Your Tomato Garden

Treat yourself to one of the most sought after pleasures of summer: homegrown tomatoes fresh from your tomato garden. If you have been lucky enough to taste a tomato fresh from the vine you will agree with the lyrics of Guy Clark, “There’s only two things money can’t buy. That’s true love and homegrown tomatoes”. Tomatoes not only taste wonderful, they provide many vitamins and nutrients as well, such as Vitamin C (essential for a healthy immune system, keeps gums healthy, has antioxidant

Your Tomato Garden

Fresh homegrown tomatoes! Sound like summer? Your tomato garden will provide this summertime treat for you. If you have been lucky enough to taste a tomato fresh from the vine you will agree with the lyrics of Guy Clark, “There’s only two things money can’t buy. That’s true love and homegrown tomatoes”. Tomatoes not only taste wonderful, they provide many vitamins and nutrients as well, such as Vitamin C ( strengthens immunity, oral health, aids in collagen production for stronger muscle a

How to Grow Eggplants in Pots

G rowing eggplants on your own can be fun. Not only that their nutrients are good for your body, but their beautiful purplish color can be an attractive property of your garden. But what if you do not have a spacious garden? You can always grow eggplants in containers! Almost any vegetable that grow in a garden can also do well in containers, including eggplants. Variety selection is important thing to keep in mind. Choose the right variety for container-grown. As for eggplants, you can ch

How to Choose and Store Winter Squash

S quash is a tasty, nutrients-rich and easy to find vegetable. Its name is derived from the Narragansett Indian word askutasquash , which means green, raw, unripe; it was in fact the way they ate it. Being introduced by native Indians to the colonists at their first arrival in America, squashes were evidently eaten in South America more than 2,000 years ago. Being members of the gourd family, squashes are commonly divided into two types: summer squash and winter squash. How can we tell the di

10 Ways Growing an Organic Garden Can Help Your Health and Budget

By Dr. Mercola Get the nutrition you need enjoy tastier foodMany studies have shown that organically grown food has more minerals and nutrients than food grown with synthetic pesticides. And there’s a good reason why many chefs use organic foods in their recipes — they taste better. Save moneyGrowing your own food can help cut the cost of your grocery bill. Protect future generationsThe average child receives four times more exposure than an adult to at least eight widely used cancer-causing

Sustainable Organic Vegetable Gardening With Organic Matter

S ustainable organic vegetable gardening can only happen if people know how to use and prepare organic matter. This is because it improves the soil and prevents it from compacting and crusting. It increases the water’s holding ability so earthworms and other microorganisms can aerate the soil and it slows down erosion and in later stages of decay so that organic matter is able to release nitrogen and other nutrients which help the crops grow. Such a technique is old but is now making a co

Sustainable Organic Vegetable Gardening With Organic Matter

Sustainable organic vegetable gardening can only happen if people know how to use and prepare organic matter. This is because it improves the soil and prevents it from compacting and crusting. It increases the water’s holding ability so earthworms and other microorganisms can aerate the soil and it slows down erosion and in later stages of decay so that organic matter is able to release nitrogen and other nutrients which help the crops grow. Such a technique is old but is now making a come

Sustainable Organic Vegetable Gardening With Organic Matter

Sustainable organic vegetable gardening can only happen if people know how to use and prepare organic matter. This is because it improves the soil and prevents it from compacting and crusting. It increases the water’s holding ability so earthworms and other microorganisms can aerate the soil and it slows down erosion and in later stages of decay so that organic matter is able to release nitrogen and other nutrients which help the crops grow. Such a technique is old but is now making a co