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As a child growing up in southern Idaho, I understood that water was a valuable commodity. The adults in my life frequently talked about the weather, especially in relation to crops. Too much rainfall could rot the crops; too little ...

As a writer, I spend a lot of time on my computer. Between writing and doing research for my writing, I log at least five hours each day. So, the idea of spending more computer time reading personal blogs (on ...

Why let your vegetables grow out when you can grow them up? Vertical gardens are becoming increasingly popular as attractive and efficient ways of growing food, especially for urban dwellers where horizontal space is limited. These unique and versatile gardens ...

Corn is one of the best vegetables to grow because of just how easy it is to grow, even when other vegetables are succumbing to the brutal heat of the summer. A lot of gardening experts, however, will tell you ...

The smell that permeates the air in your home when you add fresh ginger to a meal is simply incredible. Ginger offers unique aromas and flavors that can transform dishes into something quite impressive. There is also numerous health benefits ...

When I think of rhubarb, I always think of my grandmother. Like many gardeners of her time, she grew this large, old-fashioned, perennial vegetable in a sunny corner of the garden. The leaves, which are poisonous, were discarded, but she ...

Gardeners often love to pore over seed catalogs, dreaming about which new varieties to try this year, planning their gardens in meticulous detail, and then put their planning into practice. Much time can be spent in tending and loving on ...

One of the wonderful things about homeschooling is that every aspect of life is an opportunity for learning. Whether you have a tiny urban plot or a full-fledged homestead, a family vegetable garden perfectly fits the bill of learning through ...

It doesn’t take a genius to realize that the cost of food has skyrocketed over the last couple of years. It seems that every time you go into the store that the cost of at least one thing on your ...

. Vegetable gardening can be highly rewarding; it can also be sorely disappointing. Torrential rains followed by scorching heat cause a host of problems, from blossom end rot to dropping blossoms. Diseases and insect pests ravage the garden, and let’s ...