Vegetables
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Spring flowers... Disjointed thoughts on winter and spring.
Gardening in Central Florida &bull Yesterday
A quick note... I've planted my spring flowers, a few weeks early... I already had zinnias and snapdragons planted, and so I added the following (some direct-sown, some in nursery pots): Zinnias, marigold (yellow and red), California poppies, and some… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Vegetables
- My Garden
- Calendula
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Gardening on the Dark Side
About.com - Gardening &bull Yesterday
Sooner or later we all venture into the dark side of gardening - pests search and destroy. I think I'm more tolerant of problems on my flowers than my vegetables but looking through Debbie Hadley's 12 Worst Vegetable Garden Pests… Full Story »
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Spotlight on our Writers' Favorite Articles, Part 2
Dave's Garden &bull Feb 4, 2012
Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site. This is the second installment spotlighting our writing team's favorite articles. We hope you enjoy their thoughts about why they chose these paticular pieces. If you missed the earlier article, check out the first installment at this link. We'll be back next month with another article spotlighting… Full Story »
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How to Build a Vegetable Garden: Step-by-Step Guide to Grow Your Own Fresh Organic Vegetables
Healthy Vegetable Garden Beds &bull Feb 3, 2012
Would you like to learn how to build a vegetable garden? Would you like to have a constant supply of fresh organic zucchinis, tomatoes, cabbage, sweet corn, carrots, bell peppers and a lot more? Do you feel like buying organic… Full Story »
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What Our Mothers Taught Us About Gardening and Life
Gardening Gone Wild &bull Feb 1, 2012Benjamin Vogt lives in Lincoln, Nebraska where he writes and gardens and garden coaches. He has a little memoir entitled Sleep, Creep, Leap: The First Three Years of a Nebraska Garden, and blogs at The Deep Middle. As a lot of you already know, Ben is an exquisite writerboth his poetry and fiction. I'm delighted that he's participating in this series. Did your mother pass down any stories about herself, family members, neighbors, etc. My mother loved to visit her grandmother's home. There she learned to pick and can vegetables, admired morning glories, and swung beneath a large weeping willow.… Full Story »
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Farming and Marketing
Lost Valley Gardens &bull Jan 30, 2012
Our winter crops are thriving and many early spring crops have been started. It feels a lot like spring already which is a bit worrisome. Spring seems to arrive a little bit earlier each year, but to have it start in January just… Full Story »
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Sourcing Plants and Seeds Part II -Vocabulary TMI
The Veggie Patch Re-imagined &bull Jan 29, 2012
There are some people who know immediately what kind of seeds they want. It should be heritage, preferably an old, rare variety that if they don't grow, might blink out of existence, and it should be organic. Then there are others who don't really care as long as it will give them reliable yields with fruit that will make their neighbours envious or at least prevent them from looking down their noses at their crazy gardening hobby. Then there are just those that don't know what the heck all the fuss is about. Sure all seeds are seeds. After all… Full Story »
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5 Awesome New Vegetable Varieties for 2012
Veggie Gardener &bull Jan 26, 2012
Although we are in the middle of winter, it is the perfect time to start thinking about what to grow in our 2012 vegetable gardens. One of the things that makes planning a vegetable garden so difficult is all the… Full Story »
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- Vegetable Garden
- Vegetables
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Where to Plant Your Seedlings (Seed Sowing 101)
The Home Garden &bull Jan 25, 2012
The easiest way to improve your soil is to add compost. So if you aren't composting kitchen scraps, yard waste, and leaves - START COMPOSTING! Many vegetables will grow very well in pots or planters. My first few gardens were… Full Story »
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Grow Heirloom Sweet and Hot Peppers in Your Vegetable Garden
Vegetable Gardener - Grow &bull Jan 25, 2012Just like all of the other vegetables out there, when you choose to grow heirloom sweet or bell peppers, a whole new world is opened up to you. Full Story »
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Topics:
- Vegetable Garden
- Vegetables
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Bagging Plants to Prevent Cross-Pollination of Vegetables
Vegetable Gardener - Grow &bull Jan 20, 2012Keep your vegetable seeds pure by preventing cross-pollination with the bagging technique. Full Story »
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Malaga: The Alcazaba
The Havens &bull Jan 15, 2012
I feel the need to apologize to my readers. I realize that I have been less than regular in my postings of late. I guess going on a long vacation and then trying to get back into the swing of work and housekeeping has somewhat distracted me from my blog. We here at The Havens also suffered from protracted colds and sinus infections, which made us somewhat lackluster in our desires to do anything that resembles intellectual activity. I just can't post un-edited photos either.… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Squash
- Vegetables
- Orange
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5 Vegetables I Will Always Grow In My Garden! (The Friday Fives)
The Home Garden &bull Jan 14, 2012
It probably seems early and with scattered snow it certain feels early but it's never too early to start thinking about the vegetable garden! Store bought vegetables just don't thrill me the way the fresh garden picked varieties do. Yellow… Full Story »
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My Favorite Seed Sources
Growing with Plants &bull Jan 11, 2012
Is it just me? Clearly our new digital work has not affected the catalog printing industry. As most of us know, there is still that special 'something' about paper, when it comes to some things. Every blog on the planet is featuring their favorite catalogs, so I will approach this subject differently. I thought that I might share with you some of my more unconventional… Full Story »
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My Community Garden Plot
Skippy's Vegetable Garden &bull Jan 10, 2012
A journal of my home vegetable garden. Skippy thinks it's his garden, but I've been gardening here for 20 years. We're located near Boston (USDA zone 6). I have a big community garden plot and a small plot in my… Full Story »
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- Vegetables
- Zone
- My Garden
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First Seed Order Of 2012 Season
Skippy's Vegetable Garden &bull Jan 7, 2012
A journal of my home vegetable garden. Skippy thinks it's his garden, but I've been gardening here for 20 years. We're located near Boston (USDA zone 6). I have a big community garden plot and a small plot in my… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Box
- Vegetables
- Zone
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Sourcing Plants and SeedPart 1 - Seedy dreams
The Veggie Patch Re-imagined &bull Jan 6, 2012
Samples of all the types of beans I saved from my garden this year, painstakingly arranged for what purpose I am not sure... It's the time of year we start to dream. Just like when we are snuggled in our beds, our dreams can be strange, disjointed, wild, frightening or just impossible. We scour seed catalogues, websites, our own stock and lust whilst planning for next year's (im)perfect garden. The first place you'll notice seeds is a rack at a grocery or hardware store. Unless… Full Story »
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Looking Back at Few Garden Photos
The Home Garden &bull Jan 5, 2012
This time of year I spend some time looking back at old photos from the garden. It's fun to see how stuff looked back when it was growing, when leaves were on the trees, and at the most a cold… Full Story »
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- Vegetables
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Vegetable Roof Garden
Garden Design &bull Jan 4, 2012
In the spring of 2010, Parks & Rec, a rooftop vegetable garden, was established on the roof of downtown Toronto restaurant Parts & Labour. It was designed and operated as a for-profit roof farm by the two of us, landscape… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Travel
- Vegetables
- Victoria
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Use Your Raised Beds in Winter for Cuttings!
The Home Garden &bull Jan 3, 2012
You have raised beds in your backyard ready to go for spring vegetables but over the winter what are they doing? These cuttings were all taken during their dormant period. I'm hoping that by spring there will be roots actively… Full Story »
