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Planting fruits and vegetables

Title: Planting fruits and vegetables

Published: Wed, 25 Mar 2009

Description: We all know food shopping can be expensive. The First Lady just planted a garden to feed the family and teach the nation about the benefits of having a garden. Maybe you can do it, too.

Full Article: http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/on_tv/032509_Planting_fruits_and_vegetables

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" It's the First Lady to plan to resign a defeat the Stanley T nation about the benefits of having a new. You might get involved as well here explain how to get -- mallet is they let her specialist Russell's gardens in whale would appreciate up about -- a practical attack complains too cold on whether he already had learned isn't getting out there are digging in the oil. The question one of our people -- I grow anything I don't have a green thumb I can remember we've got to."

" Everybody can -- something certainly very easy to grow our team. But it's way too early to start beans if you want to do letters there's a perfect time you can start them inside. Lots of bright light. We have started some about a month ago and they are now that what you call the baby greens stay in if we plant to -- out -- would give nighttime protection. Either wit a row cover -- you can use a cold I'm cold frame up against the house -- heat protection. -- few other things that can go outside now."

" that's very cold hardy."

" In about two weeks we will have broccoli cabbage. On Brussels -- although can go out. -- little bit of hardening often they'll be ready."

" That grounding get a little more. What -- should it. About the oil was obviously any -- starts from the ground up now aren't we good -- a lot of things here not just good got oil that are treated. And a lot of different elements are put into it can be healthy lobster and some of these that's pretty incredible what they have -- mark."

" That's right and and really anybody could easily started garden using a hit like this when. Is what is called -- raised bed gardening very simple you you would simply put a barrier down. Over the existing grass that you don't have to have it over prepared soil and then you would create either one or two levels depending on what -- growing."

" I recommend really about. A solid foot you going to do any kind of root crop of ER -- certainly tomatoes would want that deep -- and but you would. Basically what we -- and is that you have a compost -- Two parts of that with one part compost -- manure."

" And you're ready to go the great thing about -- and if you completely controlling the oil sometimes the oil -- you don't know what what is an that you can. Also your soil tested through the University of Massachusetts right and I don't mean it we have very little time left that we can also point out that it. In the eyes of things in the city and you don't have time you can go to the plot that's right absolutely mid -- a tomato and tomato could go in a pocket size which is fourteen and hot. Also hanging tomatoes are great you probably --"

" Lots of time with the kids you can -- and he needs some plants are now in these -- we are literally planting upside down."

" Terrific I now appreciate your hard work bring in all the outfits. We'll get out regarding the next few weeks and advantage over Russ thank you want to bring you back into little more honorable what time period."

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