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How to Grow Beets

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Post published:January 25, 2012
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How to Grow Beets **Beets are an amazing vegetable: they are extremely nutritious and you can eat both the beets and the greens. **Beets are best eaten young/small because that…

Crop Rotation Guide

Post author:thehomesteadgarden
Post published:January 12, 2012
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This Crop Rotation Guide will help you have a healthy and successful gardening year. Different plants require different nutrients in the soil and they also deplete the soil of certain…

How to Grow Arugula

Post author:thehomesteadgarden
Post published:January 3, 2012
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Need some expert tips for how to grow arugula (aka Rocket)? Arugula is my favorite salad green, and I've been growing it successfully for over a decade now. Below are…

Four Herbal Teas, Two Herbs

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Post published:December 1, 2011
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Herbal Teas Trying to come up with more herbal tea ideas? Here are a few more ways I use lemon balm and lavender in my beverages. Both herbs produce a…

Dandelion

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Post published:September 20, 2011
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Name: *Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Description: *Most Americans consider dandelion a pesty weed. What they don't realize is that dandelion is one of the BEST nutritional and medicinal plants! *perennial *best…

Medicinal Uses of Dandelion

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Post published:September 20, 2011
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Growing up, I remember always being sad when my parents would spray weed killer on dandelions or chop them down with the lawnmower. Imagine my delight when I researched all…

Marjoram and sausage pasta

Post author:thehomesteadgarden
Post published:September 19, 2011
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Marjoram is my favorite herb in the kitchen! I adore it! Marjoram and sausage pasta Ingredients: *10.5 oz. rigatoni *9oz. sausages *2tbsp. olive oil *1 large red onion, roughly chopped…

Lovage Soup

Post author:thehomesteadgarden
Post published:September 19, 2011
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I am eager to try this soup, it sounds delicious! Lovage Soup Ingredients: *2 tbsp. butter *2 medium onions, finely chopped *2 cups potatoes, peeled and diced *4 tbsp. finely…

Medicinal Uses of Yarrow

Post author:thehomesteadgarden
Post published:September 19, 2011
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Fevers/Colds/Flus: Yarrow has long been used to treat feverish conditions. It is often used at the beginning stages of a cold or flu and is commonly combined with elder flower…