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A good pesto begins with fresh organic basil. You don’t need a green thumb to grow your own basil, it’s easy! Basil is an annul herb that can be planted in organic vegetable gardens, containers, or hanging baskets. It needs well-drained, rich soil and does best in sunny locations. Soil that has been mixed with organic compost [...]
Attention gardeners! Perform this simple ball chop exercise to strengthen the core muscles, lower body, and shoulder girdle stabilizers. Strengthening these muscles will help gardeners avoid next day soreness and protect the low back. Complete 3 sets of 8 repetitions on each side.
I’m starting to harvest from the kitchen garden every day! I recently prepared a wonderful dinner starring cucumber salad.
Ingredients 1 large cucumber 1 red onion 1 Tbsp fresh dill 3/4 c distilled white vinegar 1/2 c filtered water 1/2 c organic sugar Organic sea salt and pepper Directions I know that cucumber skin contains curcurbatacin which can cause digestion challenges for some people, so I [...] It just wouldn’t be summer without pasta salad. Can’t wait to pick some of the ingredients straight from the garden.
Waaaah Hooo! We have cucumbers…. ….and tomatoes! Now if I can just keep the critters and insects from enjoying the salad before I can. The cold, hard truth? Vegetable gardening isn’t simple and glamorous…it’s a constant learning curve. As the reality gardener, I’m here to share both my triumps and pains.
My cukes, zukes, and squash starting showing signs of trouble. The leaves had white spots and the plants seemed to be struggling. I researched the problem and decided [...] Attention gardeners…give your back a break and watch this quick video demonstrating the proper lifting technique.
I must confess…I have become obsessed with companion planting! I recently invested quite a bit of time researching the appropriate layout for the plants that are growing in my kitchen garden, and have subsequently moved some plants and added plants to my original layout.
Here is my updated Plangarden layout:
Changes include: Strawberries have been omitted (couldn’t find [...] I love this cookie cutter set! Using the doe from my organic sugar cookie recipe, I cut out eight petals, one bumble bee, and one flower. I baked the petals and bumble bee separate because I knew the smaller cookies would bake much faster than the large flower.
I frosted each cookie and let them dry, [...] Check out Stacy’s top three health benefits of gardening
The excitement of move-in day…fresh soil, room to grow, and TLC!
I had a grand time shopping for all of my organic edibles at Marvin’s Organic Gardens. So far I’ve planted: Asparagus crown I planted everything according to the Plangarden layout that I prepared. I still need to find [...] |
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