Happy Earth Day !
Today is April 22nd — Earth Day ! Here is their “official” site: http://www.earthday.org/ Container gardening is a great way to grow your own food. Save [ ...click to read more ]
Garden Vegetables
Spring Planting – Herbs and Vegetables
Most herbs and vegetables prefer sunny, well-drained soil, although some will do well in partial shade. Some herbs and salad greens are considered semi-perennial and will [ ...click to read more ]
Gardening Tips
In the garden, don’t be concerned with having perfectly straight rows. To fill in empty areas in a row, consider planting bush beans, garlic, onions, or marigolds. [ ...click to read more ]
A Basket of Love
It was cool this morning, and after a very hot summer I welcomed 58 ºF. I picked all of the ripe tomatoes and the remaining green peppers and harvested the last sweet [ ...click to read more ]
Your Best Garden Ever- Part 3
Cucumbers: Considered a tropical vegetable. they thrive and seem to grow overnight when the temperature is above 80 degrees. Plants and vines are frost tender and should not [ ...click to read more ]
Your Best Garden Ever- Part 2
Planting season for spring crops begin 6 weeks before the last spring frost, but tomatoes and peppers and other warm season vegetables are planted later. Usually May 10th is [ ...click to read more ]
Your Best Garden Ever
Growing your own vegetables this spring and summer will provide you and your family with delicious vegetables and healthy exercise. By combining a little planning and some [ ...click to read more ]
Garden Tips
If ants are a problem, try sprinkling a mixture of ground cinnamon and dried catnip around the porch and outdoor areas. A good place to buy ground cinnamon and dried [ ...click to read more ]
Water spinach (Ipomoeia aquatica) “Kangkong” — an easy-to-grow vegetable and “survival” food
Water spinach (also known as “kangkong” in the Philippines and a few other Asian countries) is a tropical vegetable that grows in water, or in moist to wet/soggy [ ...click to read more ]
Ampalaya or Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) a savory vegetable used to treat diabetes and other ailments
Used extensively in traditional herbal medicine in the Philippines, ampalaya (Momordica charantia) is also a flavorful vegetable. The rind of the fruit is used while [ ...click to read more ]
Mystical Magical Herbs 