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Borage trivia and folklore
Borage Trivia and Folklore

Lisa Roy
Nov 17, 20221 min read
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The Cold is Here...Gardener's Rejoice!
If you want to extend your harvesting season, hoop tunnels or row covers. Or, re use.....these are light covers that a school in my area wa

Lisa Roy
Sep 8, 20221 min read
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Cabbage Trivia and Folklore
Cabbage Trivia and Folkore....Bet you don't know these facts about this vegetable we take for granted.

Lisa Roy
Aug 25, 20222 min read
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Blueberries...Did You Know?
Blueberries are believed to improve memory and brain function, helping to combat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disorder, to be beneficial in p

Lisa Roy
Aug 6, 20221 min read
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Yarrow Companion Planting
Companion planting Yarrow. Yarrow attracts pollinators such as butterflies, and helps control aphids, which adding nutrients to your soil.

Lisa Roy
Jul 9, 20221 min read
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Potato Trivia
Things you probably don't know about potatoes!

Lisa Roy
Jun 11, 20221 min read
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Sage Salvia officinalis trivia and folklore
The name comes from Latin “Salveo”, which refers to its ability to heal or to save, which is a reference to its medicinal and culinary...

Lisa Roy
Apr 26, 20222 min read
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Celery trivia
April is National Fresh Celery Month...so here are some little know facts about this common grocery store item...

Lisa Roy
Apr 4, 20211 min read
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Beet Trivia
Little things you probably didn't know about beets..... The ancient Greeks thought beets were an aphrodisiac. They were also thought to...

Lisa Roy
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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Carrot (Daucus carota) Trivia
Things you didn't know about this common vegetable.....

Lisa Roy
Mar 20, 20211 min read
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Is It an Herb? Or A Spice?
Want to confuse things even more? Lovage is a spice (the seed), or an herb (the leaves); and to make things more interesting…Lovage root is

Lisa Roy
Mar 15, 20212 min read
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Parsley Proverbs and Folklore
In English folklore, it is also associated with death. The phrase “Welsh Parsley is a good physic” refers to the gallows rope as “Welsh Pars

Lisa Roy
Mar 12, 20212 min read
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Lovage..or Loveache?
Charlemagne decreed it should be in every imperial garden, and Queen Victoria carried Lovage candies with her.

Lisa Roy
Mar 11, 20211 min read
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Hot Pepper ...Did You Know?
Mammals are the only beings that are sensitive to the Capsicum, which is what gives them their “oomph”

Lisa Roy
Mar 2, 20211 min read
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Carrots...The Long and the Short of It
The average person eats 10,866 carrots in their lifetime.

Lisa Roy
Feb 28, 20211 min read
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Horseradish and Potatoes
Horseradish, when planted with potatoes, increases the disease resistance of the potatoes, which repelling Potato Bugs...so be sure to...

Lisa Roy
Feb 17, 20211 min read
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Didja Know?
This is a new blog thread I am starting. I am a native to northern Rhode Island, and we are frequently laughed at for our accents........t

Lisa Roy
Feb 6, 20211 min read
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