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1. Tips for growing chillies by Ric Wiley
April 9, 2008
Growing chillies is fantastic fun but results often depend on the climate where you live. However, there are things you can do to grow excellent quality and quantities of chillies in most climates.
I live in an area where chillies do not grow very well outdoors so I grow them in a greenhouse but what I am going to talk about here can be used when growing outdoors.
2. Gardening: Vegetable Gardening by Nicholas Tan
March 6, 2008
Vegetable gardening has lately become just as popular as going to the grocery store fore produce. Vegetable gardening can produce vegetable that are usually cheaper than store bought, and vegetables from a home vegetable garden definitely taste better by far. Vegetable gardening is no different than growing herbs or flowers and if the proper steps are taken and the plants are give the proper car ...more...
3. Herb Gardening by Nicholas Tan
March 5, 2008
Herb gardening is becoming more and more popular every day, and for a good reason. Herbs have practical value, serve a purpose, and with herb gardening you can actually use your plants. When most people think of herb gardening they automatically think of cooking, but herbs are also grown for their pleasant aroma and their beauty.
One important part of herb gardening is drying the herbs f ...more...
4. Growing Tomato Plants from Seeds by Bryan Murphy
February 28, 2008
Tomato plant can be grown anywhere in the world and is thus well known as the plant in every home garden. It has been estimated that almost 90 percent of the vegetable gardeners have this crop in their garden. This is because the tomato plant requires very little attention from the gardener during the time of growth. The important elements needed for perfect growth is enough sunlight, a little pat ...more...
5. IN THE SHADE Down by the river under the Silver Maples, you ca... by Catherine Sutton
February 15, 2008
Somehow shade seems to follow me around no matter where I move. Or maybe it is the cool breezes that the shade produces that I love. However, this presents a challenge when you want to grow vegetables, especially tomatoes. The first tomatoes were grown in bushel baskets and while they did produce red fruit, they were small and sparse. A year later, we dug deep into the ridge, and filled it wit ...more...
6. Herb Gardening - Spice Up Your Life by Sarah Russell
February 4, 2008
Herb gardening is becoming more and more popular – and with good reason! Herb gardens have a practical, as well as an aesthetic, value from the fresh herbs produced for cooking.
However, herbs grown at home can serve many purposes beyond the culinary. Fresh herbs can be used in home-made beauty products, decorations and potpourri, or just enjoyed as part of a beautiful, aromatic garden. ...more...
7. Succeeding with Vegetable Gardening by Sarah Russell
February 4, 2008
Vegetable gardening is a great alternative to buying your produce at the grocery store. By growing your own vegetables, you can produce food that is less expensive and that tastes much better too.
Growing vegetables is no more difficult than growing flowers or herbs, and you’ll be rewarded with healthy, tasty produce to eat as the season progresses.
In tropical and subtropical countries, the development of the fruit is affected by the temperature. Maturity of the rind and maturity of the flesh of the fruit are not synchronized. The fruit is edible even when the rind still remains green.
Mature fruit vary in size, even those on the same tree With sweet oranges such as Valencia or Liucheng, harvesting ...more...
The only post-harvest treatment required for the long storage of bulb onions is a thorough curing of the bulbs. Curing is a drying process intended to dry off the necks and outer scale leaves of the bulbs to prevent the loss of moisture and the attack by decay during storage. The essentials for curing are heat and good ventilation, preferably with low humidity. This dries out the ne ...more...
10. How To Produce Tomatoes All The Year Round by Arnold Cafe
January 14, 2008
In tropical countries tomatoes do not grow well during the rainy season. They are often affected by insects and diseases that thrive during the rainy months. It is for this reason that plant experts are working around the clock looking for technologies that can make growing tomatoes viable during the wet season. Growing tomatoes inside a greenhouse is one option. Though building one is expensive ...more...
11. What to do with all that Butternut Squash by Christy Wilhelmi
January 13, 2008
Butternut squash is a winter squash, which means that unlike zucchini and yellow crookneck squash, it will last in your cellar or pantry all winter long. Other winter squashes include pumpkin, acorn, Hubbard (the squash that get so large, it is supposed to cure world hunger), spaghetti and the heirloom Delicata.
Harvesting butternut squash in the fall is one of most satisfying experienc ...more...
12. Grow a Rainbow of Heirloom Tomatoes by Christy Wilhelmi
January 13, 2008
When I think of heirloom vegetables, romantic notions of windswept hillsides and fields of sunflowers come to mind. I picture a sturdy wooden table arranged with rustic linens and slender glasses of wine, each one catching a ray of sunlight and reflecting onto the summer palate of oranges, reds and yellows that make up a bowl of freshly prepared Caprese salad. There is nothing quite like the com ...more...
13. Drip Irrigation - A More Harvest To Your Onion by Arnold Cafe
January 8, 2008
In tropical countries like the Philippines, the traditional way of growing bulb onions is without irrigation. But with the advent of low priced onion from nearby China, the traditional way of growing onions is no longer as competitive and profitable as it was. Hence, the farmers has to adopt new methods on how to increase their produce but with less production cost in order to compete with the p ...more...
To grow your organic vegetable garden is not a difficult thing and in fact many people who enjoy gardening are now turning to organic gardening methods. This doesn’t mean that you need to grow only organic herbs and vegetables in your garden. Organic gardening can encompass all aspects of gardening, including a flower garden or an ornamental garden as well.
15. What Can You Gain From A Herb Garden And Vegetables garden? by Cindy Heller
September 3, 2007
Herb gardens are obviously a specific type of garden, but what exactly do they do? There is a specific purpose for these types of gardens, and it is to cultivate plants that will be used for medicinal and cooking purposes. Other times, plants from herb gardens will be used for magical purposes, but that is a less common endeavor than just cooking the plants.
16. Specialty Gardening by James Kronefield
August 28, 2007
Not enough land for your dream garden? Don’t be too sure. Ever think about vertical planting? Or perhaps a little creative container gardening suits your style. It seems yards are getting smaller and smaller in many areas, yet gardening is becoming an ever more popular hobby. Even functional retaining walls can contain space thrifty gardens.
Luckily, plants care about proper soil, good nu ...more...
17. Garden Patch Soup Recipe by Donna Hager
August 24, 2007
Full Of Flavor And A Great Way To Get Your Veggies...
Every year as summer draws to a close I find myself looking ahead to heating up the kitchen and filling the house with the wonderful aromas of hearty soups and stews.
It is enjoyable to change our meal planning from lighter summer menus to traditional autumn foods. Eating seasonally means enjoying certain foods when they are a ...more...
18. Growing Vegetable Plants Becomes More Than Just A Hobby by James Kronefield
August 22, 2007
Ever since I was young, growing vegetables from seeds has been one of my favorite hobbies. I would love to help my mom growing vegetable gardens on Sundays, and stroll around them with my dad on weekday afternoons. I love the smell of a growing vegetable, the feel of its skin as it ripens, and the way its vines entwine. Most of all, however, I love the taste of a homegrown vegetable for my dinner. ...more...
19. Hydroponics or Water Gardening by James Kronefield
August 16, 2007
If there is at least six hours of light on it, and as long as a container can hold enough water to sustain some plants, and perhaps some fish, any container can become the basis for a water garden. Water gardening used to be limited to ponds and larger bodies of water. Now, many people can enjoy the pleasures of water gardening, even if they live in an apartment.
20. Organic Gardening: Going Natural by James Kronefield
August 4, 2007
What makes organic gardening different from conventional gardening techniques? The simplest answer is that the organic gardeners choose to use natural or organic materials and methods, avoiding man-made chemicals to grow their produce. The two primary areas which distinguish organic gardening are 1) application of fertilizers and 2) controlling pests.
21. How To Grow Garlic With Container Organic Gardening by Ian McAllister
July 25, 2007
Garlic is a cash crop that you can even grow in containers. In fields you separate plantings to rows one foot apart to allow you to walk between them.
But in containers you just walk round the outside of the planting, so cloves can have only four inches between them in every direction.
If you try to buy garlic you will see what I mean about high prices. Considering that each clove ...more...
22. My Vegetable Organic Gardening Experience by James Kronefield
July 15, 2007
My last quarter-acre block had a bore to provide plenty of water. I planted some garden beds with vegetable seeds in the conventional way. Then I scratched little trenches (about 2 inches deep and wide) and buried my potato peeling in the trenches. Then I took a kilo (2.2 lbs) of broad beans (fava beans) and broadcast them over the same ground, then I went over the same ground placing sweet-corn s ...more...
23. Prune and Trellis Your Tomato Plants to Achieve Higher Yields by Kathy Anderson
August 31, 2006
For many home gardeners, the tomato crop is often a source of pride. Gardeners often compete to see who can grow the earliest ripe fruit, the biggest or most flavorful tomato. The desire for perfect tomatoes sends many gardeners to their local garden centers in search of the latest potions or products that promise to help them achieve their goals.
A simple way to ensure a larger number o ...more...
24. Which of the Hundreds of Tomato Varieties Should I Plant? by Kathy Anderson
August 16, 2006
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Tomatoes are such a staple in the modern diet that it is hard to believe there was a time when this vers ...more...
