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Dealing with cracks in the soil
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Most garden plants like to grow in rich soil full of organic materials. That’s why we gardeners buy sowing compost and start our seeds in almost perfect conditions. We transplant our plants into our clay-rich gardens pamper the plants and…
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Zucchinis: eating the whole plant
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Zucchinis are usually grown for their delicious fruits, but is the fruit the only edible thing? Or can we eat the whole plant? Zucchinis(courgettes) are a part of almost every vegetable garden. This wonderful summer squash is fairly easy to…
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Growing leafy brassicas in reused plastic juice bottles- is it worth it?
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Most of us grow brassicas the old fashion way. We grow seedlings and transplant them into the garden. We keep them watered and wait for them to grow heads. But what when they refuse to grow one? Is the problem…
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Seed stratification
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Winter is the time when most of the plants in the Northern hemisphere are dormant. The plants stop growing, some lose foliage, and others disappear completely. The seeds that were dropped during the summer, are also dormant, and once the…
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Don’t water the beans
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Beans are one of the vegetables that are highly stressed during the summer heat. They like warmth and they are very frost sensitive, but when temperatures are too high, the beans will react with the lack of pods. This year…