Archive for the ‘Vegetable Gardening’ Category

Delectable Cabbage Creations

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Cabbage is an incredible green, leafy plant, which is popularly used for coleslaw and in Polish dishes. For women especially, Brassica family vegetables can help reduce the risk of breast cancer. In addition, green cabbage is an excellent source of vitamins K, C, B6 and A, and it also contains ...

Gardening Challenge: Try Growing Celeriac

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 ...

How to Save Your Own Vegetable Seeds

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 ...

Why Should You Save Your Own Seeds?

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 ...

The Lazy Tomato Preserving Technique

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 ...

Animal Invasion: Humane Ways to Protect Your Garden

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, ...

The Organic Way: An E. Coli Prevention?

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 ...

Save Money Container Gardening with Recycled and Improvised Pots

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Container gardening is a great option for renters, condo dwellers, and other folks who don't have the space to dig up big chunks of the yard to lay a vegetable garden. Pots can be pretty darned pricey, though, especially the big ones that you need for growing dwarf fruit ...

Conventional Farming Versus Organic Farming

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Starting a vegetable garden is a cost effective way to provide fresh produce for your family. However, do you know which gardening method you’re going to be using? Although conventional farming is still being practiced, organic farming is less harmful on the environment and your well-being. Read more to find ...

What Is Hydroponic Gardening?

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Hydroponic can be broken down into two Greek words, “hydro” and “ponic,” which translate to water and labor, respectively. The art of growing plants started thousands of years ago, and in the 1950s it scientists began experimenting with this type of gardening. Several countries have had success with hydroponic gardening, ...