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    Beautiful, Bountiful Kale

    Kale’s popularity has taken off over the past decade, partly because it has been recognized by science as a “super food” but also because it is wonderfully delicious. It is…

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    8 Ways to Save Money at the Garden Center

    We’ve all been there: You head for the checkout counter at the nursery and you have a general ballpark number in mind—until the register tallies and you’re $40, $50, or…

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    Best Garden Bush Bean Varieties

    I feel that I've done injustice to bush beans by not giving them credit where credit is due. I'd like to take some time today to share with you some…

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    Totally Free Online Vegetable Garden Planners

    As far as I can tell, we're all going to need a leg up. Here's where a cheat sheet comes in handy.

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    Recipes featuring Pulses

    Having been a vegetarian for over 40 years, I have a large repertoire of recipes featuring legumes: beans, lentils, split peas, chickpeas, etc. I have written a number of recipes…

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    Grow Beans in this Year’s Garden

    In my last post I wrote about pulses being the international crop of the year and said that i would talk about some beans to grow and sources for a…

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    International Year of Pulses

    I love beans, lentils, split peas, chickpeas and eat them probably at least five times a week. The aforementioned are commonly known as pulses. These crops have been chosen to…

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    Vegetable and Herb Seeds for Valentine’s Day

    Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to show your favorite gardener some love. Candy is nice, but these seeds are sweeter.

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    8 Reasons to Plant Vegetable Starts Instead of Seeds

    Plant starts are not cheap when compared to seed packets, but they can be well worth it!

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    Capsicum Dreaming on Such a Winter’s Day

    I am sitting here by the woodstove with my seed catalogs and laptop and dreaming of this year's garden, pouring over the huge variety of seeds and plants available. It…