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Archive for August, 2008

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Backyard Gardening

I’ve discovered vegetable gardening in my own backyard.  This year I’ve got red Bell peppers, Roma and Celebrity tomatoes,

Blue Lake green beans, sweet onions, strawberries, purple asparagus, peaches, and pomegranates.
Although I’ve had some successes, I had a lot a failures until I discovered the abundant resources from Texas A & M University, set up just [...]

“W” is for Watermelon

A picnic favorite that means summertime to many, who would have guessed that watermelon is a nutrition powerhouse? I just came across a new article from Texas A & M that lists some of the phytonutrients found in watermelon.  Turns out, this delicious summer treat is also great for relaxing blood vessels and, thus, reducing [...]

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