By Julie Christensen If you’re lucky enough to live in USDA plant hardiness zones 8 through 11, you should add lemon trees (Citron limon) to your list of landscaping plants. These trees are valued not only for their tart, flavorful fruit, but their shrub-like form and large … [Read more...]
Healthiest Vegetables for Cancer Prevention
Cruciferous Vegetables Cruciferous vegetables, more than any other vegetables, have been shown to have powerful anti-cancer properties. In particular, cruciferous vegetables produce glucosinolates. These sulfurous compounds are what give cruciferous vegetables their bitter … [Read more...]
Common Diseases of Lime Trees
By Julie Christensen With their arresting tart flavor, limes are most often used for their juice, which flavors dishes from key lime pie to margaritas to guacamole. Like all citrus trees, limes are heat-loving plants that only grow outdoors in USDA plant hardiness zones 9 … [Read more...]
Healthy Juices for High Blood Pressure
By Julie Christensen High blood pressure means that your heart has to work harder to pump blood through your body. This increased stress can increase your risk of stroke, heart disease, kidney failure and blindness. Most people will experience high blood pressure at some point … [Read more...]
Introduction to Urban Permaculture
A rising trend in both professional architecture and in human lifestyles is the ideal of permaculture. From agriculture to urban living, the concept has been taking hold and spreading. It's captured the environmental and peace movements and is spreading to others as well. This … [Read more...]
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