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Health Benefits of Eating and Growing Purple Foods

WEBSo, one of the roles that purple pigments play is to help protect against damage in the body that can lead to disease.. 2. Anti-inflammatory and Anti-Cancer properties. Purple foods also contain Flavonoids (flavonols) including Resveratrol with anti-inflammatory properties. This compound may also help combat many diseases, …

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The Benefits of Container Gardening

WEBLess disease problems: Most of the time plants that are grown in containers have fewer problems with diseases than plants grown in the soil. Fewer pesky pests: Insects that move from plant to plant in the garden are less likely to discover plants on a balcony, verandah or deck. Even if a problem is detected, you can isolate affected plants …

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12 Valuable Tips to Grow Healthy Microgreens

WEBTip 1. Get your Timing Right. Whether you live in a hot, temperate or cold climate, it’s likely you can grow at least some microgreens for part of the year. Indoors or out. However, one of the key factors for growing a successful crop of healthy microgreens, is timing. “If you sow your seeds at the wrong time of the year or month, you’re

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How to Use Compost and 7 Benefits of Composting

WEBReduces the need for frequent watering by helping soil retain more moisture while still allowing the excess to drain away. An ‘insurance policy’ for drought. Helps reduce and prevent pests and disease and increases soil life. Assists in balancing soil pH (the measure of soil acidity or alkalinity).

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Plants for a Survival Food and Medicinal Garden

WEBSome herbs are particularly useful in a survival food and medicinal garden as they help reduce stress and anxiety. Supporting mental and emotional health is vitally important for everyone. Learn which herbs to use. Leafy greens like kale, spinach, lettuce, rocket and chard are ideal to grow in pots or as microgreens.

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Easy Guide to Growing Microgreens

WEB11 Benefits of Growing Microgreens. 1. Quick to grow: from ‘seed to feed’ in just 1-3 weeks depending on which variety you choose. 2. You can grow an incredible number of plants in a tiny area = high yield to space ratio. Cabbage microgreens sprouting after one week in a tiny repurposed plastic punnet. 3.

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17 Garden Goals for Your Health and Wellbeing

WEB17 Garden Goals for Your Health and Wellbeing. 1. Dream BIG but Start Small. Grab a cuppa, some paper, a pen and start your Wish List. This helps you get a clearer picture what your dream edible garden will look like. Gather any photos, notes, magazine pics and jot down your ideas.

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Pros and Cons of Eating Apple Skin

WEBAn apple with skin ON contains 50% MORE phytonutrients than a peeled one! Apple skins have exceptionally high concentrations of antioxidants. They also contain compounds (triterpenoids) with significant anti-cancer capabilities. Particularly so, when it comes to preventing liver, colon and breast cancer. Research shows apple peels and extracts

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9 Reasons You Should Grow Cosmos Flowers

WEBCosmos flowers are magnets for beneficial insects like lacewings, parasitic wasps, tachinid flies and hoverflies that feed on many pest insects and provide free pollination services. Bee feeding on pollen in orange cosmos flower. 2. They are easy to grow. Even in tough, hot or dry conditions with little water.

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How to Grow & Use Nasturtiums

WEBSow organic and heirloom seeds in spring and summer if you get frost. If you live in a warm-hot climate, plant them anytime. Sow to a depth of twice the length of the seed (about 1.5cm or 1/2 an inch) as they need darkness to germinate. Nasturtium seeds germinating in pots. Keep moist so the seeds germinate.

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5 Reasons to Grow Sunflowers

WEB5 Reasons to Grow Sunflowers. 1. Feed your Pollinators. The showy large outer petals help attract many species of bees to your sunflowers including honey bees and bumble bees. The centre of the sunflower houses hundreds and thousands of tiny individual florets that contain nectar and pollen, a food source for bees.

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20 Reasons to Grow this Amazing Herb

WEB15. Nasturtiums as a flavour improver. This herb is an excellent companion for many plants, improving their growth and flavour. To enhance the taste of your radishes and make them a little hotter, plant nasturtiums nearby! 16. Great garnish. Both nasturtium leaves and flowers make pretty garnishes on any plate.

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Choose Safe Containers for Growing Food

WEBA timber barrel treated with a preservative stain looks attractive on the OUTSIDE. Edibles are planted in a less attractive, but safer plastic pot INSIDE. Nestle the plant pot down inside the cachepot or outer container. If you want to, cover the top of both containers with mulch so you can’t see the inner pot.

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Amazing Uses for Garlic in Your Home & Garden

WEBIn Your Kitchen – 12 Garlic Tips. Garlic Tip #1: If you want to avoid ‘garlic breath’ eat a few leaves of any chlorophyll rich herb like fresh mint, parsley or basil afterwards. Garlic Tip #2: When using garlic in recipes, 1 clove = 1 teaspoon chopped fresh garlic or ½ teaspoon minced fresh garlic. Garlic Tip #3: The longer you cook

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Need Herbs in a Hurry

WEBLow Maintenance but High Value! Rocket is an annual herb and so easy to grow. Rocket seeds can be sown direct in the garden in a very shallow hole (about 5mm deep) and then covered again. Alternatively, germinate seeds in a seed raising mix. Plant out when the seedlings have their first two true leaves.

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Is PVC Plastic Safe to Use in an Organic Garden

WEBThere are all sorts of uses gardeners find for PVC tubes including irrigation pipes, in wicking beds, worm farms, compost systems, rain gutter gardens and vertical tower planters. It’s understandable. PVC is cheap, widely available and an easy solution. It’s commonly used in landscaping, aquaponics, hydroponics, garden gloves and hoses too.

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How to Restore Waterlogged Pot Plants

WEBSpread out a number of sheets of newspaper in a tray. Lay the pot on its side and gently slide out the plant’s root ball. Lay waterlogged potted plants gently on their side before removing the plant for re-potting. Allow the root ball to dry on the newspapers for about 12 hours.

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