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Vegging Out! Planning and Planting a Vegetable Garden
Posted by Jessie Jacobson, Val Thies, Betsy Dvorak on Apr 23rd 2021
We have compiled the most comprehensive resource to ensure your vegetable gardening success this season! Read on.Choose a Sunny SpaceMost fruits and veggies require full sun. 8 hours or more is best....
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Grow Your Own Food
Posted by Megan Nichols on May 9th 2020
Growing our own food is always fun and rewarding, and there has been a recent surge in interest given the additional time and opportunity to take up new hobbies.Ready to start a veggie garden, or ne...
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The Best Zucchini Recipes
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Aug 5th 2019
Casey, commonly refereed to as Auntie Cakie (like cake with a -y) or Auntie Grandma is as Julia Child once said, "...the butter to my bread, and the breath to my life." She is the adventure queen,...
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Garden Planning
Posted by Megan Nichols on Apr 5th 2019
Growing your own food is a fun, satisfying, and rewarding experience. From caring for the plants and watching them grow to harvesting and eating the results, the whole process is enjoyable. If you’re...
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Harvest the Power of Plants
Posted by Megan Nichols on Oct 11th 2018
Long before modern medicine, plants were used to stay healthy, ward off sickness, and cure ailments. Currently, there is increasing interest in the purported healing power of plants, and research bein...
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Grow and Give 2018: Produce in Production
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Sep 20th 2018
This week, we are featuring a guest blogger from Kimberly Greene-DeLanghe, the Site Coordinator and Farm Manager for Farm for All, which provides thousands of pounds of food to Loaves & Fishes. L...
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Edibles 2: Gardening Basics
Posted by Megan Nichols on Apr 4th 2018
Ready to start a veggie garden, or need to brush up on the basics? It’s fun, pretty easy, and very rewarding. Here’s what you need to know to get growing. Sun Most fruits and veggies want full sun,...
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Cool weather annuals
Posted by Megan Nichols on Mar 23rd 2018
It’s finally starting to happen, spring is officially here and so are the pansies! These cool (and cold tolerant) blooms are perfect for that first spring planting. Options are limited this time of ye...
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Grill garden 2: Spicing up your barbecue
Posted by tonka_admin on Jul 20th 2017
This is another guest blog post for Monrovia, a national plant brand (maybe you’ve heard of it) supplying great plants to garden centers like ours all over the country. Check it out. Ah…the sweet s...
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