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How to Grow Eggplant

Karen — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:00:19 +0000

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Eggplants are frost tender, heat-loving plants and sprout slowly from seeds so purchased plants are the most practical way to grow them. If you live in a frost free area eggplants can be perennial and will bear fruit all season. Just think of eggplant parmesan, caponata, or ratatouille [...]

Name This Plant Game: Vegetables 3

Chuck — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:00:38 +0000

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This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five flowers that are related to common vegetables. Photos of each flower are accompaned by their (common and botanical) name. To play the game you identify one of the four flowers that’s related to the vegetable by [...]

How to Select Eggplants for the Home Vegetable Garden

Karen — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:00:20 +0000

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Eggplant seems to be having a revival of sorts. As I walk through the local farmers’ market I have noticed that there are many different kinds of eggplants as well as eggplant seedlings available for sale. No longer do we have to stick [...]

Garden Journal, June, 2011

Karen — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:27:25 +0000

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June has been difficult month with some very hot dry periods and some cold periods. Many plants are already struggling and the whole garden seems to want to bloom now before the horrific days of July get into full swing. On the bright side, this has been the [...]

Six Guidelines for Fertilizing Vegetables

Karen — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:00:21 +0000

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Most vegetables need a good supply of nutrients to produce a hefty crop. If your soil is very rich and fertile, they may do well with out any additions but most gardens are not so lucky and fertilizer must be added. Some vegetables are happy with one [...]

Garden Journal: September 12, 2010

Karen — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:33:43 +0000

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whole week of good weather! We had sunny days, warm temperatures, low humidity and some showers thrown in for good luck. Some mornings were down right chilly and I am not complaining one bit. I even got to wear a sweatshirt. The plants seem to be loving [...]

Garden Journal: August 29, 2010

Karen — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:50:33 +0000

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Sunny skies, high temperatures without humidity, and less rain have made gardening this week a pleasure. The soil has dried considerably and the fungi that have plagued the lawn are at bay; the blackspot too. As the school children start their new year I can’t help but [...]

Garden Journal: July 18, 2010

Karen — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:32:13 +0000

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For weeks I complained about the lack of rain and finally it rained; now I am complaining about too much rain. The soil is soupy, there is standing water in low areas, the grass is developing brown spots, the squash are drowning, and pests are multiplying like [...]

Garden Journal: July 11 2010

Karen — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:27:53 +0000

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And the heat goes….and on…and no rain. We had to increase the irrigation system to include the areas where hand watering was not sufficient. Most of the perennials struggle to survive but the annuals love the heat and grow like weeds. That’s a very good thing because [...]

Recipe: Caponata

Karen — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:00:06 +0000

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This is a delicious appetizer from Sicily, served on crisp lettuce, crusty bread, or crisp crackers. It can also be served as a vegetable with barbecued beef or lamb. I recently used it instead of spaghetti sauce for a meatless dinner and it was yummy. Serves 6-8 as an appetizer. [...]