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Natural Perspectives: Gardening is in my genes
While Vic prepared for class one day last week, I transplanted some strawberry and bell pepper plants into one of my three raised garden beds. Then I watered my vegetable garden with a watering can, using stored rainwater from our rain barrels. I know...
Tags: Global Change, Environmental Issues, Hobbies, Global Warming, Tomatoes
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Natural Perspectives: Murray, Murray, how much did your garden cost?
Somewhere I read that a person can grow a year's worth of produce for a family of four for $64 in seeds. I don't believe that for a second. My garden is a hole in the ground into which I pour money. With the new Huntington Beach Community Garden well...Tags: Hobbies, Employers, Lifestyle and Leisure, Wages and Pensions, Sports
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Natural Perspectives: Planting the seeds of 2011
January spells excitement for home gardeners because that's when the new seed catalogs arrive. Vic shows no interest in them, but I study each catalog with care, planning out my year's garden in advance.
Each seed company offers at least a few seed...Tags: Global Change, Hobbies, Bodies of Water, Wethersfield, Family
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Natural Perspectives: Community garden start grows nearer
Vic and I are excited to report that the reality of a community garden in Huntington Beach is drawing ever closer. On Wednesday, the membership of the community garden group is meeting at 7 p.m. at the Lake Park Clubhouse at Lake and 12th streets to...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Hobbies, Building Material, Lifestyle and Leisure, Huntington Beach
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Subtle lessons await all children outside
When I was a small boy, I usually spent any idle time outdoors. When school was out for the summer, the outdoor time doubled or even tripled. Once out the back door, I had to entertain myself, often for hours at a time. Sometimes that included kicking...Tags: Costa Mesa, Global Change, Natural Resource Industry, Environmental Issues, Davis (Yolo, California)
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Natural Perspectives: Setting up a hydroponics system
This weekend Vic and I visited a new kind of gardening store in Huntington Beach, Surf City Hydroponics, on the northeast corner of Warner Avenue and Gothard Street. I don't think I've ever been so lost in a store dedicated to growing plants, or so amazed...Tags: Hobbies, Plant Openings, Sports, Potatoes, Tomatoes
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Weeds: Use your head first, not hoe, to tackle problem plants
“Use your head first to rid your vegetable garden of weeds, not your hoe,” says longtime garden-to-table expert Kath LaLiberte. “First you need to know how weeds are getting into your garden,” she says. “Then you can build...
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We Caught You Doing Something Cool: Heaven and Earth Growers Yields Much More than Vegetables
TribLocal - ElmhurstIt is estimated that farming began out of necessity as early as 10,000 B.C. Today, with a continual rise in food prices, concerns about pesticides, …... -
Show pots a little love
For the dozens of years Barbara Wise has been gardening for herself and others as well as teaching and writing about gardening, she has watched plant lovers make the same mistakes.
They pick sun-loving annuals, then stick them in the shade. Put...Tags: Hobbies, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Boynton woman's garden wins national landscaping award
A Boynton Beach woman recently was honored with a national landscaping award, and she's not even a member of the garden club. Sophie Janssen, a resident of Boynton Hills, was honored in April after catching the eye of new Boynton Garden Club president...Tags: Hobbies, Lifestyle and Leisure, Key West, Human Interest, Boynton Beach
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Sparrows Point owner considers selling plant
The struggling Sparrows Point steel mill could be sold within the next six months, mill owner RG Steel said Monday.
"We're not going to be specific at this time," said Bette Kovach, an RG Steel spokeswoman, as she confirmed comments by two company...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Environmental Issues, Plant Openings, Iron and Steel, Mittal Steel Company NV
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Blossoming: To grow community, they start in the garden
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- The morning sun is already high in the sky when Brandy Moralis begins hustling down the sidewalk, pushing a baby stroller, late for her date in the garden. There is quack grass to be pulled, potatoes to plant and soil to be cultivated and...Tags: Hobbies, Services and Shopping, Groceries, Plant Openings, Philosophy
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