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On Best Mosquito Repellent Plants
Numerous commercial mosquitoes and insect repellents contain hazardous chemicals that are toxic to children and pets; avoid them if you can. To help, we…
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Homemade Insecticidal Soap Recipe Choices
Did you know that home gardeners have been utilizing homemade insecticidal soap for an extended period? Historically, fish-oil soap was the prevalent solution for…
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How To Use Plastic Sheeting And Mulch In The Garden
The use of plastic sheeting or mulch in the garden proves to be a useful tool for some garden crops. Many crops do well…
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Coneflower – Echinacea Care and Propagation
Echinacea is an excellent flower to grow in a garden because its brilliant colours stand out against the green surroundings. They make an eye-catching…
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Toxic Plants for Dogs and Cats, and Safe Flowers
It is important to be aware that plants and flowers are toxic to dogs and cats. This list can vary for dogs, cats, horses,…
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Is Cucumber A Fruit Or Vegetable?
Here’s the deal! Did you ever ask yourself this question – “Is cucumber a fruit or a vegetable?” All fruits and veggies are very…
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Going to Seed
Several flowers and vegetables are going to seed. I took the opportunity to carefully collect Sweet Cubanelle pepper seeds. The humidity is oppressive this…
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Cubanelle pepper
Cubanelle pepper, beautiful, sweet, from the species Capsicum annuum, is almost ready to pick. It has gone through some tough times with chipmunks digging in…
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Acid Loving Plants That Like Acidic Soil
If you have acidic soil which is below a pH of 7, but ideally hanging out at around 5.5, you could have great ground…
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Bringing Vegetables Outside
While I am trying to encourage my vegetables to get started, I am still reluctant about bringing vegetables outside. I have succeeded with some,…
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Tomato Seed Leaves
Two tomato seed leaves have appeared and are developing their true leaves. Be sure there are several true leaves before you transplant them. Greetings…
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How I grow tomatoes from seed
When planting tomato seeds, I make sure that they are in contact with the soil. I press them gently to make contact and sprinkle…
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Peperomia Care, Propagation and Varieties
The Peperomia plant is an easy care, versatile and recommended houseplant that that may be used in any room of the house. They are…
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Succession Gardening
What is succession gardening? In the case of vegetable gardening, this is a way to grow plants to increase the yields of your crops…
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Seed Sources in Canada
One of my dear friends found a seed resource and seed sources on Facebook. The woman who compiled this list has a wonderful page…
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Growing Microgreens from Seed
Growing microgreens from seeds does not require a fancy set-up. A disposable plastic food tray will be fine as long as you poke drainage…
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My Collection of Sweet Peppers
I finally got my sweet pepper collection planted: Early Calwonder – a very sturdy fruit that goes from a thick green to deep scarlet…
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Vegan Carrot Spice Cake
The carrots I buy are not all the same size and some are a little twisty, but they taste great. I just finished baking…
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Rooting in Water
I can take a cutting and put it in water where it will root and then I can plant it. It will be interesting…
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Vegetable Soup and Stock
Put lettuce stumps in water to watch them grow. You can do this with almost all of your vegetables. Use them for vegetable soup…
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Bumblebees and Seeds
I never realized how much I did not know about bumblebees. And, this week I started going through the seeds that I collected and…
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Pimentos, Beans and Red Pepper Jelly Recipe
This week’s tour around the garden features Scarlett Runner beans, Pimentos and ends with a favourite Red Pepper Jelly recipe and some health benefits…
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Wasp Removal: Issues and Natural Methods
The need for wasp removal is directly proportional to how often they bother you. Or a wasp nest in a bad spot is “Wasp…
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Do You Have A Fall Gardening Checklist?
A fall gardening checklist is provided below to assist you in completing tasks. Take out your pen or pencil and jot down any ideas…
