Home Garden
Home Garden
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Why Container Gardening Is a Great Way to Grow Plants
Container gardening has so many benefits, it’s hard to believe more people aren’t doing it. Although it has become more popular over the past couple of decades, it still isn’t as popular as many other methods. One of the biggest benefits of growing your plants…
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Is Organic Food Better for You?
Organic food has come from sitting on shelves of only selective stores to the point where it is now available at most supermarkets. Is this because of the genuine benefits of organic produce, or because of the savvy marketing of organic food growers and distributors?…
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Ten Great Vegetables for Your Home Vegetable Garden
Thinking about what to plant in your home vegetable garden? In my little corner of Canada we are getting close to planting season for most home garden vegetables. Here are a few suggestions to get your mouth watering for the garden fresh harvest that just…
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Choosing the Right Type of Gardening for You
If you are just thinking about getting into gardening you have a lot of options. Choosing the right type of gardening for you and your needs can make all the difference. Obviously, if you don’t have a yard, you are limited to container gardening. But…
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Using Edible Perennials for Landscaping
Planting edible perennials as part of your landscape is a great idea, because it enables you to make maximum use of your space. Instead of damaging your landscaping by tearing up your lawn to plant a traditional garden, you can simply work your food plants…
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Building a Raised Bed Garden
Raised bed gardening is a way of growing plants inside beds that are raised up above the normal level of the soil in the garden. They’re typically housed inside a wooden frame, generally rectangular. The soil may be mixed in with tilled soil underneath, or…
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Winter Hump Day February 4
I did the math. According to my calculations, winter is now half gone! Winter Hump Day was officially February 4. We are now halfway through winter and halfway to spring. Don’t misunderstand, I do love the winter here in Canada! But this year’s winter has…