…pile designed for wood items that take longer to decompose than leafy materials. Shells from salted pistachios can also be placed around the base of plants to deter slugs and…
Superfoods Grown in Your Home Garden
…planet. Keep these super foods in mind when planning or adding on to this year’s garden. For dark green, try kale, chard, arugula, mustard greens, bok choy, collards, spinach, lettuces…
Keep Your New Year’s Resolution with Green Juice
…to getting your greens. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. January 26th is National Green Juice Day. A food holiday established a couple of years ago as a…
Lucky Foods to Ring in the New Year
…tradition, eating pork and sauerkraut brings good luck in the New Year. In the Southern U.S., it is believed that eating black-eyed peas, ham hocks, and collard greens or cabbage…
Foraging for a Viable Food Source
…Food Source There is one dark leafy green that crops up everywhere and has a common misperception of being a weed. It’s called a plantain – and it’s something you…
How to Plan, and Work, Your Winter Kitchen Garden
…gather your containers, soil and a good lighting system to mimic the long days of summer. Herbs and leafy greens are good for beginners because they grow easily and have…
Greenhouse Veggies to Grow in Winter
…best wintertime survivors in the greenhouse include dark, leafy greens, kale, spinach, arugula, and chard. All are able to take on the colder weather and actually improve as a result….
Thermal Wall for Garden Plants
…trying to keep up with a high power bill. You can accomplish keeping your winter greens growing through the coldest months by using the outside wall of your home, as…
Perdue Hears Concerns of California Farmers
…the regulation, it’s a misdemeanor; second time, it’s a Class E felony. “I don’t want to have farming criminalized any longer,” he said. Dan Sutton, who grows leafy greens in…
Why Forage for Dandelion
…of Vitamin A, C, E, and K, calcium, minerals, and iron. The leaves are considered edible greens and grow bitter with age. Dandelions are also used for medicinal purposes, treating…
Autumn Planting for Fall Vegetables
…temperatures and are frost tolerant. Swiss Chard is often grown as part of a cold-tolerant autumn and winter garden but can be planted in the autumn to provide spring greens….
Easy to Grow or Forage Lettuce
In today’s program, Cathy Isom has tips about lettuce, giving us some easy to grow dark, leafy greens. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Easy to Grow or…
Grow Kale in the Winter
…weather approaches and if frost should occur on the leaves, always wait until the leaves have completely thawed before harvesting them. Winter months are also favorable for these leafy greens…
Fall Foods to Forage
…you’re not certain in that mushroom will make you sick, check the world wide web before you begin your hunt. Foraging for wild greens can help you bring home a…