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You’ve heard that saying, Christmas in July, right? Well we’re talking Christmas presents in June over on my latest eHow article, How Your Summer Jam Session Can Cut Your Holiday Spending. Although canning jam is pretty straight forward, canning was not something I grew up around so to say I was intimidated by the whole Read More >>
And so the battle between organic and non-organic veggies continues! In my latest eHow article The Battle of the Veggies: Organic Vs. Nonorganic Soil Part 3, I give you the final results from my experiment. Is growing vegetables in organic soil really better? Even though I was totally “rooting” for the organic soil, I was Read More >>
Wondering what variety of pumpkins to plant this fall? Well, in my opinion not all pumpkins are created equal so be sure and check out my latest article for eHow Not All Pumpkins Are Created Equal to find out my favorite picks for this years pumpkin patch. We’ve been growing pumpkins for our kids, the Read More >>
Do you use beneficial insects in your garden? Well you should! 😉 I explore this topic in my latest eHow article Playing With Bugs: Why All the Cool People Are Doing It. I know talking about bugs gives most people the heebie-jeebies, but if you’re like me and don’t like coating your vegetable plants with a Read More >>
It’s the age old question: How do you get your kids to eat their vegetables? Popeye did his best to spread a love of spinach and Jerry Seinfeld’s wife helped us learn how to sneak them into their food, but to instill a lifetime of veggie loving in our kids is much simpler than people Read More >>
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