Kitchen Garden

 

Create your own kitchen garden

Have you ever thought of growing your own vegetables?

It is a wonderful experience growing your own vegetables. Imagine the freshness of your produce and most importantly knowing that it is totally organic.

Perhaps, you may think that you do not have green fingers and perhaps space is the constraint.

It may not be so.

This zone is aim to share the how to on kitchen gardens and growing your own vegetables. Share your experience or tips here to help others create their own kitchen garden.

 

by Jennifer Lim

Would you like to grow your own vegetables? There are lots of advantages in growing your own vegetables. Firstly, you can choose to grow your favourite vegetables like tomato, green beans or salad lea...More>
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by Jennifer Lim

There are many advantage to growing your own vegetables. Besides saving money, you can be assured to benefit fully from the freshness and nutrients in a vegetable. It is known that vegetable start los...More>
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by Kimberley A. Willis

Potatoes- America's Favorite Vegetable Potatoes are as easy to grow in the home garden as their cousins, the tomatoes and peppers, but not as many people grow them. That's a shame, because home garde...More>
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by John Beeson

Very few things can be more satisfying than eating a vine ripened tomato that came from your own tomato plant at the peak of freshness. The taste is really good and is obviously superior to most toma...More>
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by Terry Blackburn

Growing Cabbage Cabbage when cooked well is a delicious, and nutritious vegetable that has suffered over the years from lack of imagination and over cooking by unaccomplished chefs. It is now exten...More>
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by Janette Peel

Spinach is a hardy, healthy, easy-to-grow vegetable. Its tender, tasty leaves are fast-growing and it is an ideal cool-weather crop for spring or autumn.Varieties of spinach are categorized by their l...More>
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by Nova Walsh

Herbs are great plants to grow whether you have a large outdoor garden or a ledge on a windowsill.  Not only can herbs add a splash of color and vibrancy to any space, they can be used for anythi...More>
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    Comments (1 to 8 of 8)

    Glory Lennon
    Sep 25, 09 at 04:44 PM
    I like this Zone! Jennifer, you did a fine job and I'll be linking it to my Herb Garden Zone. We garden enthusiasts gotta stick together!
    Raven Lebeau
    Apr 16, 09 at 09:49 PM
    Jennifer, nice collection of information. I'm adding a link on my houseplants zone. You might want to look at the format though... I think some of your zone blocks go moved around because of the switch to 3-column.
    Sheila Watson Kraklow
    Apr 05, 09 at 11:48 PM
    Very nice! I cant waiat to get my herb beds seeded! Good job!
    Shaheen Darr
    Feb 19, 09 at 10:44 PM
    Good zone Jen!
    Jennifer Lim
    Feb 18, 09 at 08:24 AM
    Hi Kathleen, I am afraid I don't have the answer for nastertiums, tried growing them once but it didn't turn out well. I'll go through my gardening books , I might find the answer for you. Like your article about poinsietta, hppefully mine will last till next christmas. Cheers
    Kathleen Richardson
    Feb 17, 09 at 11:51 PM
    Before I start searching, maybe you'll know... What are little black bugs that can show up like specks on nastertiums? Anyone actually growing an avocado tree (indoors) who will communicate with me? What veggies will go well in a mostly shady garden patch? Jenn, this Zone is an excellent idea. Thanks.
    Jennifer Lim
    Feb 08, 09 at 03:34 PM
    Thanks Tina for the encouragement. x
    Tina Hartley
    Feb 08, 09 at 05:48 AM
    Hi Jenn, you're creating a great source of information here! Kudos from a veteran gardener :)

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