05-21-08 Itchin’ For Vacation

5-21-08 Itchin' For Vacation In This Issue:     1. What's Growin' On in May     2. Vacation Watering     3. Gardenerd Tip of the Month - Shade Gazebo     4.…

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Peat Moss vs. Sphagnum Moss and more

The mailbox of Ask Gardenerd has been receiving some great questions this week. Here’s another about the difference between moss and moss:

“A question about moss… What is the difference between peat moss, sphagnum moss, and the green moss that grows around the ground?  Going into the 3rd year with my raised bed, and it has
many patches of green moss. Is this detrimental to the plants?   Should it be removed or turned back under into the …

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Planting Tomatoes

Tomato plant sales are gearing up all across the country. Whether you visit a TomatoMania event, or a local nursery, it’s clear that tomato fever is running rampant.
In most warm climates, it’s time to put them in the ground (while coastal and cool climate folks try to restrain themselves a little longer). Here are some helpful hints for planting tomatoes
whenever you get around to doing it.

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Cabbage Muthias

Our ongoing effort to use up the bounty of cabbages harvested this winter continues. This week, try this recipe for cabbage muthias, an Indian
spiced dumpling that is sure to please.

The recipe recommends using Bob’s Red Mill Garbanzo & Fava Flour, but I didn’t have that, so I used straight Garbanzo flour. I suspect that the dumplings would have held together better during
the process of making them. The end result held together fine, and tasted …

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Services – Garden Maintenance

Do you have a vegetable garden that needs to be maintained? Let Gardenerd do it for you. We’ll keep your garden healthy, happy and high-yielding. We offer coaching while we…

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