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A Guide to Different Colored Carrots
Add to Favorites A large culinary family includes cumin, dill, fennel, parsnips, parsley, cilantro and different colored carrots. Though carrots are primarily eaten for the roots, it wasn’t always this …
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Extend the Growing Season with Cold Frame Gardening
Add to Favorites By Sue Robishaw – Whether we blame it on El Niño or the gods, chaotic weather is too often a part of the gardener’s life. While this …
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Cucurbita Moschata: Growing Butternut Squash from Seed
Add to Favorites Growing butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata) from seed, which is categorized as a winter squash, is similar to that of pumpkins, cantaloupe, and cucumbers who all reside in …
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How to Grow Potatoes
Those who have never tasted a freshly dug potato haven’t experienced true potato flavor. This article is a tutorial for how to grow potatoes and enjoy their delicious taste and versatility.
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Growing Strawberries Organically
Add to Favorites By Tim King – I am a strawberry enthusiast. In fact, strawberries are my favorite crop. The fruit is stunningly beautiful. It’s more than delicious. At their …
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Pumpkins and Winter Squash Varieties
People who are new to growing pumpkins often don’t realize how many varieties are available.
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Staghorn Sumac: The Wild Lemonade Berry
Add to Favorites By Sam Thayer – Sumac is a common, well-known and easily recognized feature of the rural North American landscape. Staghorn sumac trees with thick twigs and an almost …
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Growing Sweet Potatoes in Cold Climates
Add to Favorites America’s favorite candied root vegetable has an ancient history of warding off famine. Sweet potatoes were domesticated in South America over 5,000 years ago but other civilizations …
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What’s The Big Deal About Heirloom Tomatoes?
Add to Favorites Each year, I see the sales ads: Heirloom tomatoes on sale, only $2.99/lb. Customers flock to them. The pictures show huge, lumpy, full-color tomatoes instead of the …
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A Guide to How to Grow Gourds
Add to Favorites Why grow gourds? The short answer is: Because they are easy and a good friend gave me a single gourd plant which has not reached the true …
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How to Keep a Pumpkin From Rotting so it Lasts All Season
Pumpkins were a living thing before they came to your doorstep, so, unfortunately, they do have a shelf-life.
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Go Green with Sedum Roofs
Add to Favorites Having a sedum roof or other live plants growing purposefully on your barn, coop or dwelling has many advantages. In addition to being aesthetic, these living roofs …
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Homestead Security May Include Estate Fencing
Add to Favorites Estate fencing is on the rise in the off-grid community. You’re using an off-grid power source: solar, wind, hydro, or your own generator. You’ve removed yourself from …
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Is an Aquaponics System Right for You?
Add to Favorites Joe Cadieux – I personally believe that this aquaponics system can save the world. No, really. Being able to produce multiple vegetable crops and high-quality protein in close …
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Water like the Ancients did … It Works!
There is an easy and ‘new’ way of watering that is more than 2,000 years old … clay pot irrigation!
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