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The Saga of One Juicy Tomato |
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In the late 1960s and '70s, the commercial Ramapo tomato was available to home gardeners. Gardeners loved its color, taste and texture but those very attributes and their attendant yin-yang downsides helped make this Garden State goody obsolete. Rutgers University scientists tell why and how it came back and why gardeners are demanding it. Plus, where you can get it.
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published on May 19, 2008
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Crossing Cranberries |
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Grow your own cranberries by creating your own mini bog. Jennifer Johnson-Cicalese, research associate and plant breeder at Rutgers University's Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry & Cranberry Research and Extension Center in Chatsworth, New Jersey, tells all about bogs, cranberry research, and new varieties.
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published on January 13, 2008
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Beauty & the Feast |
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Take a tour of author, columnist, horticulturist, Lee Reich's edible landscape. Discover how to have the best of both worlds - a gorgeous garden and yard with ornamental plants that feed you all year long.
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published on June 08, 2007
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Shawnaland |
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A gardener in Northwestern NJ grows a bounty of vegetables on a hillside. She gardens organically, uses goat manure and has lots of tips.
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published on July 09, 2005
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Totally Enjoyable |
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Maggie's Garden is a New York City community garden owned by the New York Restoration Project. This green oasis in Harlem provides the neighborhood with open space, serenity and a place to sit, read and have parties..
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published on March 31, 2004
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In Land We Trust |
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The Trust for Public Lands bought 63 community gardens in Manhattan in 1999. Classie Parker's Five Star Garden in Harlem is one of them.
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published on September 30, 2003
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The Happy Place |
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"El Sitio Feliz," The Happy Place, is a community garden and play lot adjacent to Leggett Day Care Center at East 104th Street in Spanish Harlem. It's run by the Union Settlement Association.
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published on July 31, 2003
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Container Vegetable Gardens |
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"When you go shopping for plants, don't feel limited to the smaller vegetable varieties, full size vegetable plants can be container-grown." Author discusses soil recipe and planter types.
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published on June 01, 2003
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