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Our gardening concerns are the family and our environment. We hope our website will assist in providing information on feeding families and cutting back waste through recycling and composting.

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Anybody can learn to grow plants. Whatever the size and the shape of your intended location, indoor or outdoor, you do not have to be an expert gardener to enjoy a little corner of paradise.

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With balcony gardening, you will have to think vertical. This means growing plants upward and downward, whilst minding weight restrictions, weather exposure, irrigation, and drainage.

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Feast your eyes on some of the vegetables, fruits, and herbs for your balcony or apartment gardening! Fruit plants in containers will not yield the same quantity as fruit trees in the ground

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Feast your eyes on some of the beautiful flowers, hanging plants, cacti and succulents you can have for your balcony or apartment gardening! Just one click and you get your widget.

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Whenever cooking a favorite meal, make an additional batch for the freezer. When you have unexpected company, or if you do not feel like cooking… you will not be caught unprepared.

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Scrub the yams and boil with the skin until tender. Drain, cool, and slip skins off. Slice thickly and place into a baking dish in a single layer. Mix together the remaining ingredients…

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Put bell peppers, onion, garlic, celery, and okra in crockpot. Add barley, oregano, red pepper flakes, broth, and pureed tomatoes. Add sliced sausages. Cover and cook on low heat for 5 – 6 hours.

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Even simple cooking requires measurements, whether by taste, by sight, or by recipe. We all have one advantage: we know what tastes good to us, and we know what we want to eat.

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Vegetables have low acidic content and are not suitable for sun drying or solar drying. Use only fresh, firm vegetables. As with meat and fruits, you will need to slice them uniformly for even drying.

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Almost any lean meat can be used for jerky. Treat pork or wild game to prevent parasite contamination. After dehydration, pasteurize sun- or solar-dried fruits to kill insects that may be in the food.

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Food dehydration allows for the diminution of the moisture level in a food product, halting the microbial growth that causes spoilage and making for a long shelf life of the finished product.

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A ready supply of food in case of an emergency is a very important reason to start your own food preservation. Your family will have food to eat if a disaster hits and you cannot go to a store.

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Food Preservation is one of the first technological advances discovered by man. It is an excellent way to enjoy your harvest all year round and engage in unifying family projects.

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Hummingbirds are small, agile, quiet, brave, colorful pollinators that are gentle on crops and domestic animals. They have almost worldwide acceptance among humans.

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Honeybees are paramount to our food supply production. They are accountable for ALL but 20% of our crop pollination and 33% of our food consumption come from insect-pollinated crops.

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Pollinators are very important to successful gardening. Invite them to your garden, keep them safe, and enjoy the fruits of a flourishing garden!

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From butterfly gardening to easy plant care and garden maintenance, from troubleshooting gardening problems to growing and planting snap dragons, and much more, you have a video to watch!

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With vertical gardening you can make beneficial whatever limited space you might have. Work with Mother Nature, use sturdy structure and support, and you can grow almost any plant!

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Vertical aeroponic planting means growing plants mid-air without soil, utilizing very rich nutrient solutions for moisture. It is very important to water conservation and space technology.

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You can transform even rough ground into suitable soil for square foot gardening by mulching it well. Make certain, however, that the thickness of your mulch is not less than six inches.

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Lasagna gardening is a nontraditional method of gardening that is simple, nature friendly and organic. It will enable you to enjoy more bountiful harvest with less work and without harmful chemicals.

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Nutrient mixes for hydroponic gardening come in liquid and in powdered forms. Although powdered nutrient mix is less expensive, bear in mind that it is also more difficult to completely dissolve.

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Keep your greenhouse floors dry and weed free. When the humidity rises, you will need to increase the circulation in the environment. You may benefit from installing a ventilation system.

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Know about the humidity range when greenhouse gardening. If the humidity in the greenhouse goes above 80%, you will encourage mold not just on your plants but the greenhouse itself.

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Worm composting is the method of utilizing worms and bacteria into turning food scraps and other organic matter worms eat into vermicompost, a nutrient-rich soil conditioner and natural fertilizer.

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Winterizing plants start with knowing the climate in your area. Cooperate with Mother Nature, know the needs of your plants, and you can have more success in helping them endure through the winter.

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Successful gardening commences and ends with clean, healthy soil. Test it for nutrient content, alkalinity, acidity, and pH levels. Your plants will tell you what natural fertilizers are needed.

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Yucca plants make nice borders. They look beautiful in gardens, are easy to transplant, and have medicinal value. Most of the yucca parts are edible including the roots, seeds, fruits and flowers.

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