Posts by Month: June, 2009
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What exactly is organic gardening? It is growing your garden using only vegetable or animal matter,...
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Seriously, where else can a woman of a certain age go to find interesting, available men? I'm ...
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I've been slinging around some new words
with this series of articles on the healing qualities of h...
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I don't have room in my suburban garden for an orchard, but maybe you do. Here's an article th...
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If you've ever grown yellow or orange pot marigolds, then you've grown calendula officinalis. ...
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This article about incorporating foliage plants into the home garden has a dead-on point to make abo...
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Most of us probably have some kind of healing gel or soothing lotion with aloe in it to deal with th...
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This article made me think about all the trips I've taken to the pediatric allergist with my daughte...
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The potato is a vegetable that is widely popular and used in many different ways in society today. W...
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Okay, so the dream of having a water feature on my property dies hard. Maybe a little solar-po...
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The carrot is a widely-cultivated plant that is related to the parsley family, and is indigenous to ...
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As with gardening, it pays to be prepared for a lot of life's common activities. You may remem...
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Onions have been used for thousands of years in many cultures around the world and belong to the lil...
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Around our house, my son is frequently called upon to provide 'tech support'. However, Tech Su...
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Have you ever considered adding a water feature in your garden? If so, you might want to check...
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Turnips are a biennial member of the cabbage family that are usually grown as a cool-crop annual.&nb...
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Have you ever wondered how you can be sure that something you want to buy, like food or clothes or b...
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Sweet potatoes are pretty easy to grow, store well and are chock-full of Vitamins A and C. You...
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Here's a fun article I came across about a whimsical way to add a decorative accent or two to your h...
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Organic herbs are one of the best things that you can plant in your garden. Organic herbs are healt...
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I'm feeling pretty stressed these days, as should be obvious from the number of posts here at Health...
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Thyme is a hardy perennial herb in Zones 5 to 9. The flavor enhances most vegetables, roasted ...
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My daughter is having a birthday this weekend and I wanted to do something special to celebrate the ...
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Sage is a hardy perennial subshrub in
Zones 4 - 9 that is equally at home in a culinary herb garden...
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Radishes are one of the easiest and quickest crops you can grow. These root vegetables have a ...
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Did you know that in some instances medicinal herbs work just as effectively, and frequently have fe...
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Organic herbs are quality products. They are grown organically to optimize your health by prod...
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Rosemary is a tender perennial herb in Zones 8 to 10; elsewhere, it's grown as an annual. Rose...
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I can't issue enough warnings about this awful illness that afflicts millions of Americans, most esp...
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Onions can be traced back as far as prehistoric times. It is believed that Ancient Egypt actually cu...
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The beauty of organic gardening is its simplicity. However, let’s not forget about all of the benefi...
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The parsnip is a biennial root crop grown as an annual. Their sweet, nutty taste is good in so...
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Let me direct your attention to this article at My Plant Luv about the basics of caring for your hom...
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Oregano is a perennial herb that can be grown from Zones 5 to 10. There are many different cul...
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Eggplant is a warm-season annual; a member of the same family which includes tomatoes, peppers, and ...
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This article from I Can Do It All has some very timely and practical information for homeowners tryi...
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Mint is a perennial herb that can be grown in Zones 5 - 9. It'll run rampant if you let it, so...
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Don't you just love a piping-hot homemade biscuit with your meals? This article at Today's Bak...
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This versatile relative of the onion has long, thick white stalks with a wonderfully sweet and subtl...
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I love dahlias. They come in such an astoundingly wide array of colors, patterns, shapes and s...
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Organic gardening means using only things found in nature in your garden. In this type of garden y...
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Happy Father's Day, all you dads out there. Hope you were surrounded by family, good food and ...
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Heirloom vegetables are generally thought to be grown from seeds that have been saved by the gardene...
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Organic herbs play a vital role in our lives. They are the tools for natural living. Organic herbs...
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If you make your own pickles, then you
should grow your own dill as well. Both the seeds and ...
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Gardening Hobbies has a good article on the best garden soil and how to make sure your home garden h...
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Heirloom vegetables are a rapidly growing segment of the gardening industry. While many large...
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As I'm going through my basement and decluttering, I've been thinking a lot about charity lately.&nb...
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To start with, carrots do well in well aerated soil that is able to drain to maintain fairly consist...
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Simply put, organic gardening is a pesticide- and chemical-free form of gardening. Really, it...
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Those of you who live in warmer climes than me may find this article about growing your own orange t...
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Here's a timely reminder from I Go Bird Watching not to forget your feathered friends just because t...
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Solarization is the safest and most effective means of providing a long-term solution to a pronounce...
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I've engaged in creative writing for as far back as I can remember. Not to brag or anything - ...
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Cucumbers are one of the oldest cultivated crops. Used mostly in salads for a cool crunch, the...
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Ever have one of those stressful days when you feel like you're just about to lose it? Between...
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Carrots are such a versatile vegetable. You can eat them raw, cooked, added to soups, roasts, ...
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If you need to make every penny count when you're shopping, like so many of us do these days, then h...
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I've lived in the same house for nearly a quarter-century, busy matriarch of a two-income family of ...
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After spending hours hunched over your spring garden and spending all your hard earned money on new ...
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Basil is relatively easy to grow. It requires a sunny spot in well-drained soil with lots of o...
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Here's some good advice from Spiritual Healing Tips. Don't let the name mislead you; while the...
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Heirloom vegetables, the open-pollinated varieties that have been around for ages, are great additio...
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Here's a ridiculously simple recipe I just came across at Real Simple by Candy Gianetti in the May '...
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I couldn't agree more with this article at The All Day Shopper. I buy most of my makeup online...
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This article on making fitness a part of your everyday routine makes a lot of sense to me. My ...
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Asparagus is a perennial that grows in Zones 2 - 9, virtually anywhere in the US except Florida and ...
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I sure wish I'd read this article at Dog Training Recipes before getting my shih tzu. Not that...
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Gardening is making a come back. It is
felt that soon a resurgence like what was back in the 50’s w...
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The good folks behind My Plant Luv have done it again with this concise, informative article on choo...
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Man, do I love my computer! It's invaluable in helping me to find articles like this one at Pr...
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Ah, summertime...when the livin' is easy and outdoor cooking can't be beat. Now's the time to ...
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Does this ever describe me! Not to mention plenty of other people I know in these tough econom...
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Uhm...yeah. I can so relate to this article at Baby Boomer Now. To quote Janis Jopl...
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Tomatoes in your garden are probably one of the most popular vegetables grown. They are used in so m...
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Who doesn't love the earliest flowers of spring? My hyacinths and darling little scillas are a...
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Well, now, here's another aspect of gardening that hadn't occurred to me...butterfly farming! ...
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Too much bending and pulling up resistant weeds and spent self-sowing biennials to make sufficient r...
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You can either buy a commercial potting mix, which can get pretty expensive, or mix your own. ...
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Oops! I guess my suburban-garden prejudices are showing, because this is something that hadn't...
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Being a big fan of Michigan, having lived here all my life, I was tickled to find this article encou...
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Organic gardening is becoming more popular with gardeners as we see all the effects synthetic chemic...
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For crops that don't store well for more than a few days, freezing, canning and drying are your best...
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If you want to add flavor to your favorite dishes then organic herbs are the best choice. Some of t...
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Carrots come in different varieties for all likings. There are small carrots for small children, so ...
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Onions belong to the lily family. An onion is an underground bulb that gives a working kitchen that...
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