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Lisa Roy
Sep 8, 20221 min read
The Cold is Here...Gardener's Rejoice!
If you want to extend your harvesting season, hoop tunnels or row covers. Or, re use.....these are light covers that a school in my area wa
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Lisa Roy
Aug 25, 20222 min read
Cabbage Trivia and Folklore
Cabbage Trivia and Folkore....Bet you don't know these facts about this vegetable we take for granted.
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Lisa Roy
Aug 6, 20221 min read
Blueberries...Did You Know?
Blueberries are believed to improve memory and brain function, helping to combat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disorder, to be beneficial in p
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Lisa Roy
Jul 9, 20221 min read
Yarrow Companion Planting
Companion planting Yarrow. Yarrow attracts pollinators such as butterflies, and helps control aphids, which adding nutrients to your soil.
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Lisa Roy
Apr 26, 20222 min read
Sage Salvia officinalis trivia and folklore
The name comes from Latin “Salveo”, which refers to its ability to heal or to save, which is a reference to its medicinal and culinary...
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Lisa Roy
Apr 4, 20211 min read
Celery trivia
April is National Fresh Celery Month...so here are some little know facts about this common grocery store item...
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Lisa Roy
Mar 25, 20211 min read
Beet Trivia
Little things you probably didn't know about beets..... The ancient Greeks thought beets were an aphrodisiac. They were also thought to...
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Lisa Roy
Mar 20, 20211 min read
Carrot (Daucus carota) Trivia
Things you didn't know about this common vegetable.....
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Lisa Roy
Mar 15, 20212 min read
Is It an Herb? Or A Spice?
Want to confuse things even more? Lovage is a spice (the seed), or an herb (the leaves); and to make things more interesting…Lovage root is
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Lisa Roy
Mar 12, 20212 min read
Parsley Proverbs and Folklore
In English folklore, it is also associated with death. The phrase “Welsh Parsley is a good physic” refers to the gallows rope as “Welsh Pars
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Lisa Roy
Mar 11, 20211 min read
Lovage..or Loveache?
Charlemagne decreed it should be in every imperial garden, and Queen Victoria carried Lovage candies with her.
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Lisa Roy
Mar 2, 20211 min read
Hot Pepper ...Did You Know?
Mammals are the only beings that are sensitive to the Capsicum, which is what gives them their “oomph”
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Lisa Roy
Feb 28, 20211 min read
Carrots...The Long and the Short of It
The average person eats 10,866 carrots in their lifetime.
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Lisa Roy
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Horseradish and Potatoes
Horseradish, when planted with potatoes, increases the disease resistance of the potatoes, which repelling Potato Bugs...so be sure to...
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Lisa Roy
Feb 6, 20211 min read
Didja Know?
This is a new blog thread I am starting. I am a native to northern Rhode Island, and we are frequently laughed at for our accents........t
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