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Late summer is one of the best times to plant radishes, especially certain varieties. Whether you sow seeds directly in an outdoor garden or plant indoors in containers, radishes are easy-to-grow, and many types will be ready to eat about a month after planting (if you’ve haven’t noticed, I’m a bit impatient, so I favor growing things—like arugula and mint, too—with not-so-delayed rewards). More
Unless you plan to start a ton of seeds at once, there’s no need to spend money on those big, plastic seed-starting trays (which are wasteful and make it difficult to retrieve seedlings without disturbing the roots) or spring for the fancy bio-degradable peat-moss pots. Just recycle your old oranges, grapefruit, lemons and limes. More
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Used in cooking, cocktails, medicine or just for it’s lovely scent, mint is one versatile herb. There are actually hundreds of mint varieties, but the kinds people most commonly grow in U.S. gardens are spearmint or peppermint Peppermint, which is actually a hybrid of spearmint and watermint, is the most therapeutic of the mint varieties; it can help treat irritable bowel syndrome, and reduce all sorts of not-to-be-mentioned in polite company problems, like gas, flatulence, diarrhea, constipation and cramps. And peppermint’s oils may also help relieve headaches. More
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• Indulge in food the smart way. (Fit Sugar)
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• Add this vibrant cardinal flower to your late summer garden. (Shelterpop)
• Use sunscreen that has antioxidants. (Truth In Aging)
• Meditation is the best way to relieve stress and increase your energy. (YouBeauty)
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• Respect your body and your health. (Your Tango)
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Arugula is one of the easiest greens to grow, if not the easiest of all. In America, arugula somehow got a reputation as an frou-frou, elitist food, which I’ve heard boggles the minds of many in European countries, where the green (also known as ‘rocket’ or ‘roquette’) grows like weeds and, until recently, wasn’t usually cultivated intentionally. Regardless, arugula’s zesty, peppery-tasting leaves have become a popular salad staple and pizza garnish here in recent years. The strong taste of this green is usually one people love or hate: If you fall on my side of that divide, you should really try growing some yourself. Here’s how: More
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Rosemary is easy to grow wherever you are, and whatever your gardening skill level. It does well planted directly in outdoor gardens, or grown in containers, indoor or out. Fresh rosemary has a strong, pine-y smell, and can be used in cooking as well as medicinally. More
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Last week, I brought you basil recipes to help you take advantage of abundant summer crops. But many of our Facebook fans balked; basil is a tricky herb to grow. Unlike some herbs (I’m looking at you, rosemary), it’s easy to start from seed. But keeping it alive? Oof. Not so simple. I bought a tall, lovely basil plant about two weeks ago—you were right: this week, it’s dropping leaves faster than the temperature is rising, and what’s left is quickly becoming flecked with holes and brown spots. So what gives? I asked gardening guru Kimberly Sevilla (co-owner of Brooklyn’s Rose Red & Lavender floral and garden shop) for advice. More
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We may be hitting the home-stretch of summer, but it’s not too late to get some herb and vegetable plants growing, indoors or out. In fact, August is a particularly good time to sow seeds for fall harvest.
According to Colleen Vanderlinden, author of Edible Gardening for the Midwest, the following plants can be started now (for fall harvest) in most climates: Arugula, beets, beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, collard greens, kale, lettuce, leeks, radishes, spinach and winter squash. You can direct-sow these vegetable seeds (plant them directly in an outdoor garden), or start seeds indoors for transplanting to a garden (be it in your yard or on your fire escape, porch, rooftop—even a sunny windowsill) after they sprout. More
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