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The top 7 Vegetables to Grow in the Fall and Where to Buy Them
Sweet carrots, broccoli that keeps on giving, tender round green beans, mustard that springs up year after year, Italian green beans that add comfort to stews,…..they feel like old friends. I can’t wait for September to get here and I can plant these veggies for my Fall garden here in central Florida. Those first garden filled seasons many years ago…
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What to Do With All That Wonderful Papaya
The Dilemma It began as an unplanned surprise gift that came out of a compost pile. It went from “what is that?” to blessing me with an incredible amount of fruit. In fact, there was so many that I couldn’t keep up with the bounty. I had a dilemma! I began giving away papaya. At least, I tried. I’m pretty…
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How to Harvest and Preserve Corn Successfully
You’ve planted the corn. You watered, you fertilized, you waited. You wish someone would give you some tips on how to tell if the corn is ready to harvest. And how do you get the corn from ear to freezer? Does anyone have a simple way to do that? You’ve come to the right place! Preserving Corn is easy. This…
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Fresh Caprese Salad: It’s What Happens When You Have Basil
How to make 100% fresh Caprese Salad.
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How to Harvest and Preserve Green Beans
Green beans are the perfect beginner gardener's vegetable. Green beans are easy to grow, harvest, and preserve. The best thing about green beans is that they don’t require much attention and they are very prolific for the effort you put into them.
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How to Harvest and Store Carrots
Harvesting and storing carrots is fun and super easy. Carrots from your garden are sweeter and have more flavor than any store bought carrots ever dreamed of having! I really don’t understand that but it’s not just the grower being proud of her crop staying that. I’ve shared my carrots with others who have no interest in gardening and they…
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Spring Garden Sprouts
It's a beautiful thing. When the Spring garden sprouts, hope becomes a bit more real. The lush green leaves of bean sprouts, the small, flat leaves of cucumbers, and the little blades of corn standing up as tall as they can....it's a beautiful thing.
