Articles tagged: kitchen garden

home & garden: 5 Tips on how to shop for a garden in 20 minutes

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Posted: May 18, 2013

If you want to put a small vegetable garden in your yard today, it can be done. Let’s say your ground is prepared and you are ready to go — all you need is some ... Read more »

home & garden: Gateway gardens: Are you in danger? We want to know!

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Posted: Mar 09, 2013

Are you or is someone you love at risk because of a Gateway Garden? Maybe you tried gardening for the first time last year, and now you just have to go back for more. You ... Read more »

home & garden: How much space counts as a garden?

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Posted: Feb 09, 2013

A story on NPR in January focused on a study of urban gardening in Chicago the purpose of which was to discover the amount of space being used for growing food. The researchers tried to ... Read more »

home & garden: Is watering house plants with tea a good idea?

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Posted: Feb 05, 2013

My late mother-in-law was an inveterate indoor gardener and tea drinker. Mom could grow just about anything. In her care, any leaf that dropped soon took root and found itself in a pot of its ... Read more »

home & garden: Top 10 gardening goals for 2013

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Posted: Jan 09, 2013

In this gardening off-season, planning and dreaming are some of the most productive work that gardeners can do. Resolutions is such a serious word, full of weight and responsibility. Goals seems a more appropriate word ... Read more »

home & garden: Master Gardener Classes to be offered near and in Washtenaw County

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Posted: Dec 27, 2012

The MSU Extension Offices of Jackson, Livingston and Washtenaw County will again offer the Michigan Master Gardener course in 2013 and 2014. Gardeners who wish to build on their experience and expand their knowledge are ... Read more »

home & garden: Pretty and versatile kale dresses up Szechuan Chicken

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Posted: Dec 11, 2012

My earliest encounter with kale years ago was watching as my aunt used leaves of kale to decorate a plate of luncheon meats for a party. She had a background in catering, so she knew ... Read more »

home & garden, with poll: How did your gardens grow in 2012?

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Posted: Nov 17, 2012

The color green has not yet retreated from the Michigan landscape; the lawns remain surprisingly bright, and we have our bounteous evergreen population to provide spots of life. There’s no denying, however, that the gardening ... Read more »

home & garden: Sauce tomatoes versus slicing tomatoes: does the difference matter?

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Posted: Sep 13, 2012

One way of categorizing home-grown tomatoes is dividing them into tomatoes for cooking and making sauce and tomatoes for slicing and eating fresh. Are the categories really that different? I think the answer is both ... Read more »

recipe: A day of tomato meals, with recipes

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Posted: Sep 11, 2012

If there were a wacky new rule implemented or a Survivor-style reality show for gardeners where I could only grow one vegetable, I would, without a doubt, choose the tomato. The tomato is the backbone ... Read more »

home & garden: Finding delight in seasonal variations in gardening

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Posted: Sep 05, 2012

You don’t have to be a gardener to have noticed that the weather this summer has been “different” from usual. An early warm spell, followed by a hard frost, a fairly nice spring, an extremely ... Read more »

recipe: Gardener's brunch: Greens, eggs - no ham

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Posted: Jul 15, 2012

This time of year is a turning point in the garden. The plants are not just pretty but, increasingly, a source for real food. Today we had a meal based on greens that came straight ... Read more »

home & garden: Make the most of herbs by harvesting and preserving

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Posted: Jun 22, 2012

Herb gardens are a fun way to ease into gardening. Most herbs are undemanding and hardy; for the most part, herbs will grow in poor soil, do well in sun and partly sunny spots, and ... Read more »

home & garden: Plant an (almost) instant kitchen garden this weekend

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Posted: Jun 02, 2012

Maybe this was the year you planned to have a vegetable garden. You’ve waited for the right weather and the perfect time. Perhaps some of life’s unpredictable events, like a new job or a cold ... Read more »

home & garden: Project Grow events for growing food and wildcrafting

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Posted: May 12, 2012

Two Project Grow events this weekend will help you welcome the gardening season. Project Grow’s Heirloom plant sale will be held on on Saturdays, May 12 and May 19 in front of The People's Food ... Read more »