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We are all gardeners

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Back to the Garden, Gardening, Thoughtstylings
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...ritical aspects of the landscape: the life of the soil and the path of the water. The active soil ecology supports the surface plants without need for store-bought inputs. Rain water is captured and channeled through a variety of means to both irrigate the garden and charge the groundwater. The plants in the loving landscape promote biodiversity and the local ecology. They are largely native, but not dogmatically so. The landscape represents the u...

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Instant Soup Stock=Happy Flavor Bomb

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Food
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...ish them. It starts off all soups and stews. It can be soup in itself–just add some to some hot water and toss in whatever you’ve got in the fridge to make a quick soup. Basically, if the recipe is savory and calls for water at some point, the water gets supercharged with flavor. The best thing is that one batch of this will last you for months. So just a bit of effort up front yields long-lasting rewards. Please give it a try!...

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How to kill your palm tree

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Gardening, Trees
...rees grow in the desert, yes, but they are oasis plants. They grow by open water, or above underground water. They are tough, but tough is not the same as invincible, and they don’t show stress as clearly as other trees do, so you may not know that it is thirsty until it is too late. If it gets no water, one day your palm may just droop over, like a spent flower, and that is that. As the drought in Southern California continues, I’m beginning to w...

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A Simple and Life Changing Bagel Recipe

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Fermentation, Food
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...tove to boil. Add enough malt syrup or molasses to make a dark tea colored water (around a 1/4 cup). Once the water is boiling place two or three bagels in the pot and boil for 45 seconds. Flip halfway through boiling. If you’re adding seeds let the boiled bagels cool on a rack for a few minutes and dredge them through a plate with your sesame, poppy or other seeds. 6. Placed the boiled bagels on a baking sheet and bake for around 15 minutes at 50...

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