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Hot summer care
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Tomatoes, tomatoes
Meet one of the most versatile ingredients that offer limitless possibilities when deciding the menu. You can eat tomatoes at breakfast, make them shine for lunch, and insert their color and flavor into your dinner plate. Also, these superstars can be grown at home! Tomatoes are superfoods with such a positive impact on our bodies. Drinking a glass of unsalted tomato juice daily helps lower blood pressure, shows a report published in Food Science & Nutrition. And that’s a great way to strengthen the heart. THE POWER OF LYCOPENE This nutrient with antioxidant properties has been linked to a wide range of health benefits. First of all, it protects our bodies…
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Gardening for a happier life
The last two years were like a roller coaster of emotions, an amalgam of fear, resignation, and - finally - hope. That's because covid landed in our lives like a hurricane. This stage in human history caught the majority of us unprepared. We needed time to evaluate the situation. We needed time to value the benefits. Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash And the winner in the benefits category is, undoubtedly, the human ability to reconnect with Mother Nature. During lockdowns, gardening turned out to be a great way to maintain mental health in elderly adults, who are more prone to loneliness and depression. But taking care of plants or simply having them around is a…
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Decoding AIR PRUNING
Energy surrounds us. People we meet, thoughts that cross our mind, words we say, and even words we don't. And what we eat makes no exception. Just think about how important it is to give plants freedom. And not only above ground (we put them in the sun or shadow depending on their profile, water them, let them "breathe"), but also in the soil. Yes, we should pick wisely the soil and the fertilizers, but we should also be aware that the state of the root system is crucial in plant development, and choose the pots we grow them into accordingly. You can tell by the shape of the…
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GROW YOUR own FOOD
Oh, strawberries! Sweet, delicious, colorful! Every meal looks exquisite thanks to these fake berries. If you have the right grow bag, you can grow them everywhere. Design made possible thanks to awesome www.canva.com Growing strawberries is so easy! All you need is a sturdy grow bag, a good potting mix, and healthy strawberry plants. Now let's take them one by one: PREMIUM GROW BAGS When growing your food in a fabric pot, the best advantage is that there is no need to perforate its bottom. The porous material is already a complete (and optimal) drainage system that works for the benefit of your plant. Also, it is super easy to move the…
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5 reasons to go for grow bags
Why should anyone even take into consideration planting in GROW BAGS? Here are some aspects to bear in mind when making the shift from plastic to… fantastic! ROOTS FEEL BLESSED In a plastic pot, roots are trapped, hit the hard walls, and go in a circle, getting tangled. In a grow bag, on the other hand, they develop naturally. That is due to the soft material grow bags are made of. The airy fabric is specially designed to assure stunning breathability and that translates to plant happiness. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO OVER WATER PLANTS The porous material grow bags are made of is a helper for those who can't tell how…