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Yes, You Can Have A Garden In December (Even In Cold Climates)
Imagine a holiday feast that includes fresh veggies grown in your backyard. Is it some kind of Christmas miracle? Do you need to ask Santa Claus...
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Closing Your Garden – How To Prepare For Winter
Late fall can be a depressing time for veggie gardens. After a summer of bounty, most plants have been harvested, died from frost or stopped produ...
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Garlic Growing Guide – From Planting to Harvest
Growing up in an Italian household, most cooking starts with extra virgin olive oil and garlic. Running out of either is worse than running out of...
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Seed Saving 101: How-to Guide on Keeping Seeds
Have you ever looked at or tasted that perfect backyard veggie and thought how good it would be if they all turned out like that one? Well, there...
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Growing Leafy Greens From Seed
Lettuce, kale, spinach, chard, arugula, mustards and even herbs. When you think about “salad” today it’s usually a beautiful medley of colours, si...
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Everything I’ve Learned About How To Grow Cantaloupes
Cantaloupes aren’t exactly a traditional item in Italian-Canadian or Italian-American gardens. In fact, of all the family gardens I grew up in, I ...
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The Beauty of Ugly Tomatoes – Cracks, Lumps, Colours and more.
The saying goes “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Perhaps when it comes to tomatoes it should be “beauty is in the mouth of the beholder.” T...
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How to Start Your Fall Garden - When and What to Plant for Late-Season Harvests
When the middle of summer rolls around you’re sure to be in garden heaven. The picking of zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, beans, basil and...
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Growing More Basil - Two Tips You Have to Know
For an herb that originated in Africa and Southeast Asia, basil has become a staple of Italian gardens and kitchens. While there are estimated to...
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Veggie Gardening With Kids – Fun Things to Grow In Your Backyard
From first-hand experience, there’s nothing like growing up with a backyard garden. These spaces are a wonderland for children to get fresh air, ...
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Prune Your Tomato Plants for a Better Harvest
Of all the fruits and veggies you can plant and grow on your own, none can you taste the difference in more than tomatoes. The flavour level of so...
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How Much is Your Backyard Garden Worth?
Growing fruits and veggies of your own is first and foremost a passion; one that can be passed down by generations and be a source of bonding for ...
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