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DASH in the Garden
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Having more
fruits and vegetables in your diet is a hallmark of the DASH diet. |
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Of course, the home-grown tomato is the king of summer vegetables. This year I
found a new (or at least new to me) container for growing full sized tomato
plants on a deck or patio. In addition to getting a great harvest using a tiny
amount of space, you have much better control over the soil moisture with the
built-in water reservoir. The kit came with the container, a cage (which proved
to be too short for my tomato plants), and pre-fertilized soil. I bought plants that were labeled patio tomatoes, which should have grown to be small bushy plants. They weren’t. They are about 6' tall right now. Last summer, I didn’t get any tomatoes until September. This year I didn’t want to wait, so I bought plants that already had tomatoes. I got my first ripe tomatoes in late June. |
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In my regular garden (this year in raised beds), I have 2 regular tomato plants,
and 2 “Sweet 100" which are very small cherry tomatoes, that are as sweet as
grape tomatoes. These plants really produce and will produce late into fall. Two
years ago I still had ripening tomatoes on the vine in early November. They made
the evening local NBC news in Chicago. I also have cucumbers, lettuce, cabbage, beans, peas, and squash. We also have several herb gardens mostly in pots, with our prize being all the lovely basil. It is a very rewarding summertime project, that only takes a few hours to get started. And reaping the harvest bounty is very satisfying and calming. Hmm. . . a secondary benefit to help lower blood pressure. To learn more about the book, The DASH Diet Action Plan, click here. |
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