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The Pleasures of "Homegrown"

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savory Gruyere Chive Popovers

Carmelized Rosemary Pears and Apples with Gorgonzola Cheese

Yummmm.... Marinated grilled mushrooms

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After spending the weekend looking for these... I could've made them!

Herb labels are great for kids.. for reading and learning about plants.

Vertical Planters/ This is clever.

Nothing's better than homegrown tomatoes! This is a great article on how to grow them.

Growing grapevines are not difficult..

clever to make a tomato plant into a decorative vine.

I LOVE a vertical garden tower.

All-in-One Herb Planter with Pansies

grow potatoes in raised beds!

really want to do this when i settle down! 'Jumpstart Your Food Garden' [Boulder Locavore]

Lovely is watching them grow and eating your bounty.. homegrown tomatoes

Fresh Basil

Stevia.. my favorite of all sweeteners for low a GI count.

Notice the 'glass bell jars' to keep the humidity in and insects out.

would love to have an organized veg garden such as this!

5 Easy Edible Plants (To Sow Right Now)

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Creating a Kitchen Herb Garden: Our Favorite Garden Herbs

Daron Joffe of Farmer D Organics: Farmer D Organics Raised Beds

Lady bugs eat aphids and will you allot of garden good luck!

Where would we be without the bees? They are an important part of our ecosystem and food-supply.

A close view of an eggplant flower!

'Old White Eggplant' was the earliest type to reach England, back in the 1500s. This was an ornamental variety with fruit that resembled a chicken egg.. it's got this chicken confused.

There's increase chances of success by planting your seeds in a raised garden bed. It provides better drainage.. and is also easier on your back.

Miniature citrus trees will easily grow in pots.. love the little cumquats.. supplies incredible amounts of vitamins C.

Ladybugs will eat aphids. Photo by Margaret Konikkara.

Love this color of eggplant.

Encourage the bees to come home.. by building them a home.

Use that ole "shoe holder" as an herb garden.

Malaysian bees are BLUE!

Creative garden containers.

Clever rain gutters for veg and herb planters.. keeps the garden up and away from the snails!

DIY drain gutter gardens are especially good for small spaces.

Cooking with fresh grown herbs and edible flowers is joy.

Higgledy's guide on "how to" sow seeds successfully.. now you don't have to purchase veg plants from the nursery.. you can sow seeds year to year.

The edible flower, Anchuza Azurea

Arthor, Rosalind Creasy's "how to" book on edible flower gardening.

Space plants just the right length apart to avoid weeds from growing "in-between" and not too close as to stunt plant growth.

Wow.. if you have a large garden space why not go for this organized veg bed.

Plant Collars to repel cutworms.

Plant Mustard Greens to divert beetles that will munch on kale, brussels sprouts, cabbage and broccoli.

An idea for "garden markers".. if you don't have old spoons to spare.. try the thrift stores for 2nd hand ones.

Marigold flowers are incredibly hardy and easy to grow.. start them from seeds in the late spring alongside your veg.. they'll keep away aphids.

Planting marigold flowers alongside the vegetables will help keep the away aphids.

Amazing we you spy upon the first sprouting Cucurbit.. sometimes they just pop out of nowhere.

We need the bees to flourish so our gardens will!