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  • Vacation care for garden containers

    Melinda Myers|Updated May 20, 2021

    Planning a few long weekends or a vacation may have you rethinking your garden plans. Don’t let time away from home stop you from growing flowers and vegetables in containers. Irrigation systems with timers and self-watering pots are options to make container gardening and vacation care easier. You may, however, just be looking for ways to adapt your existing container gardening care while on vacation. Find a plant sitter and take time to provide needed plant care instructions. It can be difficult, but you may be able to conv...

  • Cool and refreshing cucumbers equal health benefits

    Melinda Myers|Updated Apr 22, 2021

    Add a cool refreshing twist to your meals, beverages, appetizers, and snacks with cucumbers. These popular vegetables are grown worldwide, adding anti-inflammatory vitamin K, vitamins C, B-5 and more to your meals. Take it a step further by using your own fresh-from-the-garden cucumbers. Grow cucumbers sprawled on the ground or in a container on your patio, balcony, or deck. Save space and train them up a decorative support. They make great vertical accents in containers as...

  • Bold, beautiful, and healthful cabbage

    Melinda Myers, Special to The Record|Updated Jul 20, 2020

    Cleanse the toxins out of your body with the help of fresh vegetables. Cabbage, broccoli, and brussels sprouts are a few of nature's detoxifiers. You can add variety to your garden and diet by including green, red or Savoy cabbage. It's fun and easy to grow in the garden or a container and can be used in a variety of healthful dishes. There is still time to add cabbage to your garden. Cabbage grows best in cooler temperatures. Those in the northern half of the country can...