Archive for May, 2010
Monday, May 31st, 2010
Do you have any idea what celeriac is? Well, it’s a root crop and member of the celery family. Some gardeners refer to it as “knob celery,” but it’s a less common vegetable found in gardens. Because celeriac has a long growing season, many gardeners avoid this vegetable. However, if ...
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Friday, May 28th, 2010
Backyard patios can enhance your backyard and really make it shine. If you have extra wood beams or know of where you can get surplus wood for a cheap price, building a homemade patio is a fairly simple project that can be done in a day. Below are step-by-step instructions ...
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
When you hear the word “permaculture,” what comes to mind? If you have no idea what it means, it’s really just another word used to describe sustainable living. However, permaculture is more of the methodology for how homes, communities and cities can recognize and take into account the relationship between ...
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
Sure, you can go buy seeds to plant in your garden, but it’s really not necessary after you have planted your first garden. If you want to save money and also plant vegetables that have the same genes of the ones that did so well last season, you definitely need ...
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Friday, May 21st, 2010
Do you buy new seeds every year for your vegetable garden? Why do you do that when you can gather the seeds from your existing plants? In order to grow a fruitful harvest, it’s important to grow plants with hardy genes, but you don’t have to purchase seeds from a ...
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Depending on your climate, it might be challenging for you to grow tomatoes all year round. Although it’s possible to do this, you don’t have to toil over your tomatoes to ensure that you have enough for the year. Instead you can just use a lazy yet effective technique to ...
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Monday, May 17th, 2010
You tend to your garden every day to make sure it’s hydrated and flourishing. But then when the time comes for you to harvest your vegetables, the worst thing happens…animals have tasted the fruit of your hard work before you get a chance! Preventing local wildlife such as deer, raccoons, ...
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Friday, May 14th, 2010
When it comes to saving money, it definitely helps to educate yourself on versatile plants. The neem tree (Azadirachta indica) has many uses, but it’s commonly used as an insect spray. If you’re combating bugs in your garden, you might want to consider using neem, which will ward off the ...
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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Remember the two week ban on eating spinach in 2006? It makes you wonder how we can ever be sure an E. coli outbreak won’t happen again. Health officials linked the tainted spinach to nine bags packaged at Natural Selection Foods in San Juan Bautista, but the cause of contamination ...
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Monday, May 10th, 2010
The sun is a powerful source of energy, and you can wrangle it's energizing rays everyday if you have the right tools. Incorporating alternative energy into your home is beneficial for your wallet, and it will enable you to run your home more independently without electricity. So how can you ...
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