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Becoming A Healthy Eater

June 5, 2010 By The Passion Diva Leave a Comment
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Being a healthy eater requires you to become both educated and smart about what healthy eating actually is.  Being food smart isn't about learning to calculate grams or fat, or is it about studying labels and counting calories. Healthy eating is all about balanced and moderate eating, consisting of healthy meals at least  three times per day.  Healthy eaters eat many different types of foods, not limiting themselves to one specific food type or food group. Eating healthy requires quite … [Read more...]

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Tips for a Family Garden

May 12, 2010 By The Passion Diva Leave a Comment
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It seems that kids spend most of their time indoors playing video games or watching television these days. Want a way to get your kids off of the couch and save some money at the same time? Start a family garden. The benefits of a garden are numerous. First of all, you get to save money on food. A garden is not just for flowers, although there are some that have edible leaves. In a garden you can grow fruits and vegetables which have been the staples of a healthy diet since humans first discovered … [Read more...]

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Easy Compositing

March 24, 2010 By The Passion Diva Leave a Comment

Have you ever noticed how some people have beautiful, vibrant flower gardens or grow large, scrumptious looking vegetables almost with ease? They might have a green thumb, but chances are it better that it’s their soil. If you use compost, your soil has a richer composition that is better for your veggies and flowers. This healthy and sturdy soil produces those gorgeous flowers and mouth-watering vegetables we all wish we could have in our own gardens. Guess what? Now you can have them. It just … [Read more...]

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Fall Gardening

October 26, 2009 By The Passion Diva Leave a Comment

Photo by circulating Many gardeners do not even consider fall gardening because of the winter frosts that might make an early appearance. On the contrary, fall gardening will result in excellent vegetables and will extend crops long after spring planted plants are finished. Vegetables produced from fall gardening are sometimes sweeter and milder than those grow in the summer and offer a brand new taste to the same old veggies. What you choose to grow during you fall gardening will depend … [Read more...]

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Effective Gardens Maintenance Can Save Time

October 12, 2009 By The Passion Diva 1 Comment

by Frank Wainwright Many gardeners get very upset by the large amount of time spent on gardens maintenance, but they should rather work more cleverly than harder. Each season brings its own tasks and this should be done timely. Autumn leaves falling create a beautiful carpet of color and should rather be enjoyed than raked every day. Let the tree finish the drop of leaves before you take action. Instead of working leaves into bags for disposal, simply rake them into your flower beds where they … [Read more...]

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A Portable Chicken Coop – 3 Reasons Why You Should Choose a Portable Coop

October 9, 2009 By The Passion Diva 1 Comment

by George Fowler Would you like to be someone who each morning gets up goes into the garden and collects some eggs that your chickens have just laid? If you are and have no idea what it takes to keep chickens then starting with a small flock of 2 to 4 hens is something worth considering. The best option for keeping such a small flock of birds in the garden is to purchase a good quality portable chicken coop. As you will soon discover there are numerous advantages to be had from getting this type … [Read more...]

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Mulching for Free

September 21, 2009 By The Passion Diva Leave a Comment

Photo by Ryan Somma Photo by Ryan SommaI’m sure that if you are reading this, you have used some form of mulch during your gardening career. However, you probably didn’t know that there are many other options for organic mulching that you can explore. These days, many gardeners are discovering new sources of free mulch that has been there all along; an untapped resource. These include clippings from a lawn, or woody prunings from other plants in your yard. You will be surprised by how beneficial … [Read more...]

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Gardening for Food and Fun

September 6, 2009 By The Passion Diva Leave a Comment
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A garden was once used to grow beautiful flowers and fruits and vegetables. Today land is becoming increasingly scarce and so is time. Learn to garden again to grow your own food, save money and spend a bit of quality time with the family. A garden can be used in many ways. Some people create flower gardens to enhance the look of their homes. Short, tall, fuzzy, speckled, and brightly colored plants exist to be adored. A flower garden is also fragrant for the nose and welcoming to wildlife, such … [Read more...]

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Water Gardens

May 24, 2009 By The Passion Diva Leave a Comment
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There are many new trends surfacing in gardening, and water gardening is one of the main new interests.  Water gardening can be in the form of waterfalls, ponds, fountains, all of which can be enhanced by rock work combinations and lighting, plants, and fish.  Water gardening doesn’t have to be a pond or natural water source either, it can consist of just a plastic tub, basically anything that can hold water. The most important thing to consider in water gardening is probably the spot chosen.  … [Read more...]

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