Dying for Dirt
Of winter madness, spring fever, tubers, rhizomes and a lunatic longing for dirt. As I poke around the Suite this week, I see that other garden editors and members have gardens already underway. Reports of the first rose blooming, the first ... [... more]
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Facts About Potatoes
To understand the abnormalities of potatoes, we must first understand what is normal and what the healthy development of potatoes should look like. Normal Tuber Initiation and Growth: Tuber initiation refers to the time at which tubers begin to ... [... more]
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The Great Mother: An Analysis of the Archetype
 a must for mythology lovers: The Great Mother is an absolute must-have for anyone intersted in mythology, Jungian psychology or even literary analysis. Part I is quite heavy in termonology and complex archtypal ideas; part II is more accessable and can [... more]
CDN$30.05
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Henry Mitchell on Gardening
From Amazon.com: This posthumous offering from one of America's great garden writers is a gem of a book--not a polished one, for polish was never Mitchell's goal, but brilliant nonetheless. His writing is earthy, rich, and sometimes dark, like good [... more]
CDN$15.95
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Eating Well for Optimum Health: The Essential Guide to ...
From Amazon.com: Hopefully, years from now, Eating Well for Optimum Health will be looked upon as the book that saved the health of millions of Americans and transformed the way we eat--not as the book we overlooked at our own peril. It clarifies the [... more]
CDN$27.00
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50 Best Mashed Potatoes
From Amazon.com: Consider the homely potato. A simple tuber--most often served baked, fried, or mashed--it inspires little passion, belonging instead to that same culinary family of comfort foods as macaroni and cheese or oatmeal. But with Sarah Reynold' [... more]
CDN$13.95
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Norman's New World Cuisine
One of the Best Fusion Cookbooks Around: There are a lot of ways to do fusion, Norman's is simply one of the best I've encountered. But be warned, a lot of work is needed to prepare the dishes. Most of his recipes require that you prepare an additional [... more]
CDN$70.00
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Buried Treasures: Tasty Tubers of the World
Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 635 EAN: 9781889538341 ISBN: 1889538345 Number Of Pages: 120 Publication Date: 2007-10-01 [... more]
CDN$11.95
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Wild, Wonderful Aroids - Part 4, Arisaema - Page 3
Arisaema, Page 3 Arisaema candidissimum, A. fargesii and A. ringens This is an easily grown Chinese species, found on stony slopes and in open pine forests. Dan Hinkley, in his The Explorer's Garden notes that he observed tubers in their native ... [... more]
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Galanthus and other Buried Treasures.
Welcome to Hill View's annual offering of bulbs and tubers. This year's list is world class, even if we do say ourselves, and represents the very best in cool climate bulbs. Yuppers and welcome to Hill View's annual offering of bulbs and tubers. ... [... more]
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Potato: Lunch o' the Irish
Like the tomato to which it is related, the potato initially met with distrust and suspicion. Although it had been cultivated in Peru by the Incas for thousands of years, it was not introduced into Europe until the 1500's. Because the tubers grow ... [... more]
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A Very Merry, Bulbous Christmas to you
Bulbs, corms, tubers, or whatever you buy, will give much satisfaction each year. I particularly like growing them, don't you? A merry Christmas to all my readers. In the plant world, there are quite a number of groups of plants that have been ... [... more]
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