Around the globe there are a lot of people doing illegal logging. Wildlife trees should not be touched. They are there for our protection. It is so frustrating to know that illegal loggers do not think about the long term effects of what they are doing. They are just concern of what they can get out of it. Now all of us suffer the consequences. It is not to late to start planting trees or even fruit trees would be great.

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This is what my cucumber has become. It is a hybrid. I planted several of them. It is a pleasure to watch them grow in the garden.

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Growing tomatoes is easy but can also be tricky, so it is good to know the best way to plant it from experienced growers. I found a video online from Dave’s garden that has a lot of tips for all of us about growing tomatoes. “Once you tasted the home grown tomatoes, you will never go back again”.

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It is in fact great to have good and fresh views in our desktops when we open it. I found some nice gardening wallpapers online at fine gardening, a collection of plants and herbs even lovely photos of flowers for the eyes to feast upon. I am using one now, it is a magnolia flower.

Do you know why the lovely carpels of Magnolia flowers are tough? It is their defense mechanism, to avoid damage by eating and crawling beetles. This flowering tree genus is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol. Magnolias are used as Chinese medicine for 5,000 years to fight cancer, heart disease and dementia? The bark, which is aromatic, contains magnolol and honokiol, two polyphenolic compounds that have…

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It is so nice to make our own garden, flowers, vegetables and herbs. Herbs are ideal to be grown in small containers and near the kitchen for ease of access. We can even put the containers on the window sill for decorative purposes also. We have been planning about nicer garden, and efficient one making maximum use of space. Hydroponics and square foot gardening when the greenhouse will be built. It is very nice to use small containers for this kind of gardening, it is a challenge to see how artistic and resourceful we can be. And it pays in the with free plants, veggies and flowers in our reach. Here is a very nice video I found today about…

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Fat hen or henbane? These are both plants; fat hen is perfectly edible, “You can use the leaves in salads like spinach, make tea and eat the roots,” said Mr Worrall Thompson; while “henbane is a very toxic plant and should never be eaten”, an urgent warning issued by Healthy & Organic Living magazine’s website.

Henbane – Hyoscyamus niger – has sticky serrated leaves, yellow, funnel-shaped flowers and a stale scent.

The weed’s name has Anglo-Saxon origins – meaning killer of hens – and it can cause drowsiness, hallucinations and disorientation in humans. Larger quantities can cause a loss of consciousness, seizures, trembling of the limbs and, in extreme cases, death. “Henbane is associated with lots of mythical tales – it’s said…

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Jimson Weed is the toxic weed that caused the illness (nauseous and dizzy, and in some cases suffered hallucinations) of six people after it has been cooked into an Indian potato stew few weeks ago in Gaithersburg. Jimson Weed is a type of plant that flourishes in sunny areas that can easily crop up in a home garden and can be mistaken for a cooking ingredient. All parts of the plant are highly toxic especially the seeds. Plants are the best medicine, but it can also be a poison if not used correctly.
More about the weed here.

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I have given you every herb bearing seed… to you it shall be for meat

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This is one of the first blooms of our sunflower in the field, the first batch.

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Sow seeds in spring and away from potatoes so growth will not be…

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