“Hey, Mom – look, they have a salad that has edible flowers! Can I order it?” My 9 year old daughter and I were about

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What could be better than growing leafy green vegetables in pots on your patio or balcony?  Once you begin growing leafy green vegetables in pots

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We all love tomatoes – fresh, ripe and juicy. Growing tomatoes in pots or containers on your patio or balcony is not difficult, but it

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A container kitchen garden should always include culinary herbs, the ones you use most often in cooking. By growing them yourself, you will add freshness

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A container garden is one of the best ways for people with limited space to grow a kitchen garden filled with fresh fruit, vegetables and

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If you hate settling for supermarket tomatoes with their inferior taste and quality, it’s time to start growing your own. With a bit of ingenuity

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How to Understand Seed Catalog Terminology The seed catalogs have arrived in the mailbox, giving us a glimpse of spring to come. As gardeners, these

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Are you growing carrots in your garden? Carrots are the perfect snack – crunchy, nutritious, low in calories and sweet tasting. They are easy to

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Sweet juicy strawberries, available in supermarkets and your local farmers’ market, are a sure sign that the spring growing season has arrived. But why not

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Hostas (or Plantain Lilies) are a beautiful and very diverse group of hardy perennials that are perfect for shady areas. There are about 40 species

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Be Diligent with your Weeding Strategies  Here on the wet west coast, weeds don’t take much of a break for winter. We gardeners need some

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What’s the weather forecast? That is serious information for gardeners who are worried that their gardens may not be resistant to dry hot conditions. Extra-hot,

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We gardeners are always searching for ways to make gardening easier. Gardening is enjoyable, rewarding, relaxing… and hard work There is always something to do

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This week I’ve had fun exploring articles on the web, and I’ve gathered together some crafty ideas and smart tips for gardeners to share with you. Seed

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Are you using intensive vegetable gardening methods to grow and harvest the most possible produce in your available space? Perhaps you have a very small

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You’ve likely been counting the days until you can get out in the cool but pleasant sunshine after a winter away from your gardening. Spring

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The Balcony Garden Recently we moved to a condo, and boy, do I miss my extensive gardens. One of the first things we did was

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Have you been thinking about choosing a greenhouse to extend your growing season? You’ve been growing some of your own vegetables for a while, enjoying

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The Pleasures of a Winter Garden We have our first snowfall here at the west coast – perhaps the only one this winter – and

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Why Grow Microgreens? In the gray cold days of winter you can still enjoy fresh organic greens by growing microgreens. These little powerhouses can be

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Did you know bird watching is the second most popular pastime in North America, second only to gardening? I can enjoy watching the birds flitting

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Jazz up your garden with oriental poppies In my morning and evening walks, I’ve noticed multitudes of oriental poppies adding vivid splashes of color to

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Here are three simple ways to create your own fertile and rich soil-enriching compost. Fall is a great time to get your compost up and

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Are you ready to boost the nutritional content of the foods you grow in your garden and have a healthier food supply for your family?

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Most gardeners – and cooks – are familiar with the common culinary herbs like basil, oregano, thyme, marjoram, rosemary, cilantro,  dill, and parsley, but may

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What are Day Lilies? If you’re looking for a drought resistant, long lived, hardy  and easy to care for perennial to solve some of your

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Have you got a handle on weed control in all your gardens? There’s an old gardener’s saying, “One year’s weed, 7 years seeds.” If you

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Gardening’s Not All Work! One of the most rewarding pursuits as a gardener is starting your own plants from seeds. The potential for beauty, fruitfulness

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Growing some of your own vegetables is a great way to save money and have a more healthy diet. You will be able to avoid

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There are times when any gardener needs a quick growing groundcover for fast covering of bare soil. Perhaps you have just started a new perennial

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Composting Myths Exposed! Composting is a natural and simple process. So why isn’t everyone composting? Probably because they have read some of the composting myths

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Want to grow some of your own vegetables, but don’t have much space? Not everyone has a yard with room for a garden, so we’ve

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Sure, you can enjoy fresh herbs from your garden or outdoor containers all summer long, but what about those dull cold winter months? Growing herbs

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Greenhouses do not have to be large and spacious to be useful. The big ones are great if you are a commercial grower, or live

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Recently we moved to a condo, and boy, do I miss my extensive gardens! One of the first things we did was head on over

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Have you always wanted to grow more — more flowers, more veggies, or more herbs? But you aren’t sure how you can, with the limited space you

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  Did you know you could have a powerful medicinal chest right in your back yard? Herbs have been used for centuries to relieve, soothe

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  You can almost taste them already — juicy ripe organic tomatoes, fresh, ripe and warm from the sun. This is the year you’ve promised yourself to

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Oh no! You forgot to water again this morning! The pots of parsley and basil are wilting! The chives, so green and tall yesterday, are

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I hear you. You hate your barren balcony. A couple of dusty plastic chairs faded by the sun and a wonky-legged table are all it

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