I may have mentioned before how I have the inverse of a “green thumb” and am adept at killing even cacti. But since I’m not a huge fan of ingesting pesticides, I would love to be able to grow at least some veggies and herbs on my own. But of course, in addition to my [...]

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For those of you adept at killing cacti, bamboo, marigolds, and other plant life that is supposed to be totally resistant to human neglect. You only need to change the water about once a week, and it doesn’t require that you disassemble anything to do so. The result? A fresh, healthy plant filling your space [...]

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Living in the city– in a top floor apartment that overlooks a carport– doesn’t give me much time or reason to garden. And should I try to get my foliage on all over my rusty fire escape, I fear that frequent visits from the local raccoons would destroy anything that my not-so-green thumb might [...]

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Just this month I house sat for friend of mine whose wife has a luscious garden that requires daily attention. She grows grapes, potatoes, tomatoes, crook neck squash, strawberries, corn and beans annually, and her four-year-old daughter has little flowers growing in tiny pots on the deck. Or at least, she DID have little flowers [...]

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