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Grow your own salad
FARGO, N.D. - As I wandered around our (finally) snow-free backyard, I had the urge to get my hands dirty. Our three dogs already had accomplished getting their paws muddy in our soggy backyard as they scampered playfully, nipping at each other's heels....Tags: Vitamin Therapy, Salads, Iron (dietary supplement), Beta-Carotene, Hobbies
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Harbor flower shop's new owner plans to continue legacy
HARBOR SPRINGS -- There's a new owner at A.R. Pontius Flower Shop in Harbor Springs, and she's only the third owner in the shop's 90-year history. Jamie Platte, 36, originally of Petoskey, bought the flower shop recently from her aunt, Nancy Rondel....
Tags: Memorial Day, China, Mother's Day, Yeast Infection, Hobbies
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Gardening in Small Spaces (Small Spaces Part 1 of 5)
Lehigh Valley Master GardenersHappy Spring! And welcome to the first of a five part blog series on gardening in small spaces. Why might this be of interest? Because gardening is good for you. And anyone can do it, even if you only have...... -
Gardening is a lesson in patience
The solstice came and went late March. Spring, it tells us, is on the way. A good month later we celebrate the month of flowering -- the season for Morris Dancers and children in white outfits weaving colored ribbons around a May pole. And outside the...
Tags: Hobbies, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Outdoor decorating with Annette Gutierrez of Potted
With its view of the Hollywood sign and handsome brown facade, Annette Gutierrez’s 1908 house would read like a classic L.A. Craftsman if it were not for the chartreuse window trim, the first hint of her modern sensibilities. Gutierrez jokingly...
Tags: Animals, Human Interest, Brad Pitt, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Trading garden tips
If there's one thing gardeners like to share more than tomatoes, it's tips. And nobody has more of those than folks who think about gardening all day long, whose inboxes fill with gardening information and who talk to experts constantly. Now that spring...Tags: Tomatoes, Hobbies, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lettuce, Strawberries
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Restored or ruined? Malibu Lagoon project stirs strong opinions
Before the bulldozers arrived last June, Malibu Lagoon was a fully grown habitat for egrets, voles and tidewater gobies, studded with sycamore trees and clusters of tule reeds. Today, the lagoon's islands appear almost barren, covered by a sea of tiny red...
Tags: State Parks, Gardens and Parks, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Tourism and Leisure
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Plant Doctor: May in the garden
Almanac Average temperatures: High 88, low 66 Rainfall: 3.74 inches The moon 1. Moon phases •Last quarter: May 2 •New moon: May 9 •First quarter: May 18 •Full moon: May 25 •Last quarter: May 31 2. Moon sign...Tags: Tomatoes, Chemical Industry, Potatoes, Salvia, Fertilizer
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'Gardening for Geeks': Join video chat Thursday
Despite its irreverent title, there's much sense to Christy Wilhelmi's charming new book, "Gardening for Geeks: DIY Tests, Gadgets and Techniques That Utilize Microbiology, Mathematics and Ecology to Exponentially Maximize the Yield of Your Garden."...
Tags: Hobbies, Plant Openings, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Salvage discarded gardening supplies
We were glad to recently reconnect with Barry Donchez in Bethlehem, an inspiring guy who enjoys growing his own food without shelling out a lot of money on gardening supplies. Gardening is a great way to save money. And it could become an increasingly...
Tags: Tomatoes, Hobbies, Allentown, Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Extension agronomist: N-credits from legume crops
I recently read a publication that stated “pulse crops add 40 pounds of nitrogen to the soil.” The statement was referring to the fertilizer N-credit that can be taken by producers for the crop after an annual legume or pulse crop. In other words if you...Tags: Chemical Industry, Agriculture, Hobbies, Lifestyle and Leisure, Fertilizer
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Goji berry: Plant your own backyard superfruit
Michelle Wong tried to hold back the tears after learning that her landlady had ripped out the goji berry planted in the backyard of her apartment in Koreatown. The shrub was head-high and starting to put out little purple and white flowers where the...Tags: Craigslist, Inc., Macular Degeneration, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Apr 28, 2013
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Apr 27, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 26, 2013
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Apr 23, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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