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Growing Food Guide

book reviews, garden, shopping

Book Review: A Beginner's Guide to Growing Food

No Comments 21 April 2009

I thoroughly enjoyed Jean Ann Van Krevelen‘s new book Growing Food: A Guide for Beginners.  You don’t have to be a horticulture specialist to figure about what this book is about, the title says it all.  After the super detailed content section, which makes for easy reference later on, she starts off the book with [...]

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Creating and Maintaining Herb Container Gardens is Easy Peasy

garden, garden tips, projects

Creating and Maintaining Herb Container Gardens is Easy Peasy

No Comments 09 February 2009

What’s exciting about table top herb gardens is that they’re so EASY.  Keep them near the kitchen in a windowsill or outdoor patio for convenient snipping while whipping up your favorite culinary dishes.  Not only are they easy to put together but they are easy to maintain.  Just be mindful similar light, water and feeding [...]

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composting, garden, garden tips

Got Rot? Speed Up Your Compost Pile

No Comments 24 September 2008

Composting is as old as the earth.  There are billions of fun microbes and fungi flitting about making soil amendments in nature.  Just take a look under any log.  But what about bringing this benefit to your backyard?   Luckily composting is one of the easiest skills to posses.  However, learning how to compost can be [...]

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