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kale recipe

5 Delicious Reasons Why You Should Grow Kale

One of the veggies that I really love to eat is kale. It is very versatile, high in Vitamin K, vitamin C, beta carotene,...
canning fruit and vegetables

Can, Freeze, Dry: Preserve the Harvest from Your Garden

After working hard to fertilize and grow such a productive garden, it would be a tragedy to allow any of the harvest to rot...
butternut squash recipe

Great Butternut Squash Recipes To Warm You Up

There is so much you can do with butternut squash and the dishes are quite delicious. From soups to entrées to desserts, the recipes...

Big Box Store Fertilizers vs. Specialty Brands – Which is Best for Your Lawn

Keeping our gardens healthy and fertilized has become big business these days. There will always be the compost and manure users and those things...
flowers that grow in the shade

Five Flowers That Thrive in Shady Conditions

Normally when people think of gardens, they automatically picture lots of  sunshine. While yes, many plants require direct contact with the sun to live,...
GROWING FRUIT TREES IN YOUR YARD

Growing Fruit Tress in Your Yard

If you love fruit and purchase it often, you may be interested to learn that commercially grown fruit you get from your local grocery...
efficient water use

3 Tips for Efficient Water Use

When you're gardening, it is very easy to make the mistake of using too much water and completely wasting it in the process. However, since...
Five Artichoke Health Benefits

Five Health Benefits of Artichokes

Whether you steam or braise your artichokes, this vegetable is extremely healthy for you. That's because it contains a whole variety of health benefits that...
first garden

How to Plant Your First Garden

Gardening is without a doubt one of the best activities you can participate in. That's because it's not only good for the body, but the...

Great Fresh Tomato Recipes You’ll Love!

I love tomatoes and how they smell fresh off the vine. We would always keep tomatoes around to add to any dish that needed...
garden tools

Must-Have Gardening Tools

Gardening is a terrific hobby, as it not only brings the enjoyment and satisfaction of experiencing the growth of the flowers and vegetables you...
bambo

Three Ways to Control the Spread of Bamboo

Bamboo has a way of making any garden look beautiful. However, at the same time, bamboo has a way of completely spreading out and...
applying herbicides

Five Steps to Applying Herbicide Safely

Any gardener can tell you just how annoying and frustrating it is to control weeds. That's why so many of us turn to herbicides...
lentils

Six Health Benefits of Lentils

Whether you eat lentils in your salads, pastas or even as a spread on crackers, this legume offers a slew of health benefits to...
poison ivy

How to Get Rid of Poison Ivy in Three Steps

Plain and simple, poison ivy is a gardener's worst nightmare. That's because the resin in their oil is actually toxic, meaning it can cause everything...
dahlia bulb

How to Store Dahlia Bulbs

For those who don't know what a dahlia is, it is a flowering plant that derives from a tuberous bulb. While gardeners tend to love...
preserving tomatoes

Five Steps to Preserving Tomatoes

If you grow tomatoes every summer, you know that by the end of it you tend to end up with an overabundance of fruit....
cauliflower health benefits

Five Health Benefits of Cauliflower

One of our favorite vegetables to eat throughout this time of the year is cauliflower.  After all, you can eat this vegetable raw...
plums

Six Health Benefits of Plums

When summer rolls around, who doesn't love to eat plums? While they're extremely tasty and juicy, plums are also packed with so many nutrients...

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