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Diggin' It Growing good-tasting sprouts is easy and fun
In winter, when it's too cold to grow veggies outdoors, try 'farming' on the kitchen counter by growing sprouts. It's easy, and they taste great. Here's how to get started.
01/13/2011 05:56 pm -
Diggin' It Garden catalog season: New isn't necessarily better
The 2011 garden catalogs are here, offering tempting new plants. But are the new plants really better than the older ones?
01/03/2011 04:17 pm -
Diggin' It Cyclamen is a great holiday plant
Red and white cyclamen plants provide great holiday color for this Vermont gardener.
12/20/2010 01:47 pm -
Diggin' It Parsley, the last herb of fall
Whether curly or flat-left, parsley is hardy, often the last herb to succumb to fall frost.
11/19/2010 02:04 pm -
Diggin' It Flowering kale and cabbage: Too pretty to eat
Flowering kale and cabbage, also called ornamental cabbage and kale, are two colorful stars of the fall garden. You can actually eat them, but they're really grown for their pretty leaves.
11/05/2010 08:24 pm -
A Taste of Place: Exploring the Vermont Cheese Trail
Cheese from the green mountain state is rich with flavors of clover and rain.
11/03/2010 12:21 pm -
Diggin' It It's time to take coleus cuttings
Want plenty of coleus plants next spring? It's easy to take cuttings and root them now.
10/29/2010 08:33 pm -
Diggin' It Milkweed: Not just for monarch butterflies
Milkweed is best known for its usefulness to monarch butterflies, but it's a good plant for gardeners, too.
10/15/2010 09:07 pm -
Diggin' It Self-sowing annual flowers
Some annual flowers do the work and seed themselves, creating a self-sown garden..
09/29/2010 03:11 pm -
Loch Ness Monster had police protection in 1930s
Loch Ness Monster: Archives released by the Scottish government reveal that the Inverness-shire's chief constable expressed concerns about Nessie's safety.
04/29/2010 05:36 pm -
Global News Blog Loch Ness monster is real: former Scottish police chief
Newly published documents reveal that a Scottish police official in the 1930s believed 'beyond doubt' that the Loch Ness monster existed. Expert Loren Coleman says it reveals the government's longstanding policy to protect the mythic beast.
04/27/2010 01:52 pm -
Diggin' It Seeds: Sow them and expect wonders
All garden treasures started as seeds. Be it a fragrant lilac, a juicy tomato, or a blue ribbon-winning pumpkin, the best, biggest, and most wonderful plants sprouted from an unassuming seed.
04/23/2010 06:06 pm -
Diggin' It Have you ever found a pepper inside a pepper?
When a gardener finds a little pepper inside a bigger pepper, she wonders: Why does that happen and what's it called?
04/01/2010 01:34 pm -
How to tell if last year's garden seeds are still good
Here's an easy way to test last year's garden seeds to see if they're still good.
03/18/2010 02:51 pm -
Diggin' It Great picture books to get kids interested in gardening
Want to instill a love of gardening in little children? Here are some fun, colorful picture books to get kids interested.
03/15/2010 03:13 pm -
Diggin' It Even more great seed companies that gardeners should know
The final installment in our series on small but notable seed companies gardeners should know about.
03/02/2010 03:15 pm -
Diggin' It More great seed companies you may not know
Meet nine small, but high-quality companies that provide great seeds for your garden.
02/12/2010 10:05 am -
Diggin' It Great seed companies you may not know, part 1
Eight small-staffed but high-quality seed companies to consider for this growing season.
02/05/2010 10:50 am -
Diggin' It Planning a vegetable garden this year? Consider cabbage.
Cabbage is often-overlooked gem in vegetable garden.
01/12/2010 12:56 pm -
Diggin' It The generosity of gardeners, comrades of the spade
A gardener finds that her favorite activity is filled with generous acts of communication and sharing.
12/29/2009 03:47 pm -
Diggin' It The weather stick tells you if it's going to snow
There are many ways to forecast the weather, but if you want to know if it's going to rain or snow, try an old-fashioned New England weather stick.
12/22/2009 11:37 am -
Diggin' It Even when you don't follow the rules, compost happens
There are rules for making compost in the garden, but even if you don't follow them, you'll still end up with compost.
12/08/2009 12:00 am -
Diggin' It Thanksgiving and Christmas cactuses – what you need to know
11/30/2009 12:00 am -
Diggin' It Native shrubs for fall color
11/13/2009 12:00 am -
Diggin' It Community Supported Agriculture is great for farms, environment, and locavores
CSAs, or Community Supported Agriculture farms, are a good deal for farmers and the environment, providing great locally grown food.
11/03/2009 12:00 am
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