Techniques - Page 188 of 198 - Fine Gardening
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How-To
Grow Black Tea in Your Garden
If you're going to have a caffeine addiction, getting the "wake up" into your blood stream by way of black tea just may be the most respectable way. According to…
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Article
Love Artichokes? Thank the Italians
Personally, anything to do with Italy is utterly fascinating partly because I'm Italian and partly because I've seen "Under the Tuscan Sun" several times. It doesn't really matter because everyone…
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Kitchen Gardening
The Unsung Weeding Tool
One of the most effective weeding tools I've discovered isn't for the garden at all... it's for carving wood or chipping paint!
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Article
Mix it Up and Grow Mesclun
It's just short of a felony to smother mesclun with anything rich or creamy. It's like pulling those tags off of pillows (just know you've been warned). My favorite dressings…
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Article
Pole Beans Versus Bush Beans
Am I starting them too early? Watering them too much? Too little? Not performing the right Voo-Doo ritual standing naked over them during a full moon? Because if that's what…
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Kitchen Gardening
How to Grow Sweet Watermelons
I don't remember when the law started declaring the differences between fruits and veggies, but the law is the law. You can always continue to call watermelon a fruit in…
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Design
Hoyas as Indoor and Outdoor Plants
Most hummingbirds will end up in a 12 step program after discovering them on your back porch.
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Article
Tool Housing and Husbandry
The tool house is for containment of proper gardening tools, not your Halloween decorations, your college camp stove or your unused breast pump. Take good care of your gardening tools,…
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Article
The Gardening Month of June
I love June. In June all things are possible in the garden. The radishes are ready to harvest, and I’ve already pulled a couple of tomatoes off the vine. I’m…