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Know Any Teachers? Tell Them About the Free Virtual Gardening Training Program Available Now
On behalf of The Food for Everyone Foundation I am pleased to announce the launch of a unique Teachers Virtual Gardening Training Program, that promises to empower teachers with real gardening skills and experience, along...
Cycad Ferox - Encephalartos Ferox
DescriptionE. ferox is not usually regarded as having much of an exposed trunk, although it is certainly possible to find specimens in the wild with stems of up to 2m above ground level. Branching of the trunk is uncommon and...
Mittleider Gardening Magic - Advice and Tips for Your Vegetable Garden
Welcome to Mittleider Gardening Magic advice and tips! Im excited to be sharing the wisdom of the worlds greatest vegetable gardener.I've been a Mittleider gardener ever since the mid 70s when Jacob Mittleider moved...
Rare And Exotic Garden Perennials For Landscape Planting
The term, 'perennial plant', means simply that the plant returns following severe freezes, to grow again the next year. Trees are cold hardy tested perennials by nature, some trees that are evergreens and do not go dormant, but...
Organic or Chemical - or Both? What Kind of Vegetable Garden Should You Grow
Today we will discuss a fundamental question in gardening. Previously I was posed this question: I hear that chemicals are poisoning our waterways, and that organic growing is much healthier than using chemicals. Whats...
Herbal Medicine Chest in Your Backyard
What could be easier than growing an herb garden with no effort? Of course, you'll have to harvest your weeds, but you would do that anyhow: it's called weeding.Spring is an especially fertile time for harvesting your weeds -...
Do You Live In The Shade?
If you venture into the shaded areas of your garden, you may find that there are lots of interesting places to cultivate plants. Shade can work wonders in your landscaping plans. It protects plants as well as people from the...
Extending your Vegetable Garden's Growing Season by 4 to 6 Weeks - In Both Spring and Fall
Today I want to assist many of you who are wondering how to extend your growing season for a few more weeks. For some it may be too late, as in high elevations like Randolph, Utah, where it was below freezing more than one...