Vegetables
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Plant the seeds for your cool-season crops - San Jose Mercury News
www.mercurynews.com via @reina_jackson &bull 4 Hours AgoUnlike most parts of country, we have the good fortune to be able to grow an amazing variety of food here in the Bay Area all year long. Seeding your cool-season crops now will result in an abundance of fall and winter vegetables, herbs and… Full Story »
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Master gardener: Unusual choices for winter gardens - San Jose Mercury News
www.mercurynews.com via @BerkeleyMedia &bull TodayIf you want to try something a bit unusual, consider kohlrabi. It produces a spaceship-like orb that grows above ground and is very striking -- especially the Early Purple Vienna variety. It has bright purple skin and greenish-white flesh that is very mild and… Full Story »
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The joys of growing veggies
www.mysanantonio.com via @gardeningtimes &bull TodaySelect the right vegetables: "I love asparagus and wish I could grow it in my garden, but it's just not a vegetable that can withstand our hot summer weather," says Robin Pacholder, who blogs about organic vegetable gardening in Houston at vegetablematter.blogspot.com. Look for varieties resistant to extreme… Full Story »
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How to prepare your garden for fall - by Susan Klatz Beal - Helium
www.helium.com via @AislingAsh &bull TodayWhile fall is generally the time when gardens begin to wind down before easing into their long winter sleep, gardeners still have plenty to do to prepare the gardens, both for fall and for the forthcoming winter. During the fall, the ground is still… Full Story »
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The allure of French vegetables
www.eating-greens.com via @OdessaBallp81 &bull YesterdaySo well, that I'm going to try to take a little of this southern French flavour home. Knowing how we gush over her 'Andine Cornue' tomatoes - long, pepper-shaped beasts with dense flesh and very few seeds, ooh la la… Full Story »
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Gardens at Work: 2010 Report | Employer Garden Blog
www.employergardens.com via @DryCreekVnyd &bull YesterdayAs Haberman gardeners pick bumper crops of tomatoes and cucumbers (and prepare for an onslaught of fall squash), stories of employer gardens across the nation are coming in by the bushel. Faced with great abundance on all fronts, we whipped up a batch of Tomato Cucumber Salad for nourishment and compiled a summary of workplace gardens from coast-to-coast and many points… Full Story »
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home edition Anarchy In The Garden
www.anarchyinthegarden.com via @AnarchyGarden &bull YesterdayMy earliest memories of gardening include strolling and foraging through my grandmother's tiny but bountiful garden. She grew abnormally tall chili shrubs and robust cilantro hedges. She took these and other ingredients from her garden and created delicious meals for her family. I was fascinated. My mother encouraged my… Full Story »
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Fall container gardening in San Diego? - Yahoo! Answers
answers.yahoo.com via @brilobruno &bull YesterdaySummer's over (well, as over as Summer ever is in San Diego), and I'm starting to tear out the vegetables and get new stuff. Any suggestions on things I should be starting right now? It will start to get colder… Full Story »
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Gardening with Style: A Few Ideas for Designing Your Garden
vegetablegardenspot.com via @veggiegarden1 &bull YesterdayFREE! Vegetable Garden Planner Software This Program allows you to utilize every square inch of Your Garden Space - So you can grow a Huge bumper crop of Vegetables Everytime! Full Story »
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Friday Quick Tips - End of Season Vegetables In Containers
The Casual Gardener &bull Yesterday
It is almost the end of the season for many gardeners around the nation, yet it is still possible to plant lettuces and quick cool weather vegetables in your containers like radishes. In the video above I am at the… Full Story »
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BBC - Food waste: What happens in Cambridge?
news.bbc.co.uk via @1stGardening &bull YesterdaySupermarkets are usually accused of being the worst culprits when it comes to food waste. Yet the Great British Waste Menu revealed markets, restaurants and cafes were also throwing away masses of unwanted, yet still edible, food. He spoke to Andy from Close Produce who told him what they do towards the… Full Story »
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Organic waste measures in the works for RM of Gimli - Interlake Spectator - Manitoba, CA
www.interlakespectator.com via @1stGardening &bull YesterdayThe Province of Manitoba, through the Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention (WRAPP) Fund, supports projects that focus on waste reduction, pollution prevention and integrated waste management practices. The R.M. of Gimli is in the early stages of developing measures to manage organic waste. The R.M., through the formation of… Full Story »
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Gardening Advice
gardeningadvice-mart.co.cc via @GardenStyle &bull YesterdayGardening Tips Advice Delightful free gardening tips magazine giving gardening advice for all levels of gardeners.About Gardening Gardening Ideas, Garden Design, Gardening Tips ... About Gardening - How to Grow Plants, Plant Problems, Garden Pictures, Garden Design Ideas, Tips, Information… Full Story »
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Eyes on Defra as task force report published
Horticulture Week &bull Yesterday
The next few weeks could be critical for the fresh produce industry as the government considers its response to the list of interim proposals put on the table by the Fruit Vegetables Task Force. It met up several times to… Full Story »
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Can you really grow your own ORGANIC food ANYWHERE in the world? - Home Gardening - How To Garden - Zimbio
www.zimbio.com via @jhayes1404 &bull YesterdayThis reminds me of some things I already do in my own garden ('lasagna' gardening) but you get much more help in Jonathan's method. Here is Jonathan White in his garden surrounded by fresh, healthy organic carrots, lettuces, tomatoes, zucchinis,… Full Story »
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Planting new seeds
auburnpub.com via @raptorgloves &bull YesterdayNew York State Fair visitors check out the Dahlias on display in the dahlia competition in the Horticulture Building on Tuesday. For all those with green thumbs or a love of gardening, the New York State Fair's horticulture building is teeming with booths of fellow gardeners and agriculturists ready and willing to arm their visitors… Full Story »
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The new urban pioneers | Eating Greens
www.eating-greens.com via @Wandas90 &bull YesterdaySome do it for the sake of the environment. Others do it to be healthy. Many see it as a way to reinvent Buffalo. And there are those who feel it just makes sense. Five years ago, a group of young people set their sights on an abandoned mansion on the corner of Bird and West avenues. They tore down the boards, hauled away garbage and got the plumbing back into working condition. Majewski, who grew up in South Buffalo, learned about squatting while hitchhiking around the country. As they continued to fix up the house, the squatters took their… Full Story »
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Home and Garden: Roses Vegetables Tomatoes Composting
www.homeandgardeneasy.com via @appieh2010 &bull YesterdayJoin us. It's free, independent and absolutely sustainable. Armornone I'll bet $50 you've never done anything like this. How is it gross to turn what would be garbage into basically enriched soil? With this kind of thinking displayed in the… Full Story »
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CurioCity - Breeding new varieties of fruits, vegetables plants
www.curiocity.ca via @LetsTalkScience &bull Sep 2, 2010Ever wonder where all those different varieties of fruits, vegetables and plants come from? Well, for Rachael LeBlanc, Senior Lab Technician at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, it's her job to help improve Canadian crops by breeding new varieties of species. Read Rachael's profile below to learn what her job is all about. The goal of our research… Full Story »
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South Grand Scoop: Interview with Thomas and Anna Sandidge on Urban Gardening
www.facebook.com via @CSLRRR &bull Sep 2, 2010A few weeks ago, a neighborhood resident made mention that Mokabe's Coffee House [3606 Arsenal] donated their leftovers to a local couple for composting. The couple, Thomas and Anna Sandidge, agreed to answer a few questions about the fascinating world of sustainable home gardening in St. Louis. What The Scoop found out was that not only is there a growing number of home gardeners and urban farmers in this are, but that by creating a vegetable garden in your back yard, you become less dependant on grocery stores (obviously), and more conscious of what you eat. TAS: We collect roughly… Full Story »
