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Today we built a greenhouse

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 24 Aug 17

One of the other paras had a portable home green house. The students helped assemble it today. The plan is to teach them how to care for plants, possibly grow a little bit of lettuce and herbs. We have very ambitious plans. I...

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Does this sound legit?

Amber @AmbiePam (120532) • United States 9 Dec 16

I'm not a gardener of any sort. I know next to nothing about plants, or growing vegetables or flowers, or anything else that you might do outdoors. So I need some advice to tell me if what I am thinking about getting my dad's wife...

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Trees EATING benches and bikes!

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 20 Oct 11

I did not believe my eyes when I saw this website. There are actual trees growing around, through, and wilder yet absorbing man made objects like slow moving blobs from that 1950's cinema classic "The Blob"....

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Accidentally heated cherry pits

xParanoiax @xParanoiax (6987) • United States 10 Jun 09

It was at 350 F (they were stupidly stored in the oven), for maybe -- if that -- five minutes. Do you think it did 'em much harm? It wasn't even warm enough to heat off the moisture from them. Will they still grow?

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I just picked fresh brocolli florets out of my garden!

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 30 Dec 06

Two days before New Years day and I wa just outside picking fresh broccolli florets out of my garden. They taste great when they are fresh and they couldn't be any fresher than this! I also have several bell peppers and bannana...

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