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Make Your Own Chocolate: How To Grow Cocoa In A Greenhouse

Make Your Own Chocolate: How To Grow Cocoa In A Greenhouse

There must be 1,001 reasons why cocoa is called “the food of the gods.” From the time this super-food was first consumed – archaeological studies date it back to 17-19th century B.C. — up to the present, cocoa has been ...

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Don’t Waste Your Greenhouse This Summer

Don’t Waste Your Greenhouse This Summer

Now that your plants are out of the greenhouse and planted in your garden, is it time to close the door and forget about your greenhouse until next spring? That’s how I used to think. Then something happened that changed ...

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5 Transplanting Tips To Guarantee Your Garden Thrives

5 Transplanting Tips To Guarantee Your Garden Thrives

It’s almost June, and our greenhouse is exploding. Last fall we saved seeds from our heirloom flowers and veggies, started them in March, and now it’s time to transplant them from their home in the greenhouse to the raised beds ...

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5 Greenhouse Space-Saving Secrets

5 Greenhouse Space-Saving Secrets

Last week, I wrote about three things I have learned in just a few years of owning a greenhouse. Our greenhouse is 20 feet long and 14 feet wide, and 9 feet tall in the center. This is the perfect ...

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How To Grow Banana Trees In Your Off The Grid Garden

How To Grow Banana Trees In Your Off The Grid Garden

Nothing says the tropics quite like the sight of a grove of banana trees. The good news is that these versatile and tasty fruit-bearing trees aren’t exclusive to the tropics, although they do tend to grow best in warm and ...

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3 Exotic Vegetables For Your Off-Grid Greenhouse

3 Exotic Vegetables For Your Off-Grid Greenhouse

Are you lucky enough to live in a temperate climate where it rarely freezes? If so, or if you’ve got a greenhouse, you can grow some vegetables uncommon to much of the country. These vegetables provide new textures and flavors, ...

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How To Get In The Greenhouse Business

How To Get In The Greenhouse Business

Hello friends, this is Bob Whitten, coming to you from beautiful, sunny Thomson, Illinois. Have you been wanting your own greenhouse, but sticker shock has kept you from pulling the trigger? I have found a way to make it happen ...

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Do-It-Yourself Mini Greenhouses

Do-It-Yourself Mini Greenhouses

For those of us living in areas not blessed with a long growing season, we have to get creative. While many people do not have the space or resources to build a full-fledged greenhouse to extend their growing seasons, there ...

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