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Question: Are broccoli raab, rapini, Chinese rape, and rapeseed all the same thing? I have come across each in recipes and don't know if they are interchangeable. Answer: There are many variations of these members of the Brassica, …
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I have been looking lustfully at English potato barrels. They look so nice and I like the idea of slipping up the sides and sneaking a few new potatoes. And I have relatives in England who might be persuaded to buy such pots and ship …
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There is nothing nicer than giving one of the best gardening gifts for friends and relatives who love nature and all its beautiful aspects right on their own backyard. The problem you may encounter is choosing the best gift there is for …
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Blog Column by Jeff Ball In tomorrow's Detroit News Homestyle section, I have a short column about poison ivy. It will be published on this blog on Monday. There was not space to include in the discussion the close relatives of that …
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Any kind of gardening can be enjoyable for some people, but vegetable gardening has a special attraction that other forms of gardening do not have because the vegetable gardener can eat what comes out of his or her garden. Ripe, juicy tomatoes, tender peas, crisp lettuce, tasty zucchini, fresh green beans and delicious squash (hmmm!) are just a few of the products that can go straight from the vegetable garden to the kitchen. Some of them, after a rinse under the kitchen tap, can go directly to the dining room table. Now that's fresh healthy food.
Growing your own vegetable garden has a few other benefits too. For one thing, the vegetable gardener harvests the vegetables when they are at their peak. Those homegrown vegetables have far greater nutritional value than any of the vegetables available in the produce section of the grocery store. That means they are better for the health of the gardener’s family. The vegetable gardener also knows what pesticides and other chemicals the vegetables have – or haven’t – been exposed to. As a vegetable gardener you are far more likely not to exposed your pride and joy to harmful chemicals.
Vegetable gardening is also great exercise. It gets you out into the fresh air. Vegetable gardening is a great way to relax and forget about the stresses and worries of everyday life in the 21st century. It is an activity that anybody, young and old, can do. You can do it by yourself, or why not get the children involved to and make gardening a truly family affair. They'll love it!
Vegetable gardening can help you fulfil creative needs and gain a sense of accomplishment, satisfaction and pride. When you see your dinner table laden with food that you grew with your own hands, you can’t help but feel good about yourself. When you share your harvest with friends and relatives, you get a special feeling that is quite unique.
The benefits of vegetable gardening continue long after you have picked those last tomatoes and pulled up the last of the carrots. You can freeze and preserve them and enjoy your homegrown peppers, zucchinis and tomatoes months after you harvested them. How about making relishes, chutney's etc. Of course, by growing your own food, you save some money, too or even sell your chutneys.
It is not necessary for you to have a large piece of land to enjoy vegetable gardening. Any little plot of ground can be turned into a garden, you just have to tend to the plants carefully. A gardener can even grow vegetables in containers, in window boxes, and yes, indoors too. As long as you have access to some soil, water and sunlight (or artificial light) you can become a vegetable gardener. Just buy the seeds, invest some time and work, and one day you and your family and friends will be sitting down to enjoy a meal of your own home grown vegetables.
The Gardener
