Sentences with phrase «garden vegetable plants»

Lovage: Lovage, as a taller plant, can offer protection from drying winds and sun, and is said to improve both the health and the flavor of many garden vegetable plants.

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You will also want to offer garden work such as spring planting of annuals and perennials; vegetable garden preparation, planting and fall cleanup; pest control and watering.

Plant a vegetable garden.

First Lady Michelle Obama's 1,100 square foot vegetable garden was planted in 2009 on the White House's South Lawn and grows arugula, cilantro, tomatillo, hot peppers, spinach, chard, collards, black kale, berries, lettuce, anise hyssop, and Thai basil.

The context of Jesus» statement about the size of the mustard seed is the man sowing seed in his garden, which is confirmed by the word «garden plants» (lachanon; # 3001 λάχανον; a potable herb; a vegetable).

The manure which is applied to a vegetable garden in the spring may not be broken down into organic form by soil bacteria (and therefore available to plants) until midsummer.

For the Salvadorans, God's new earth will restore the garden of the people, which flourished before the wealthy landowners kept people from planting their corn, vegetables and beans to make room for the profit - making coffee, cotton and sugar.

Camden House in New Jersey has planted a garden in an area of postindustrial blight, where homeless people can get fresh vegetables.

I planted eggplant for the first time in my garden this year, determined to figure out a way to eat one of the few vegetables I didn't like.

I do remember noticing them in a basic garden salad when we went to friend's homes for dinner, and I think at some point someone in my household planted a vegetable garden and grew a bunch, maybe two.

Anyhow, a few months back we planted a small and humble vegetable garden.

We added soil to our garden plot and are planting vegetables and herbs this weekend.

Today, class, it being late July and all, we're going to examine our zucchini facts: • Zucchini is always at the end of any A-to-Z food list; • Zucchini and fruitcake are the undeserving targets of many a joke; • The zucchini plant literally grows like a weed, making it absolutely ubiquitous in vegetable gardens across America; • And for that reason, enterprising cooks have discovered ways to turn it into muffins, and cake, and pancakes, and... Baked Zucchini Sticks.

We've planted the spring vegetable garden and it's still too early for the spring vegetable harvest, but the loquat tree in the backyard is brimming with fruit.

We've been renting for a few years now, and every spring I get motivated to clear out an existing garden bed to make room for some vegetable plants.

Fava bean plants are a great source of nitrogen for the vegetable garden so we grow them as a cover crop for that purpose, and reap the benefits of fava bean salads, soup or spread before we dig them under.

I plant a decent amount of herbs and vegetables but I always seem to have an over abundance of zucchini and crooked neck squash from my garden bounty.

At some point towards the beginning of last fall, I informed my family of my big plans for the following summer: «I'm going to plant a vegetable garden.»

In the vegetable garden my beloved chive plants are the only thing worth mentioning.

My husband and I have decided that this year we will be planting our own vegetable garden.

We created a vegetable garden in our back yard about two years ago and one if the first things we planted was curly kale.

When I made a real effort to follow a plant based diet, a vegetable garden was recommended.

Then this weekend hit, and bam, it's 90 + degrees out, the air conditioner is running and I've got my humble little start to a vegetable garden planted in the backyard.

The following materials make good compost: coffee grounds, corn stalks and leaves, egg shells, garden plants killed by frost, grass clippings, kitchen scraps (fruits and vegetables), leaves, manure from herbivores, pine needles, sawdust, shredded newspaper, straw, and weeds (unseeded).

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They know that I can't wait to get my fruits and vegetable plants in the ground in the garden they used to cultivate.

I am planting a vegetable garden for the first time in 6 years, in an urban city lot.

I know that it would be «better» if I planted a vegetable garden and used organic methods.

In addition, a series of raised garden beds allow residents to plant flowers and vegetables in the spring to enjoy all summer long.

Gardening will also teach them the responsibility necessary to care for plants and patience as they wait for the flowers to bloom or vegetables to produce.

«And, of course, pulling «hidden» root vegetables out of the ground that the children have planted in their own school gardens has helped to create new relationships between the kids and these foods.»

My husband and I are itching to get our vegetable garden planted and add some flowers to our yard.

Children are curious by nature, and there is no greater joy than that from a child who has cultivated plants from his or her own vegetable garden.

While April is too soon to plant most crops outside in the Chicagoland area, experts say it's the perfect time to plan the garden's layout and prepare the soil to get it conditioned for summer vegetables.

This week's activity is to plant a vegetable, herb, or flower garden together.

Ask them to help you plant flowers or seeds in the garden and explain which vegetables they get to eat when the plant grows.

Take kids to the garden center and have them pick a vegetable they can plant, grow and eat.

And she can help out with family chores, including setting the table for dinner or planting seeds for a vegetable garden.

A small flower and / or vegetable garden helps you teach your children how plants grow and provide hours of outdoor entertainment.

I have seen students enthusiastically eating all sorts of healthy options, especially where they have first encountered the foods in a school garden or classroom cooking demonstration, helped to plant or harvest the vegetables or even met the farmer growing their greens.

Farmers can help schools plant gardens and learn more about fresh fruits and vegetables.

Help spark your child's interest in where their food comes from by making them a play garden where they pretend to plant vegetables in the felt soil.

We used our compost soil on our garden this year and the seeds from produce we had composted actually sprouted and we are growing far more vegetables than we actually planted, including a mystery squash that has yet to produce fruit (my guess is cantaloupe!).

School officials say they have planted an organic garden with exotic fruits and vegetables, provided students samples of healthy food items from around the world and asked parents to forgo cupcakes and other sweets for in - school celebrations.

These colorful wooden spoon plant markers will help you identify the plants in your garden and get you ready for the riot of color that your fruits and vegetables will bring!

His hobbies during the ridiculously short Minnesota summers include vegetable gardening, fruit tree planting, and a bit of beekeeping.

And they have other great gifts too like a school meal program, art supplies and planting a vegetable garden.

Make Plant Markers From Popsicle Craft Sticks: Label all of your different herbs, plants, and vegetables in your garden with popsicle stick markers.

And he can help out more with family chores, including vacuuming his bedroom, taking out the trash, making salad for dinner, or planting a vegetable garden.

Based on what I'd read in Satter's books and elsewhere, all the elements likely to lead to eventual acceptance of vegetables were in place: we weren't forcing the issue, my son saw enthusiastic vegetable consumption modeled by the rest of us every night, and year after year in the school garden he carefully tended the cucumber or carrot plant (something which farm - to - table groups assure us will create a desire to eat the harvest).