Home gardeners who have ever watched their precious vegetables succumb to disease know well that the results are devastating and heartbreaking. One very helpful preventative measure is through the use of disease resistant seeds. Many seed companies, including Burpee, Harris, … [Read more...]
Beginning Gardener’s Vegetable Seed Starting and Planting Chart
When it comes to gardening, timing is everything. It's important to know when to plant your seeds so that they can be set out into the garden at the optimum time for harvest later on. Plant too soon and young seedlings can be killed by a sudden frost. Plant too late and the plant … [Read more...]
Backyard Fruits and Berries
It requires less space than most people think to grow fruit in your own back yard. Or even front yard, for that matter. Most fruit-bearing plants and trees are also decorative and look good as part of a landscape. If you're trying to homestead or become self-sufficient in … [Read more...]
Types of Vegetable and Fruit Diets
A recent article in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition stated: "Epidemiologic data support the association between high intake of vegetables and fruits and low risk of chronic disease. There are several biologically plausible reasons why consumption of vegetables and … [Read more...]
Slug and Snail Pest Control
In many parts of the country, slugs and snails are the springtime bane of the gardener's existence. There are few things worse than waking up in the morning to go check on your garden only to find slimy, glittering trails that lead to devastated plants. Slugs and snails leave … [Read more...]
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