Grow A Rainbow Kitchen Garden!

by Merry on March 6, 2012


  When you eat from the rainbow of colors in the vegetable kingdom, you are really diversifying your vitamin and mineral intake, and  you will introduce more antioxidants into your diet.  And you will have beautiful vegetables on your plate, as well. One of my favorite seed sellers is Renee Shepherd of Renee’s Garden. I [...]

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Soil PH And Its Effect On Your Garden

by Merry on March 5, 2012


Soil pH-As you may have observed from your gardening experiences plants can be fussy things. The right location, amount of sunlight and 101 other factors influence your plant’s growing ability. One factor which is very beneficial in understanding before putting that new plant into the earth is soil pH. What is Soil pH? Let’s get [...]

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10 DIY Tips for around the Garden


Many items that are normally thrown can be of great use to the garden enthusiast. Here are ten ideas that won’t cost you anything. 1.    Start a compost pile. It will save you on fertilizer costs when planting time is near, it will make you feel better if you didn’t get to the collard greens [...]

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Picking the Ideal Garden Location


Garden location is the next factor you need to decide on when planning a vegetable garden. Ideal garden location is usually decided by several factors: How you will water it and how much sun it needs. Some of these questions can be very important in deciding whether your garden lives or dies, so don’t take [...]

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Parsley: A Cook’s Best Friend


Parsley is a  cook’s best friend Italian Parsley, Flat-Leaf Parsley, Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum, commonly known as parsley, is used in myriad ways in the kitchen.  Often discarded by diners as ‘just a garnish,’ parsley has many valuable nutrients including bet-carotene, calcium, iron, and Vitamins A and C in easily assimilated form.  Parsley has a [...]

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Creating Fertile, Healthy Soil


Have you ever looked at the soil in your garden and considered it as anything more than soil? If not you should because there is a lot more there than meets the eye. It performs many functions that you may not be aware of and having good quality soil in your garden is essential for [...]

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