Category Archives: Garden Prep

Growing Spectacular Strawberries in Containers

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Ann Lovejoy
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  Splendid Strawberries For Every Garden Strawberries are among America’s favorite fruits, appearing in everything from salad dressings and cereals to toothpaste and lip balm. Since strawberries rank first on the list of foods that retain significantly high levels of … Continue reading →

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Purple Peruvian And Ozette Potatoes

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Ann Lovejoy
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  Fabulous Flavor And Pecks/Pecs From Heritage Spuds I love potatoes. Potatoes get a bad reputation with dieters, but these humble tubers have been the backbone of many a cultural cuisine for millennia. Until we slather them with tasty fats, … Continue reading →

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Giving Tomatoes A Terrific Head Start

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Ann Lovejoy
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Great Plants Deserve Great Soil Like most people, I love tomatoes. Even though my garden lives largely in containers on my back deck, I grow as many kinds of tomatoes as I can find room for. I also pamper them, … Continue reading →

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Seeking Safer Garden Hoses

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Ann Lovejoy
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  Please Don’t Drink From That Hose! A reader wonders if it’s safe to let her kids drink from the garden hose. In a word, probably not. (OK, two words.) Here’s the deal; most ordinary garden hoses are indeed not … Continue reading →

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