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Monday, January 26, 2026

The Garden’s Breath: How Living Plant and Produce Scents Shape Mind and Mood

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  Long before wellness became a product, it was a habit. You stepped outside. You worked the soil. You breathed in what was growing. The ga...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Clavis Calendaria: A Key to Time, Season, and the Gardener’s Year

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  First published in 1817 , Clavis calendaria ; or, A compendious analysis of the calendar was written by John Brady , a man intent on rest...
Monday, January 19, 2026

Bananas in the Garden: Growing a Tropical Classic Far Beyond the Tropics

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  Banana plants carry the look of the tropics wherever they grow. With their broad leaves and rapid growth, they suggest warmth, abundance, ...
Saturday, January 17, 2026

Roses, Well Planted: How Care, Soil, and Time Turn Beauty into Devotion

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  Roses have always asked for a little care and offered much in return. They are not wild things, but they are honest ones, responding best ...
Sunday, January 11, 2026

The Three Sisters: Corn, Beans, and Squash

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  An old agricultural covenant that still keeps its word. Long before extension offices, fertilizers in bags, or gardening “hacks,” Indigeno...
Saturday, January 10, 2026

The Advantages of Growing Heirloom Vegetables

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  Why old seeds still know what they’re doing Heirloom vegetables are not antiques for show—they are working inheritances. Corn, beans, pump...
Friday, January 9, 2026

Starting Cucumber Seeds Under Winter Protection

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  Cucumbers are sun-lovers with thin skin and no patience for frost. Left to their own devices, they sulk in cold soil and rot before they e...
Thursday, January 8, 2026

Starting Onion and Chive Seeds Under Winter Protection

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Slow crops, long memories, and why winter decides your harvest Onions and chives don’t reward urgency. They reward time . They grow slowly,...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Starting Brassica Seeds Under Winter Protection

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  The cool-headed crops that reward early discipline Brassicas are not delicate flowers. They are old vegetables—hardworking, cool-minded, ...
Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Starting Lettuce Seeds Under Winter Protection

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  Cool weather, quick rewards, and the quiet joy of doing it early Lettuce is the civil servant of the garden—reliable, orderly, and unimpr...
Monday, January 5, 2026

Starting Pepper Seeds Under Winter Protection

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  Why Patience, Heat, and Foresight Matter More Than Enthusiasm Peppers are not tomatoes. Treat them the same and they will remind you—slow...