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- July 29, 2025
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The Pomato Plant • Insteading
“What is that? It looks like a tomato plant.” This time, it was my friend’s turn to show surprise at the latest addition to my patio garden. I lacked space…
- July 28, 2025
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Inventive & Simple Eggshell Uses For Your Home And Garden • Insteading
Don’t toss those eggshells! Around the homestead, even the smallest scraps can serve a purpose, and eggshells are no exception. From enriching your garden soil to deterring pests and nourishing…
- July 26, 2025
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Half-Forgotten European Food Plants to Consider • Insteading
The Columbian Exchange was an incredible time across the globe, when among other things, crops of the so-called “New” and “Old” worlds were traded for the first time (or the…
- July 26, 2025
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Edible Wildflowers • Insteading
“Some tea?” My friend asked as we lounged in her plant-filled sunroom. “Dandelion?” “Why not?” She poured … and left the fragrant, yellow flower remnants floating in our mugs. Dandelion…
- July 26, 2025
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Vegetables You Can Still Plant in June • Insteading
Spring is known as the season for “getting the garden in” but perhaps, for whatever reason, you haven’t yet put seeds in the soil. Now that spring has nearly run…
- July 26, 2025
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Types of Melons • Insteading
Sweet and juicy, melons can bring a refreshing break from the summer heat. Part of the Cucurbitaceae family, melons are related to cucumbers, squash, and watermelon, similarly grown for their…
- July 26, 2025
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Orchids That Are Actually Weeds • Insteading
“Did you know this little treasure is actually a weed?” A friend was showing me the latest addition to her orchid family. “In countries like Cuba” she continued, “this Epidendrum…
- July 26, 2025
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Off-Grid Tips for Staying Cool Without Electricity • Insteading
Summer is here, the air is warm, and you may be feeling the heat! Where I live in the central valley of California, the temperature has been tipping the scales…
- July 26, 2025
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A Toast to the Realistic Garden • Insteading
You’ve seen all the social media and glossy-paper magazine gardens. They’re lush. They’re perfectly weeded. Their plants are in proportioned rows without a single hole in any leaf, and they…
- July 26, 2025
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The Scaredy-Cat Plant • Insteading
“What’s that horrible smell?” I pinched my nose. As always, my friend’s sunroom was filled with plants of every description. But there was a new one that caught my attention,…
