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5 Variations on a String Trellis for Tomatoes
A string trellis is a simple, effective way to support a growing tomato plant. Here are 5 options to consider including in your garden.
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garden fundamentals
5 Variations on a String Trellis for Tomatoes
A string trellis is a simple, effective way to support a growing tomato plant. Here are 5 options to consider including in your garden.
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garden fundamentals
Garden Mistakes -- and What I've Learned From Them
Some say the best lessons are taught by our failures -- and when it comes to gardening, I would have to agree. Season to season, I not only learn from the mistakes I make in my garden, but also share this knowledge with my three daughters so they won’t have to repeat them when they get old enough to start growing their own.
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diy garden projects
Repurposing for the Garden
In my house, we don’t throw away anything we can either recycle or reuse – and this has led to our repurposing many items for use in our vegetable garden.
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The Perfect Planting Pair: Tomatoes & Basil
Well folks, it’s that time of year again: spring! Sure, some of you may have been gardening for most of your lives and have it figured out. But for the vast majority of us, every season is an adventure in learning about growing food.
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recipes
My Best Basil Pesto Sandwich Ever
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Garden Lessons From My Parents
Friday is my 4-year-old daughter Thalia’s favorite time of the week, hands-down.
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Homemade Garden Salsa
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Spiced Pumpkin Butter
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An Eggplant Recipe You'll Love (Even If You Think You Hate Eggplant)
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It's Fried Green Tomatoes Time!
diy garden projects
Building Our Own Compost Bin
I grew up in a family of composters. For as long as I can remember, my mom has tossed eggshells, coffee grounds and filters, fruit peels, and other organic matter into a small white bag kept in the cabinet under the kitchen sink.
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Decorating Cupcakes with Edible Flowers
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Mom's Stuffed Peppers
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How to Get a Kid to Eat Lettuce
While it’s been a cool, slow growing season so far, our buttercrunch lettuce, planted back in late March, looked ready for picking this week.
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garden fundamentals
Why Victory Gardens Still Matter
I am a life-long gardener. Growing up in rural Oregon, I was taught by my parents to grow, can, and cook food – all good old skills that seem to be so rare these days. But they weren’t rare during World War II, when growing food became a matter of national security.
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recipes
How to Make Cherry Tomato Ladybugs
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My Favorite Gardening Books for Kids
A few mornings ago, we woke up to see an unwelcome surprise outside the window. “Is that snow?” Thalia asked me. “Why is it snowing if it’s spring?” Oh, to see a child’s blossoming ability for logic confounded by the irrationalities of the natural world!
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