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	<title>A Cook's Garden</title>
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	<description>Gardening for Food and Fun</description>
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		<title>Gardendening In Small Spaces</title>
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An effective garden doesn’t mean it has to be huge and hold tons of plants. Not everyone has the space for a garden like that, but they can grow thriving plants in a small area as long as there’s access to sunlight.
Gardens have grown in many places - from a small patch of ground outside [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cooks-garden.com/2008/03/10/gardendening-in-small-spaces/</link>
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		<title>A Balance of Kitchen and Garden</title>
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Most of the vegetable varieties  in this country are miracles of plant breeding-uniform in size and shape, disease resistant, and offering an exceptional yield.
That&#8217;s great for commercial growers, and the supermarkets that stock their shelves with them. That would be great for the home gardener as well, if it wasn&#8217;t for the fact that good [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cooks-garden.com/2008/03/02/a-balance-of-kitchen-and-garden/</link>
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		<title>More Ways To Garden Like Mother Nature</title>
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1.) Avoid a lot of digging&#8230;&#8230;you want to encourage earthworms. They will aerate the soil, pull in organic matter, and create fertilizer. Topping beds with Compost, bark mulch and shredded leaves encourage worms.
2.) Don&#8217;t use insecticides if you can help it. They aren&#8217;t worm friendly and can kill off other, beneficial, insects.
3.) Seek out plants [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cooks-garden.com/2008/02/27/more-ways-to-garden-like-mother-nature/</link>
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		<title>Interesting Article-Doomsday Seed Bank</title>
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I just came across this on yahoo&#8230;.pretty cool.
Biodiversity &#8216;doomsday vault&#8217; comes to life in Arctic

						By 		Pierre-Henry Deshayes
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						Posted Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:25am PST
			

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		<link>http://www.cooks-garden.com/2008/02/25/interesting-article-doomsday-seed-bank/</link>
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		<title>Some Ways To Garden Like Mother Nature</title>
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Here are some ideas, based on the principles I mentioned yesterday.

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1. Go for a looser, more natural looking garden instead of a lot of containers and plants trimmed into submission.
2. Plant a variety of plants. Lack of diversity makes it easier for bugs to prey on your garden.
3. Improve the soil. Work several inches of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cooks-garden.com/2008/02/24/some-ways-to-garden-like-mother-nature/</link>
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		<title>Going With The Flow-Gardening With Mother Nature Pt. One</title>
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I want to make a few posts on how to work within the natural system instead of against it. First, a few points to consider:
1. Don&#8217;t make Gardening harder than it should be. Don&#8217;t worry about the unrealistic perfect yards that you see in magazines. In the real world, that&#8217;s not gonna happen without devoting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cooks-garden.com/2008/02/23/going-with-the-flow-gardening-with-mother-nature-pt-one/</link>
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		<title>Planting Seeds</title>
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Any reliable seed house can be depended upon for good seeds; but even so, there is a great risk in seeds. A seed may to all appearances be all right and yet not have within it vitality enough, or power, to produce a hardy plant.
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		<link>http://www.cooks-garden.com/2008/02/20/planting-seeds/</link>
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		<title>The Cultivation Of Vegetables</title>
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Before taking up the garden vegetables individually, I shall outline the general practice of cultivation, which applies to all.   The purposes of cultivation are three to get rid of weeds, and to stimulate growth by (1) letting air into the soil and freeing unavailable plant food, and (2) by conserving moisture.
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		<link>http://www.cooks-garden.com/2008/02/18/the-cultivation-of-vegetables/</link>
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		<title>Control What Your Family Eats by Growing an Organic Garden</title>
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Organic gardens are gardens that produce plants and vegetables that are grown and handled naturally. There are many people who are understandably concerned about the chemicals that are sprayed on commercial fruits and vegetables and the additives they’re given to keep them fresh.
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		<link>http://www.cooks-garden.com/2008/02/15/control-what-your-family-eats-by-growing-an-organic-garden/</link>
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		<title>Where to Purchase Your Seeds</title>
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There are some great resources for buying your herb seeds on line or by mail.  Some of these companies also have starter plants you can order during seasonal weather.  These are companies which have been in business for many years.  Their reputation has been built on supplying only the best herbs and plants to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cooks-garden.com/2008/02/06/where-to-purchase-your-seeds/</link>
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