Archive for the ‘Food Gardening’ Category

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  How to harvest lavender for bouquets, culinary uses, and DIY projects

  by Tara Nolan

  My love for lavender stems back to a trip to Provence before my last year of university. I have a postcard of the lavender fields...

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  Tomato plant suckers: When and how to prune tomato plants

  by Niki Jabbour

  It’s a question I’m asked all the time, “Should I remove tomato plant suckers?” The answer: “It depends!” There...

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  Herbs that grow in shade: 10 delicious choices

  by Jessica Walliser

  Plenty of gardeners consider shade to be more of a curse than a blessing, especially when it comes to growing vegetables and...

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  Alpine strawberries: How to grow this delicious little fruit from seed or transplants

  by Jessica Walliser

  If I had to pick a favorite backyard fruit, I’d pick the strawberry. But not just any strawberry, mind you. I’d pick...

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  Growing spaghetti squash from seed to harvest

  by Jessica Walliser

  Spaghetti squash is one of my favorite types of winter squash. It makes a great pasta substitute if you’re trying to eat...

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  Transplanting raspberries to grow more fruit or to share with others

  by Tara Nolan

  I’ve always wanted a raspberry patch, I just hadn’t gotten around to it yet. Picking sun-warmed raspberries, fresh off the...