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Recipe: Thin Crust Garden Pizza
Freshly picked herbs are the key ingredientsThe delight of picking fresh produce from your own container garden is unmatchable. I love to cut a few springs of herbs, pull a green onion or two from a...
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Re-potting Chives
I started my Chive plants from seeds two years back. Just a few seeds germinated but over the years the tiny bulbs multiplied leaving the older plants with long and unpleasant base. It is time to...
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شاہی سبزی : بینگن
Written by Zahra AliTranslated by Adeel Anjumیہ بات میری سمجھ سے بالا تر ہے کے لوگ کیسے کہ سکتے ہیں کے ان کو بینگن پسند نہیں جب کے خالق کو اس کے رنگ سے اور فرانسیسی عوام کو اس کے نام سے محبت ہے۔...
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Homemade Banana and Almond-Butter Ice cream
Banana & almond ice cream recipe and image credit : Umme Aimen KazmiNothing beats homemade food especially when its a simple mouth-watering healthy and scrumptious recipe like this one! Homemade...
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Multicolored Adenium
Few years back I made grafts on this pink Adenium plant. Red and white colored flowers were added to the pink one. Result was pink, red and white flowers on a single plant. It took it 2 years to...
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Earth Day 2013: New Beginnings
' Dharti Maa say piyar ' courtesy Umme Aimen KazmiIt is a day to sow new gardens, to fill your soul with aroma of life and to become one with mother nature. Its Earth Day!One can truly connect with the...
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Sunflower guerrilla gardening day
Its sunflower guerrilla gardening day is tomorrow!!Get some plants or seeds and look for a perfect secure spot outside your house to plant them.
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Recipe: PANSIT MIKI GUISADO
Muneer Arquion Hinay, PM at WWF, Philippines & administrator of Home Farmers Club, shares with us his Pansit Miki Guisado recipe!Ingredients1/2 kg. fresh miki noodles1/4 kg. chicken, sliced1/8...
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DIY: Graft a Tomato
Bigger and Better Cherry TomatoesWho doesn't want high yielding, bigger and tastier tomatoes that grow for a longer season. Here is my secret of growing tomatoes that will not stop fruiting !During...
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From My Garden: Summer Warmth
We might hate summer heat but my plants love it! They have grown remarkably in last month. Here is just a quick update.Purple pepper in May 2013Purple pepper in June 2013Red Papaya in Nov 2013Red...
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Planning a seasonal kitchen garden
Planning my garden for the next season is always exciting. This year I had a chance of getting all heirloom seeds from Baker and Creek Heirloom Seed Company thanks to my niece who is in Houston these...
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Recipe: Thai Tom Yum Soup
Home made Thai Tom Yum Soup made from home grown vegetables The joy of picking fresh herbs and vegetables from your garden right before you make a meal is unmatchable. The feeling gets doubled when you...
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Grow your own stress reliever
Drop the Drugs! This herb with delicate feathery leaves and daisy-like flowers can do wonders when it comes to de-stressing your life.- Writes Zahra AliChamomile not only looks pretty in the garden but...
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DIY: Instant Cuban Oregano Plants
There is nothing simpler than starting your own Cuban Oregano plant from a cutting. Commonly available Cuban Oregano, formally know as Coleus Aromaticus, is not a true oregano. It is also called...
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Weekend project: Hot Pepper Ristras
Have extra Chili peppers? Make Pepper Ristras!This year's hot pepper harvest is overwhelming. I use my peppers fresh and share with friends and family but I always have dozens of extra chilies that...
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Green thumb: At home with herbs
Whether you grow herbs for cooking, healing, beautification, pest control, fragrance, crafts or a stunning garden display, rest assured, these delicate plants will prove super easy to grow. All they...
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Aquaponics: No dirty business
Aquaponic set up at Nasreen Ashraf's place. image credit: Zahra Ali Aquaponics is the use of waste produced by fresh water fish, shrimp, prawns, crabs or lobsters to grow plants. Live fish are used to...
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Recipe: Chicken-and-Broccoli florets with Garden Salad
Grilled chicken and broccoli with garden salad . image credit :Zahra AliI love eating raw vegetables especially the ones from my organic kitchen garden. These scrumptious vegetables fill my plates with...
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Recipe: Bell Pepper Nachos
I am enjoying my daily harvest of bell peppers and salad leaves. These yellow banana peppers are vibrant addition to not only my garden but also to my plate. Yellow peppers contain 305 % vitamin C...
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