terra cotta, to the most elaborate urns from generations ago.
There are so many plants that are available for container gardening, such as 'The Fairy' a petite rose well suited for container gardening. This rose bears pale pink blooms from late spring until frost. The Stachys (lambs ears) will appeal to ...
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It is getting to that time of year when we all start thinking about sowing seeds, especially those of tomatoes. Unless you are lucky enough to live in a warm climate, there never seems to be enough warm, sunny days to get tomatoes to ripen. However, I did come across this idea which should help to speed up the process, and hopefully allow tomato plants to mature quicker.
My friend has been growing tomatoes in tires ...
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If you don't want to use tires to start your tomato seeds and you don't have a greenhouse, then start your seeds indoors.
Tomato seeds ought to be sown 6 to12 weeks before the last expected frost date, most varieties will germinate in 5 to 12 days. For optimal germination, the soil temperature should be between 70 to 75 degrees F. Moisten the soil medium before sowing seed. Sow seeds ...
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I have mentioned before the benefit, both financially and healthwise,
to grow your own veggies.
There is nothing more satisfying in a garden, than to pull your own
carrots, eat your own tomatoes and dig up your own potatoes.
The principles of being able to produce good quality vegetables,
relies on good soil.
A healthy soil is a living community of tiny organisms that cycle
nutrients, which helps plants get those nutrients and overwhelm
disease.
Green manures are ...
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 Vegetation helps sustain life. We eat many plants, herbs
 and so forth in our daily diet. But, we must remember to be choosy.
 Some plants, trees or shrubs are potential killers of man.
 Some part of the ornamental plants or flowers in your yard may
 contain deadly poison. Many poisonous plants are so common
 and seemingly innocuous you do not suspect their toxic qualities.
 For example, who would expect that the beautiful oleander
bush-grown indoors and outdoors all over the country-contains
a deadly heart stimulant, similar to the drug digitalis?
It is easy to be deceived by plants. . .one part may be edible
while another is poisonous. The following chart lists some
of the more common poisonous plants.
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Gardening in the 'Good Old Days'.
I have just been reading about gardeners in the 18th and 19th centuries, and I have been quite amazed at the similarity of the problems that gardener's face today.
Organic gardening was alive and well in those days, as I outline in my soon to be released ebook "How To Master Organic Gardening."
Although, I think,the double purpose of a garden has been ...
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