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When is the harvest time to do the ripe thing for larger veggie crops?
Great harvest doesn’t just happen. To get the most from taste-tempting vegetables, you need to pick them when they’re at the very peak of flavor, nutrition, and good looks.
Generally, a plant yields up its biggest, best harvest during its first few weeks of production. After that, the veggies tend to be smaller and take longer to mature.
Some vegetables take more time to ripen than others. Here’s what I do to make sure I catch everything at its peak. [click to continue…]
Organic Gardening holds the key to longevity and health, believes Harvard naturalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson He believes that we are part of nature and would prefer to look at flowers and grass rather than concrete or steel.
As part of the natural world, we are connected to and restored by it.These restorative benefits of nature, some experts now believe, can lower blood pressure, boost immune function, and reduce stress
One reason nature may be so successful coping with stress is that it puts the mind in a state similar to meditation, according to Clare Cooper Marcus, MA, MCP, professor emerita from the University of California at Berkeley.
There are other benefits to being in nature as well, including exercise, exposure to vitamin D from sunshine. [click to continue…]
Here are some expert tips on how to grow five best summer fruits so you get the most flavor and nutritional bang for your buck.
*1. Raspberries
Fresh raspberries are tasty, nutritious and very easy to grow. A healthy stand of raspberry plants will provide many years of fresh berries and delicious desserts for your family.
To get the most out of your raspberry planting, grow them best in well-drained, sandy loam soils rich in organic matter. [click to continue…]
Homemade energy/sports drinks from the garden are your best way to beat the heat, stay nourished and hydrated.
The recipes have worked really good especially when coming home from work dead tired /starved. They are energizing and satiating.
With the summer heat, kids are looking for a tasty way to rehydrate as well. These energy drink recipes from the garden will enthuse you and your youngsters much more than the pediatric answer of, ‘just give them water instead.’ [click to continue…]
Growing tomato plants with love is an exciting adventure and it is the best way to experience the true tomato taste. Why?
Because according to analyses conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, fresh tomatoes today have 30 percent less vitamin C, 30 percent less thiamin, 19 percent less niacin, and 62 percent less calcium than they did in the 1960s.
So,if you consider eating tomatoes a delicious way to prevent cancer, this analyses may have been a shock. And, it may keep you wondering whether your efforts to eat tomatoes are a waste.
But don’t worry. There is the solution. Grow your own tomato plants that will thrill your taste buds again and will also help fight diseases.
There are no better-tasting tomatoes than the garden-ripe ones. A real tomato’s taste is the distilled essence of sun, warm soil, and fine summer days.
With sweetness and tartness playing off each other perfectly, and juices that burst into your mouth …So, what’s the magic formula for growing best tomatoes? [click to continue…]
