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Emotional or spiritual benefits to (fruit and vegetable) gardening?

Hello,Some of you may have seen and responded to an earlier post of mine where I asked what motivated people to grow their own fruit and vegetables. I had some really interesting responses to that and thought I’d ask a few follow up questions on some...

Emotional or spiritual benefits to (fruit and vegetable) gardening? is a post from: How to Vegetable Garden

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Final tours of Eco-Home let owner Julia Russell plan her next steps

 When she started "greening" her Los Feliz bungalow, Julia Russell was unusual. Now home renovations that conserve water or take advantage of the sun for light, or include vegetable gardens are growing common. And Russell is ready to retire. This summ...

Final tours of Eco-Home let owner Julia Russell plan her next steps is a post from: How to Vegetable Garden

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Final tours of Eco-Home let owner Julia Russell plan her next steps

 When she started "greening" her Los Feliz bungalow, Julia Russell was unusual. Now home renovations that conserve water or take advantage of the sun for light, or include vegetable gardens are growing common. And Russell is ready to retire. This summ...

Final tours of Eco-Home let owner Julia Russell plan her next steps is a post from: How to Vegetable Garden

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The Root of It All: Improving soil for a vegetable garden

In addition, for organic production and overall improvement of your vegetable garden soil, consider planting a cover crop this fall. ...See all stories on this topic »

The Root of It All: Improving soil for a vegetable garden is a post from: How to Vegetable Garden

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The Root of It All: Improving soil for a vegetable garden

In addition, for organic production and overall improvement of your vegetable garden soil, consider planting a cover crop this fall. ...See all stories on this topic »

The Root of It All: Improving soil for a vegetable garden is a post from: How to Vegetable Garden

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The Root of It All: Improving soil for a vegetable garden

In addition, for organic production and overall improvement of your vegetable garden soil, consider planting a cover crop this fall. ...See all stories on this topic »

The Root of It All: Improving soil for a vegetable garden is a post from: How to Vegetable Garden

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Gardening advice: Vegetable growing and pond problems

Bunny Guinness solves the most common problems experienced by our readers. This week: vegetable growing and pond problems.

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What motivates you to grow your own vegetables?

Hi all,I'm new to this forum, looking forward to exchanging plenty of great ideas with you all. I have a small garden at home, which is not terribly well stocked or tidy but I quite like it like it is. I also have half an allotment plot, also not as we...

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What motivates you to grow your own vegetables?

Hi all,I'm new to this forum, looking forward to exchanging plenty of great ideas with you all. I have a small garden at home, which is not terribly well stocked or tidy but I quite like it like it is. I also have half an allotment plot, also not as we...

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A white-headed blackbird and a lucky young toad

Working in a garden the other day, I was surprised to see a white-headed blackbird (Turdus merula). I shouldn’t have been surprised, because blackbirds with white heads are not especially uncommon. This one was a male and looked very healthy, if a li...

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A white-headed blackbird and a lucky young toad

Working in a garden the other day, I was surprised to see a white-headed blackbird (Turdus merula). I shouldn’t have been surprised, because blackbirds with white heads are not especially uncommon. This one was a male and looked very healthy, if a li...

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In the Garden: Out of the Loss of a Garden, Another Life Lesson

When Joan Dye Gussow, nutritionist and matriarch of the eat-locally-think-globally food movement, lost her vegetable garden, she took the opportunity to reinvent it.

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Datebook: Events, classes, exhibits for the week ahead

We've listed select home and garden events below. Suggest your own via reader comments. Submissions must be fewer than 75 words and must be for one-time events with legitimate value to other readers. No store promotions and no frivolous links, please....

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Datebook: Events, classes, exhibits for the week ahead

We've listed select home and garden events below. Suggest your own via reader comments. Submissions must be fewer than 75 words and must be for one-time events with legitimate value to other readers. No store promotions and no frivolous links, please....

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New varieties of Zinnias add to appeal of perennial summer favorite

Winston-Salem JournalBy David Bare | Local Columnist Zinnias are to the summer flower garden as tomatoes are to the vegetable garden: easy, prolific and quintessential. ...See all stories on this topic »

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