Posts by Month: July, 2009
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Eco-friendly gardening is using friendly products that will not harm your food or your soil. It can...
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If you want to increase your plant stock for as inexpensively as possible, this article has a good o...
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When it comes to gardening, more and more people are wanting to know where they can buy organic item...
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I do love to see the word on organic gardening spreading, as in this article from My Kind of Garden....
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My never-ending quest to find new recipes for diabetics has turned up this recipe for a terrific-sou...
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Not all bugs are bad. You don't need to automatically pick up the insecticide when you see som...
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Mentha piperita
Peppermint is a naturally-occurring perennial hybrid of water mint and spea...
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This totally wasn't what I was expecting when I found this article. Predictably, I thought it ...
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The bright orange taproot vegetable known as the carrot is a human favorite, whether eaten raw or co...
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I've made a lot of home improvements in the last couple of years. Now the only improvements I ...
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Heirloom vegetables, as the name implies, are plants that were cultivated in early periods of histor...
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As suggested by this article at Picturesque Garden, building a drain field under any garden bed that...
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Onions come in many different varieties and are found in just about every culture around the world. ...
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My daughter always makes the distinction that she's a vegetarian, not a vegan. Thank Heavens.....
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Take one down and pass it around...
I find it a little hard to believe that this is already the 300...
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Laying down sod can be the quickest way to create a perfect lawn. This article gives clear, si...
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The best tip in this article can be summed up as 'do your homework first'. When designing a ne...
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I prefer to manage minor health issues without automatically resorting to pharmaceutical measures, s...
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Onions are used in various dishes and recipes around the world, but did you know that they are one o...
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Most of today’s vegetable gardeners tend to use hybrid seeds and transplants to produce their crops....
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Ferns make a lovely, low-maintenance indoor plant. They thrive in typical indoor low light lev...
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Everyone knows that organic gardening is the best way to go. It is the best for our environment, be...
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I can't honestly say that I'm thinking of adding a hibiscus in my garden, but I surely loved the des...
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Unlike years ago, when most families had homes on acreage for farming and city homes had nice-sized ...
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Organic herbs have been around for centuries. Used mostly for medicinal purposes in earlier times, t...
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As any good gardener or real estate agent worth their salt knows, the secret to success is location,...
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Heirloom vegetables are open-pollinated or self-pollinating, unlike hybrids that are hand pollinated...
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Here's a great article on using peppermint oil medicinally that fits in nicely with my Healing Herbs...
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Melissa officinalis
Lemon balm is a highly-aromatic citrus-scented perennial herb related t...
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Anyone who's done any significant amount of gardening knows that it can be an excellent way to stay ...
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Imagine that spring is here and you have your garden all planned out. You are preparing the soil and...
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I can't tell you how many of the steps mentioned in this article I've taken in recent years to creat...
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Lavandula officinalis; L. angustifolia
Lavender could well be called the scent of European kings an...
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I want to add some yellow flowers to the front of my flower border to make the blues and purples of ...
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Alchemilla vulgaris
The perennial herb lady's mantle has been in medicinal use since the 17...
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The lilies in my garden are almost all in bloom right now, which inspired me to find this article ab...
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How do you become an eco-gardener? Well, a couple of good books on the subject will help. One of the...
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Roses are a part of so many gardens, despite the challenges they can represent. I've got a hal...
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This biennial root vegetable comes in several colors and sizes. Originally from Europe and Southeast...
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I know there are some people who don't consider hardscaping to be a part of gardening. 'It's j...
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Zingiber officinaleGinger has been used medicinally by humans for about 5000 years. It's consi...
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The dogs in the backyard probably don't help, but I've taken some of the advice from this article ab...
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Allium sativumGarlic is much more than just a great culinary herb. It's also one of the health...
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So we've already established what a sci-fi geek I am, right? Stargate SG-1 is one of the few s...
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My shih tzu Zoe is my little shadow. She follows me everywhere and insists on sleeping in my r...
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Chrysanthemum parthenium; Tanacetum partheniumTraditionally, feverfew has been used to treat ...
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I just love the name of this website - A Harried Life - because it so describes my life sometimes, a...
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The definition of "onion" - it is a term used to describe many plants in the genus Alium. It refers ...
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This article caught my eye because, well, isn't the whole point of organic gardening to add fresh, w...
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Organic herbs are those herbs which are grown without any man-made chemicals. They are grown in an o...
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Heirloom vegetables are varieties that have been grown since early in human history. These particul...
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Gardening can be lots of fun. Planting the seeds and seeing them germinate and grow can be a very e...
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Unless you've been living under a rock somewhere for the past couple of years, then you've heard at ...
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Capsicum annuum; C. frutescensPeppers are perennials that are grown as annuals. As a nutrition...
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This article about curcumin fits right in with my series on Healing Herbs, so I wanted to share it w...
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Achillea millefoliumYarrow is a common perennial herb that grows wild along roadsides and in old fie...
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I don't pay nearly enough attention to my foundation planting as I should. That point was driv...
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Taraxacum officinaleWith its little tufted seeds that can remain viable for up to six years, this ch...
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Mulch isn't just for vegetable gardens, as this article testifies. Any kind of garden will ben...
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Well, if this article about the power of herbs to heal doesn't sync up with the Healing Herbs series...
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Organic gardening is as much what you do as what you don’t do. Organic gardeners do not use chemica...
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Most of us have shady spots in our garden. I've got three large areas that challenge me with d...
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Hypericum perforatumSt.-John's-wort is a perennial herb best known for its use as a mild antidepress...
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Here is some very excellent advice for the proper care and maintenance of your gardening tools from ...
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Have you decided to have an herb garden this year? It has been proven that plants grown organically...
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There have been times in my life when I've been struggling with heartache or stress or events beyond...
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Cinnamomum zeyanicumYou've probably already got this healing herb in your cupboard - cinnamon. ...
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Did you know that nutritionists claim some muscle cramps can be relieved by eating high-potassium fo...
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Heirloom vegetables come into being when the seeds are saved from the plants, laid out to dry a bit ...
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As the consuming public becomes more aware of the rampant use of pesticides, genetic modification te...
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Now that summer is here, I'd like to urge everyone who plans on spending time in or near the water t...
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Organic gardening doesn’t use synthetic fertilizer, or pesticides. The organic gardener tries to wo...
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You've all heard the real-estate term 'curb appeal'. It's true, as this article states, t...
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Are tomatoes considered a fruit or vegetable? While most people eat their tomatoes as vege...
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In some cases, self-diagnosing a minor problem such as sleeplessness or an upset stomach and treatin...
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Yes, I still have ponds on my mind. It's that time of the summer, when all the really hard wor...
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Sometimes you need something a little stronger, or more convenient to use when dealing with health c...
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I do this a lot, actually. At night, as I'm winding down from the day in bed; sometimes when I...
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A decoction is a water-based extraction method to release the medicinal qualities in the tougher par...
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According to this article, seedless green grapes have natural alpha-hydroxyl fruit acids in them, wh...
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Potatoes are one of the most versatile vegetables on the market. Did you know that potatoes are the...
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Part of the reason I garden is to have wholesome, nutritious vegetables and fruits for a fraction of...
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